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Hyacinth Candicans 


We Offer Only TOP-SIZE BULBS. 
Please Remember This. 
Caladium esculentum 
(Elephant’s Ear) 
This giant plant grows 6 to 10 feet high and 
bears immense, light green leaves 3 to 4 feet 
long and 2 feet wide. It is very effective in 
beds and borders and is used extensively in 
public parks. Plant them outside when the 
ground is warm in the spring or start them in- 
doors early and transplant outside. 
Mammoth bulbs. 25c ea.; 3 for 65c; 12 for $2.50 
Fancy-Leaved Caladiums 
A splendid summer foliage plant of mar- 
velous beauty for indoor growing or even for 
outdoor beds in shady spots. Grow the same as 
Tuberous-rooted begonias. 
30c each; 3 for 85c; 12 for $3.00 
Calla Elliottiana 
The best of the Yellow Callas. Flowers as 
large as the white, winter-flowering variety, 
and a rich, lustrous golden yellow of velvety 
texture. The foliage is dark green, with a 
number of translucent creamy white spots, 
which add much to its beauty. Planted in the 
open border in a dormant condition when 
danger from frost is over in spring, this Calla 
will flower during the summer. When tops are 
killed by frost in the autumn, dig and store 
through the winter as you would potatoes. 
Strong bulbs, 30c each; 12 for $3.00 
Cinnamon Vine 
A beautiful, rapid-growing summer climber, 
with bright green, glossy foliage, and spikes of 
deliciously cinnamon-scented, white flowers. 
Very hardy, grows rapidly in the spring and 
covers any trellis or arbor very early in the 
season. 15¢ each; 3 for 40c; 12 for $1.25 
Gloxinias 
One of the most handsome summer bloom- 
ing pot plants for the window garden. Start 
them in January or February one to a 4-inch 
pot in good friable potting soil, well drained. 
Blue. Clear blue flowers with white throats. 
Scarlet. Rich scarlet with pure white border. 
Tigrinia. Brilliant colors striped and spotted. 
Violet. Violet flowers edged white. 
Any of above—postpaid to you: 
35c¢ each; 3 for 95c; 12 for $3.50 
Hyacinth candicans 
(Summer Hyacinths) 
A luxuriant growing, summer flowering Hy- 
acinth, bearing during July and August, 20 to 
30 white, bell-shaped flowers on tall stems 3 
to 4 feet high. Take up bulbs in the fall and 
keep as you would gladiolus. 
Large bulbs, 20c each; 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.45 
Madeira Vine 
Splendid for covering ‘porches, pergolas, 
fences, etc., where its thick, heart-shaped, 
glossy, light green leaves and long, hanging 
stems of fragrant, white flowers are effective. 
Strong tubers, 15c each; 3 for 40c; 12 for $1.25 
Tigridia - Shell Flower 
Brilliant colorful blooms in scarlet, orange, 
yellow and rose. Huge triangular shaped flow- 
ers have six petals, the three smaller ones be- 
ing blotched with carmine, purple or mahogany. 
Blooms from July to October. 2 feet tall. 
Plant and care for the bulbs as you would 
gladiolus. We offer a splendid mixture of colors. 
Top Size bulbs—postpaid to you: 
3 for 50c; 12 for $1.75; 25 for $3.25 
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Tuberose 


Our bulbs are all Top Size—the cream 
of the crop. Please do not confuse them 
with the small bulbs of inferior quality 
that are offered at ridiculously low prices. 

Oxalis 
A splendid little plant for borders, pot grow- 
ing, and for baskets. They bloom profusely 
from June until frost. Plant the bulbs in May 
after danger of frost is over. 
Deppei. Small white flower. Excellent for bor- 
ders. Blooms all summer. 
Latifolia. Lavender-blue flowers. Low growing. 
Lasiandra. Large deep rose flowers flushed 
with crimson are carried in clusters on 16-inch 
stems above bright green, decorative foliage. 
Blooms from spring until late fall. 
12 for 40c; 25 for 75c; 100 for $2.50 
Tuberose, 
Dwarf Double Pearl 
For extra early flowers, start the bulbs in 
February or March and transplant to the gar- 
den when the weather is settled. Plantings may 
be made at intervals in the open, or in pots for 
house blooming. Strong bulbs. 
10c each; 3 for 25c; 10 for 75c; 100 for $6.00 
Iismene calathina 
(Peruvian Daffodil) 
Handsome clusters of large, very striking, 
fragrant, pearl-white flowers somewhat resem- 
bling the amaryllis. Plant the bulbs when the 
ground is warm late in the spring. They com- 
mence flowering in July. 
Top Size bulbs—postpaid: 
30c each; 3 for 80c; 12 for $3.00 
Hardy Garden Lilies 
Freshly dug, shipped as soon as the frost is 
out of the ground. 
Henryi. Six feet high. Orange flowers spotted 
brown in August. Plant 11 inches deep. 
40c each; 3 for $1.15; 12 for $4.00 
Pardalinum (Sunset Lily). Six feet high. 
Sunset-red and chrome-yellow. Blooms in July. 
Piant 5 inches deep. 
40c each; 3 for $1.15; 12 for $4.00 
Philippinense. Five feet high. White, fragrant 
blooms, September to frost. Plant 6 inches deep. 
30c each; 3 for 75c; 12 for $2.75 
Regale (Regal Lily). Growing to a height of 
from 3 to 6 feet, it bears, in July, from one 
to twelve immense, fragrant, trumpet-shaped 
flowers of pure white with a yellow flush at 
the base of the petals and pure yellow anthers. 
The outside of the flower is stained with deep 
purplish red. Very easily grown. Plant 8 inches 
deep. 50c each; 12 for $5.00; 100 for $35.00 
Tigrinum splendens. Old-fashioned single 
Tiger Lily. Plant 2 inches deep. 
25¢ each; 3 for 65c; 12 for $2.25 
Zephyranthes 
(Fairy Flower) 
Rosea. Graceful, starry, rose-pink flowers are 
borne on 10-inch stems very freely throughout 
the summer. A very dainty border for taller 
plants. 
15c¢ ea.; 3 for 40c; 12 for $1.50; 100 for $12.00 
Just about the handiest tool for any kind 
of garden cultivation is the Handy Hoe. It 
gets in where other tools fail. 75c¢ each. 
Pictured on page 62. 

Ismene Calathina 


