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CALADIUM - Fancy-Leaved 
Each 35c, Three $1.00, Doz. $3.50 
Fancy-leaved Caladiums are now being grown in large quantities and 
are available at a moderate price, so that they can at last be used 
as they should. By that we mean for garden planting. Nothing is 
simpler to grow and nothing gives as beautiful a mass of color as do 
the fancy-leaved Caladiums. Throughout the summer and fall their 
magnificent leaves create a wonderful effect, for cutting for table 
decoration they are unmatched. They create a stunning effect in vase 
or bowl, no matter how used. A group of a dozen or more planted 
in light shade or full sun is as colorful as a bed of Tulips. They are 
particularly valuable for growing in light shade when annuals would 
not do. Simply plant bulbs 4 inches deep and 6 inches apart in April 
or May and it won’‘t be long before they are up unfolding their re- 
markable leaves. See color illustration on page 107. 
CANNAS 
The new varieties listed here make a brilliant show throughout the 
summer. We urge you plant some in front of the shrub border or be- 
tween the perennials. 
Copper Giant. Madder-red suffused rose, giving a coppery effect. 4 feet. 
Eureka. Large white flowers. Green foliage. 4 feet. 
King Humbert. Orange-scarlet. Bronze foliage. 5 feet. 
King Midas. Golden yellow. Green foliage. 4 feet. 
Mrs. Alfred Conard. Salmon-pink. Bronze foliage. 4 feet. 
The President. Enormous scarlet flowers. Green foliage. 4 feet. 
Dormant roots, Three 65c, Doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00 
CHLIDANTHUS 
Fragrans Three 60c, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.50 
A little known summer-flowering bulb which produces deliciously fra- 
grant brilliant yellow Amaryllis-like flowers in August. They multiply 
rapidly and respond to the same treatment as given Gladioli. The flower 
stems are about 10 to 12 inches tall and flowers last many days when 
cut. In the garden they make brilliant patches of color. 
COLCHICUM - Giant Autumn Crocus 
Autumnale Each 40c, Three $1.10, Doz. $4.00 
Requires no soil, no water, no care. Beautiful rosy tinted blossoms, 2 to 
3 inches in diameter. Through Nature’s own process, Colchicum bulbs 
store within themselves all the fertility, water, etc., they require to 
bloom. Simply place the bulb in a dish or on the table or window sill 
and watch its beauty unfold. The blooms keep in good condition about 
two weeks, and when they wilt, cut them off and others will follow, 
each bulb producing from 6 to 15 flowers. When the blooming has 
ceased in the early fall the bulbs may be planted in the open garden 
or lawn, where, each fall they will bloom in great profusion, or if you 
prefer you can remove the bulbs from the ground about July first, dry 
them in darkness for a few weeks, and use for indoor decoration as at 
first. Orders for Calchicum bulbs cannot be filled before August, but you 
should place your order now for August delivery. 
EUCHARIS - Amazon Lily 
Grandiflora Each $1.50, Three $4.00, Doz. $15.00 
A rare bulb from the Amazon, produces deliciously scented pure white 
waxy flowers shaped not unlike the Daffodil. The foliage is handsome 
and evergreen, somewhat like that of the Funkia. May be grown in the 
garden in warm parts of the country. Does well in the cool greenhouse. 
Easily grown house plant. Give same care as Amaryllis. 


Fancy-Leaved Caladium 


Fiaberace. Dwarf Pearl (See page 106) 

Gloriosa Superba Rothschildiana 
GLORIOSA - Climbing Lily 
Superba Rothschildiana Each 75c, Three $2.15, Doz. $7.50 
A splendid low climber, easy to grow in the garden; it does well in 
sheltered spots out-of-doors. Grows 2 to 3 feet high, producing a dozen 
or more gorgeous lily-like flowers which open a bright yellow and red, 
but change to a deep scarlet. In bloom through the summer and autumn 
months. Most unusual and rare garden bulbs. Store tubers in winter like 
Gladioli; may be used season after season. 
GLOXINIAS 
These brilliantly colored flowers are easily grown by anyone. In fact, 
we do not know of any other house plant which responds so quickly 
and easily to the simplest of care and treatment. Their gorgeous 
velvety flowers last for months and make a stunning effect between 
the soft handsome leaves. The bulbs may be planted from early Feb- 
ruary until late May to provide for a succession of flowers. Place one 
bulb in a 5-inch pot filled with good rich sandy loam. Cover bulb about 
one inch, water sparingly. Place at once in warm sunny window or 
conservatory. Growth is quite quick. After flowering save the bulbs to 
be used again another season because they can be used over and over 
for many years. 
Etoile de Feu 
Bright scarlet. 
Mont Blanc 
White. 
King of the Reds 
Crimson-scarlet. 
Emperor Frederick 
Scarlet with white band. 
Emperor Wilhelm 
Deep violet with white band. 
Princess Elizabeth 
White with deep indigo-blue edge. 
Any of the above: Each 50c, Three $1.35, Doz. $5.00 
Three $1.10, Doz. $4.00 
Mixed Colors and- Shades of Gloxinias 

Zephyranthes Cran iort (See page 106) 
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