ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE BULBS, ROCKFORD, ILL 
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Bronze Foliage Varieties 
Red King Humbert 5 ft-tail. The grand- 
° est Canna ever of¬ 
fered, a king in reality. The heart-shaped 
leaves are purple-madder over bronze. 
The plants are crowned with immense 
heads of orchid-like, velvety orange- 
scarlet, rose-tinted and blossom incom¬ 
parably beautiful. 
Statue of Liberty 
6 to 7 ft. Blaz¬ 
ing flame-red. 
Price of any of the above va¬ 
rieties, your selection: Each 15c, 
3 roots 30c, 12 roots $1.00. 
Tigridia 
Shell Flower—Pavonia grandi- 
flora. Mexican bulbs producing 
showy, large, oddly shaped blooms of exotic 
beauty. Well suited to planting in the mixed 
border. Handle the same as Gladiolus, planting 
the bulbs when the nights have become balmy 
and take up again before frost in the fall; 18 
inches high, flowering during the summer and 
fall months. 
Hybrids Mixed. 15c each; $1.50 per doz. 
Excelsior Double Pearl Tuberoses 
Tuberoses 
Double Pearl. (2% ft.) Beautiful compact 
flower spikes of extremely fragrant waxy white 
double blossoms. If planted outdoors when the 
ground is warm they will bloom late in the sum¬ 
mer. For earlier blooming start them indoors 
in pots. 
Large Choice Bulbs: 3 for 20c; 6 for 35c; 
12 for 60c, postpaid. 
Zephyranthes 
Zephyr Flower, Fairy Lilies 
Showy goblet-shaped blooms during the summer 
months. Easy to grow in the border or in pots 
or pans for porch and window decoration. 
Alba. Pure white. 10c each; 50c per doz.; 
$3.00 per 100. 
Rosea. Large rose-colored. 15c each; $1.40 per 
doz.; 100, $8.50. 
Bulbs and Roots for House'and Garden 
Some of the most beautiful flowering and foliage plants are grown from bulbs or roots. We offer and describe 
on this and the following pages a most select assortment of the finest, easy-to-grow kinds, for both indoor cul¬ 
ture and garden display. Our bulbs are carefully selected and guaranteed to give complete satisfaction. 
CALLA — Richardia, Zantedeschia 
GOLDEN YELLOW (Elliottiana) . The best of the 
yellow Callas with golden yellow blooms of velvety 
texture and dark green foliage with translucent 
creamy white spots. Extra strong bulbs, upland 
grown, insuring 2 or more flowers from each bulb. 
20c each, $2.00 per doz. 
Cannas 
For lawn decoration there is no plant equal to 
Cannas. Their bright luxuriant foliage and large 
clusters of brilliant flowers make a beautiful dis¬ 
play all summer. 
Our roots are all good healthy plump roots that 
are sure to give satisfaction. 
Pink Flowers With Green Foliage. 
City of Portland J h .? leadi “f t ' ,il ? 1 k ’ green 
J foliage. 4 ft. tall. Large 
flowers of watermelon-pink, conceded THE pink. 
Hun?aria One °f the finest pinks, green 
s foliage. 4 ft. tall. Large heads 
of peach pink. Our choice of Pink Cannas. 
Red Flowers With Green Foliage. 
Allemania g ft -. Gre u en . J oliage -, ° rch ? d - 
flowenng bright scarlet, with 
broad and irregular yellow border, beautifully 
mottled and variegated. 
The President 4ft - tal1 - G1 °y in e scar ’ et > 
blue-green foliage. Extra 
large trusses of brilliant color. The finest Red 
Canna of today. The foliage is entirely free from 
disease. 
Yellow Flowers With Green Foliage. 
Florence Vaughan 4 ./*• Flowers yellow 
— ° with red spots on 
petals, and red throat. Green foliage. 
