Tait’s Giant Plowering Gladiolus 
The most brilliant and showy of summer flowering bulbs. Their immense spikes of gorgeous 
blooms range in color from white through shades of red, purple and yellow, many with 
artistic markings. Will grow in any good garden soil, and require little care. The bulbs should 
be planted at intervals from April to June to secure a succession of blooms. 

Choice Named Gladiolus 
Minuet. Easily tops of lavender-colored Glads. 
Cardinal. Magnificent tall spikes with huge bright red flowers. 
Giant Nymph. Lovely large rose-pink flowers with cream at 
throat. 
TAIT’S 
THOROBRED 
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Golden Dream. Golden yellow flowers of medium size on tall stems. Mixture of 
Mrs. Frank Pendleton. Bright salmon, rose-pink, blotched red at e 
throat. Very popular. Gladiolus 
Salmon Queen. Enormous pink flowers overlaid with salmon 
rose. This mixture of Gladi- 
olus is composed of 
Pride of Virginia. Attractive large flowers of coral pink with 
cream shadings. ' 2 
Debonaire. Rose-pink with white throat. Will be popular when over fifty different 
better hie nn aeons A shades and colors, and 
ny oO e above 8 splen adiolus: 
7c each; 75c per doz.; $3-75 per 100, delivered. when massed produce 
Afiame. Immense flowers of flame-red. Always attracts attention. a most gorgeous effect. 
Picardy. The most outstanding Glad. of the past twenty years. 
Immense fiowers of delicate shrimp-pink, slightly ruffled. 
Blue Bird. Large flowers of lovely velvety violet blue. 
Maid of Orleans. Very large pure white flowers. A splendid $2.50 per 100, 
exhibition or commercial Glad. 
Any of the above 4 splendid Gladiolus: delivered. 
Gladiolus, Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8c each; 80c per doz.; $4.75 per 100, delivered. 
HERBACEOUS PEONIES 
Peonies, the “Queen of Spring Flowers,” are too well known to require description, and 
their present popularity is due to the great improvement in them in recent years. They 
are most desirable for the lawn, flower-border or shrubbery decoration. The handsome 
appearance of the plant and finely formed richly colored flowers, make it a most desirable 
flower. Letters after names indicate: E—Early, M—Midseason, L—tLate. 
Bright Cri BAA H Clear pink. 500 each; 
Matchless-M. Bright Crimson. Very Pink Beauty-M. gs-00 per aoz., 
handsome. 500 6a; 
$5.00 per doz., postpaid. postpaid. 
Festiva Maxima-E. #224s°™e Crimson Gem-M. 92%" .nowy. 60¢ 
snow-white 
flowers with occasional markings of red in each; $6.50 per doz., postpaid. 
the center. 40c each; $4.00 per doz., A magnificent flower 
postpaid. Rosy Morm-L. ¢ deep rose-pink. 60c 
" lj E Large globular flowers of each; $6.50 per doz., postpaid. 
OVEIINESS - E. . rose-pink. One of the Unnamed Varieties Pink, red or 
best pink Peonies. 60c each; $6.50 per doz., * white. 35c each; 
postpaid. $3.50 per doz., postpaid. 
TUBEROSES 
One of the most delightfully fragrant and beautiful of summer- 
flowering bulbs, and is so well known that it needs no description. 
Culture: Tuberoses may be planted any time from the middle of April to the middle of June 
in any rich, well-drained soil, and where they can have abundance of sunshine. The bulbs should 
be set so that the tops will not be more than 2 inches under the surface of the ground, and as the 
flower stalks shoot up, some light support should be provided to prevent damage by storms. 
35c per doz.; 

Double Pearl The flower spikes of this variety attain a height of 2 feet or more and are 
* compactly filled for a third of their length with perfectly double flowers that 
have the waxlike substance of a Camellia, of glistening white. 60c per doz.; $4.00 per 100, postpaid. 
H The spikes of this variety grow taller than those of the 
Single or Orange Flowered. double and often produce 20 to 30 single flowers which 
look very much like orange blossoms. 60c per doz., $4.00 per 100, postpaid. Tuberose, Double Pearl 
ELEPHANT EARS 
(Caladium. Esculentum) 
Few foliage plants are so useful as the Caladium, and none re- 
quire less attention after planting. Their magnificent leaves furnish Mammoth Bulbs. 60c each; $6.00 per doz., postpaid. 
the best possible background for grouping. 
Culture: For the best results, the bulbs should be planted in well- Large Bulbs. 3oc each; $3.00 per a 
drained rich soil from the middle of April to the middle of May. In g Deltora, sacle 
dry weather the plants should be well watered, the top of the bulb S I] B Ib 
being set about 5 inches under the surface. ma UIDS. 20c each; $2.00 per doz., postpaid. 

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