Fancy Leaved Caladium 

WHY should we be prejudiced in favor of flowers when foliage 
plants deserve their share of the spotlight, too? There is no 
grander plant either for variety of color, ease of growing and 
many uses than the Fancy-leaved Caladium. For specimen 
plants or for garden culture it is ‘‘tops’’ in color. I have grown 
it in sand only with chemical nutrients for food. I have grown 
it from small pips in the garden as a ‘‘background’’ for my 
Tuberous Begonias. I have failed to find an equal for its value 
when it comes to the need of a high-class foliage plant and I 
herewith offer what I consider ten of the finest varieties. Full 
cultural directions included with each order. 
FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUM 
Candidum—Snow-white with green veins and network. Narrow 
green border. Fine Easter variety. 
Hortilania—Center of leaf shining crimson with slight bluish 
tint. Narrow border. Strong grower. 
Itacapus—FEntire leaf dark red of a rust shade; narrow border 
with red dottings. One of the most beautiful Caladiums. 
John Peed—Bold plant with many leaves. Center transparent 
cherry-red, light green margin. 
Lord Derby—Delicate transparent rose with dark green ribs 
and narrow green edge. Abundant foliage. Very similar to 
“QOurekKeds., 
Macahyba—Dark moss green profusely spotted and mottled 
with transparent lilac blotches. Heavy scarlet ribs. 
Mrs. Edith E. Mead—Leaf snow-white (not transparent), with 
red ribs (no veins), and narrow green edge. Very showy. 
Mrs. H. B. Haldeman—Glowing-bright pink with narrow green 
edge. Varies to a.deep pink according to soil used. 
Poecile Anglais—Dwarf, many-leaved type with wavy leaves 
of deep crimson having a bluish overcast and bordered 
metallic green. One of the best. 
Mrs. Sander—Roundish, dark green leaf, heavily blotched. 
Transparent deep rose. 
Your choice of any of the above 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
Postage 10c each or 25c per doz. 
Sunset’s Garden Manual 
A valuable help for amateur and professional alike. S800 
drawings show exactly how to sow seeds, transplant, cultivate, 
disbud, pinch back and all the other things that make your 
garden the envy of the neighborhood. Cross-indexed for easy 
reference. 160 pages devoted to the care of annuals, peren- 
nials, bulbs, trees, etc. Prepaid, $1.00. 
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