Yellow King Humbert 5 . ft - tali. Deep 
° rich yellow, 
heavily spotted and flecked with deep red. Green 
foliage. 
Amaryllis 
GIANT AMERICAN HYBRIDS. Huge flowers carried 
on strong stems. Mixture contains self-colors, as 
well as penciled varieties. 45c each, 3 for $1.20. 
Anemone— Windflower 
Long, stiff stemmed, showy flowers in many charm¬ 
ing colors. Blooms outdoors in May N and June. 
Prefers warm soil and sheltered location. Hardy in 
mild climates. Fine for pots. 1 ft. 
ST. BRIGID. An extra choice mixture of semi¬ 
double and double flowers in many showy colors. 
3 for 25c; 12 for 70c; 100 for $5.00. 
Select Gloxinias Showy flower¬ 
ing bulbs for 
the window garden or conservatory. 
Potted in rich garden loam and placed in 
a light window they will develop into 
shapely plants covered with graceful large 
flowers of beautiful velvety texture. 
Mixed colors. 35c each, 3 for $1.00. 
Galtonia Hyacinthus candicans— 
Cape Hyacinth —A strong¬ 
growing, summer-flowering variety of 
Hyacinth, quite distinct from those which 
bloom in the spring. Makes a strong, 
stately flowerspike 3 to 5 feet high, which 
bears from 20 to 30 pure white, bell¬ 
shaped blooms during the summer and 
early fall. 15c each, $1.50 per doz. 
IV! q Jov-1 o Vino Beautiful climber, of 
lviaaeria vine_ rapjd growth, has 
light green, almost transparent leaves. 
It will climb to the height of 20 feet and • 
over. Excellent for house climbers. 7c 
each, 12 for 60c. 
Fine climber, perfectly hardy, and is produced 
from tubers which make from 10 to 20 feet of 
vine. Beautiful heart-shaped leaves, bright green 
foliage, and clusters of delicate white flowers, 
sending forth a delicious cinnamon odor. Large 
tubers, 8c each, 3 for 18c, 6 for 30c. 
Giant Montbretias Flowers of 
largest size 
and beautiful rich colors. The individual 
blooms are nearly 3 inches in diameter. 
They are borne on slender, wiry, branch¬ 
ing stems, frequently over 3 feet high. 
They are gay and attractive in the gar¬ 
den during the late summer and fall, 
also give wonderful material for cutting. 
Plant in April or May. Special mixed, 
10c each; 3 for 25c; doz. $1.00. 
Begonias 
Tuberous Rooted Unexcelled for summer 
bedding, such as lawn 
beds and borders. When fully exposed to the sun 
the beds must be kept moist. Single Sorts Mixed. 
Each 30c, 4 for $1.00. Double Sorts Mixed, each 
30c, 4 for $1.00. 
Cars 
Caladium or Elephant’s Ear 
f’alarliiirrt Attractive foliage plants of fine 
Gdiduiuill decorative value. While Fancy 
Leaved is for both indoors and outdoors, Esculen- 
tum is for garden only. Not hardy. 
Richly colored and marked 
foliage in combinations of 
red, green, and white. In many plants the leaf 
veins are of a contrasting color. 30c each, 3 for 
75c, 6 for $1.25. 
F* «riilentnm (Elephant’s Ear) Enormous 
Lst-uiemum rich green leaves often meas _ 
uring 2 to 3 ft. long and 2 ft. wide. Succeeds in 
deeply spaded rich, garden soil exposed to the full 
sun. 15c each, 3 for 40c, 12 for $1.35. 
Oxalis. 
Oxalis 
Summer Flowering 
These useful little plants are very ef¬ 
fective in masses Or beds and are par¬ 
ticularly valuable for edgings. They 
produce an unbroken row of foliage 
about one foot high and continuous 
bloom. White, red, pink, mixed. Doz. 
20c, 100 for $1.50. 
Single Tuberous-Rooteo Begonia 
