The popularity of Ranunculus is due to the mag- 
GAM 4 nificent and beautiful range of colors. Giant 
; Double Camellia type blooms and huge brilliant 
A DISTINCT ADDITION semi-doubles. The yellow and white shades have 
light centers; the reds, orange and other bright 
TO YOUR GARDEN colors have black center base. The main colors 
are bright and clear with many variegated blooms 
of gorgeous color combinations. The separate 
shades offered are greatly improved and come true to color because the fields are 
carefully rogued while in bloom. Ranunculus are easy to grow if you follow our 
cultural instructions supplied with every order. 
RANUNCULUS, Giant Hybrids 
We can supply either in straight colors or in mixture. Color selections are Red, Yellow, 
Golden Yellow, Pink, Orange and White shades. We send you complete cultural instructions 
with bulbs. Ranunculus are easy to grow and are very satisfactory as a perennial in the 
South and as an annual in the colder areas of the United States. Postpaid prices as follows: 
MIXED COLORS. Mammoth bulbs, 85c dozen, $6.50 per 100, postpaid. 
STRAIGHT COLORS. Mammoth bulbs, $1.00 dozen, $7.50 per 100, postpaid. 
B egemtas, Tuberous 
This very beautiful flower is now enjoying well earned and justified popularity. For many 
years most flower growers believed Begonias to be difficult of culture. Since this impression 
has passed the amateur flower grower has taken to Begonias with a vengeance. Plant them 
in the partially shaded spot in your garden. They will give you no end of pleasure from 
blooms from mid-summer until frost. Grow them as pot plants. Begonias are easy to grow ——— ae 
with knowledge of just a few of the essentials of culture. Few flowers present the beauty RANUNCULUS 
in your garden that Tuberous Begonias will. We supply you with cultural instructions so that 
you will be sure to succeed. Be sure to indicate colors and types you desire. Bulbs ready 
for shipment in January and February. 
GIANT SINGLES. White, Yellow, Rose, Saimon, Scarlet, Pink. 
GIANT FRILLED. (Same assortment of colors as above.) 
GIANT CAMELLIA DOUBLE. (Same assortment of colors as above.) 
Postpaid Prices (large bulbs), each 35c, dozen $3.50. 

@ ANEMONE, St. Brigid 
Bulbs available in fall and winter 
months and early spring if stock is 
available late. Anemone St. Brigid 
can be grown in practically all 
parts of the country. In cold sec- 
tions spring planting is advised. In 
the South fall planting is desired. 
They are splendid for growing in- 
doors in pots during the winter. We 
supp.y ony in m xed colors at 85c 
dozen, $6.00 per 100, postpaid. 

April 16, 1943. 
Gentlemen: Last October | 
planted Ranunculus that came 
from you. They were up in a 
short time. We had_ several 
freezes as low as 10 to 15 de- 
grees. | made an attempt at ST. BRIGID ANEMONE 
covering them. They withstood 
the cold and are now a profu- 
sion of b!oom. 
HELEN HALL, 
3411 Swiss Ave., 
Dallas, Texas. 

GIANT CAMELLIA BEGONIA 

@ TIGRIDIA 
MEXICAN FLAME FLOWER. Wilson’s_ im- 
proved strain. Tigridia is a species of iris— 
a half-hardy bulb—whose ancestral home is 
in Mexico. It is said that a roving botanist 
discovered the first Tigridia growing on a 
high plateau in that country about the year 
1790. They had become almost extinct, hav- 
ing been dug for food purposes by the In- 
dians of that locality. The gorgeous blos- 
soms bring into the garden something of 
the splendor of the tropics. Three si ken 
petals: richly corre” in various “ite of 
scarlet, rose, yellow, orange or white, sur- 
round a curiously spotted cup of contrast- @ PEONY ROOTS 
ing maroon or blood red. Tigridias develop : f 
several blossoms from one bulb. Any good (Available in Oct., Nov., Dec.) 

garden soil in any part of the country will ALBERT CROUSSE. Fresh salmon-pink 
grow aes They NS A a delicate color. 85c each, postpaid. 
ture and thrive in a soil well supplied wit : i ae 
humus. Bulbs are planted 4 to 6 inches deep COUR ON EAD Onna: of Ae best 
} whites, medium height, large flowers. 
after the soil becomes warm. Do not plant : 
i ; : 85c each, postpaid. 
too early but wait until the ground is warm. ‘ 
In colder sections dig the bulbs in the fall OFF. RUBRA PLENA. The old-fashioned 
3 and store in a dry, cool place for the winter, very early, brilliant red. Never ex- 
, re-setting again in the spring. Bulbs avail- celled for brilliance. 90c, postpaid. 
able in Mater April and peay Jubilee Mixed FRAGRANT. Cherry red of good form 
Tigridias (Mixed Colors) , 32 bulbs 60c, per and substance. Brightest of the reds. 
zy TIGRIDIA dozen $2.25, postpaid. 90c, postpaid. 


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