FANCY LEAVED 
CALADIUMS _ 
No plant -in bloom could attract more atten- 
tion than the foliage of our Porto Rico Cala- 
dium. They are indispensable wherever brilliant 
decorative plants are required. Plant thém in 
window boxes, jardinieres, and among ferns or 
other green leaved plants to add color. They 
are also suitable for bedding out-of-door§ in 
partial shade. Bulbs available from January 
until June. i 
We espécially recommend Fancy Leaved Cala- 
diums planted among your Ferns. Fine assort- 
ment of colors, each bulb a different variety at 
40c each; 3 for $1.00; 12 for $3.60, postpaid. 


















Fancy Leaved Caladiums — 
cy COOPERIA or RAIN LILY re 
G LOX i bel IAS Mrs, Eva Lambert of Moline, Jol creat writes: “My — "PERUVIAN DAFFODIL Be 
Rain Lily blooms every time it rains.’ 

This magnificent flower has been so scarce during The Rain Lily receives its name because in its native ~The Peruvian Daffodil (Paneratium) is a 
recent years that we were unable to supply the de- state, it blooms through the summer and fall after © summer flowering bulb, producing with great free 
mand but we have a fine crop of bulbs this season. nearly every rain. The flowers are of delightful fra- large Amaryllis-like pure white fragrant blosso: 
The Gloxinia is one of the easiest. house plants to han- grance, 2 to 3 inches across, waxy white with a tinge of Keep the bulbs in a dry, warm place, and plant 9 
dle and will usually bloom in 6 to 8 weeks after pink outside. Borne on 18-inch stems. They flower sey- June. Bulbs can be taken up in October, and after 
planting. Your selection of Blue, Pink, Purple, Red eral times each year. Perfectly hardy for outdoor plant- few weeks’ rest, potted and flowered in the hou: 
or White at 50c each; 5 for $2.10; 12 for $4.85, post- | ing and may also be used as a pot plant. Blooming size the winter or kept over for spring planting again 
paid. Bulbs are available from late January until bulbs available-from September until June. 3 for 40c; | Bulbs available from January until June. 35¢ each ; 
April. 12 for $1.35, postpaid. : 3 for 90c; 12 for.$3.00, postpaid. 
COLCHICUM GIANT CRINUM 
Bloom Without Soil or Water Milk and Wine Lily 
Through nature’s own process, Colchicum bulbs store A Hae bulbous pat which 
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 un- 
fold. Each bulb produces from 6 to 15 beautiful 
blooms. The only way to prevent Colchicum bulbs 
from blooming is to put. them in cold storage at about 
32 degrees. Valuable for florists as they can bring . 
the bulbs out of cold storage and have them in bloom 
whenever wanted. Before the ground freezes, the 
bulbs should- be planted inthe open garden where 
each fall they will bloom in great profusion. If you 
prefer, you can remove the bulbs from the ground 
about July 1st, dry them in darkness for a few weeks, 
and use for indoor decoration as at first. 
Choice Bulbs. Rose-tinted blooms, 2 to 3 inches 
across ; September. 40¢ each ; 3 for $I. ‘00; 12 for $3. 60, 
postpaid. 
up at the same time, each bee 
a large cluster of gorgeous, - 
like, fragrant blooms. The flow- 
ers’ are enormous in size; col 
white with a purplish-red st 
through the center of each 
Succeeds in pot or open groi 
It is not hardy, so bulbs shor 
not be left outdoors through t 
winter, Available from Decemb 
Special Notice. Colchicum bulbs cannot be sent 1% 5c h; 3 for $2 
until August, but you should order now, as our sup- until June. 7 eac te) 
ply is limited. — ~ ; ; Giant Crinum 12 for Bi postpaid. 
RAINBOW FREESIAS 
Beautiful, sweet-scented, trumpet-shaped flowers borne in 
clusters on long, wiry stems. WHasily forced for Christmas. 
Plant 6 to 8 bulbs in a 5-inch pot. Blue, Red, Pink, Orange, 
Yellow, White or Mixed (bulbs delivered in September and 
October). 6 for 50c; 12 for 85c; 100 for $5.00, postpaid. 

Colchicum 

Siovcmien until June. 3 eiuc 
for $1.35, postpaid. ae 

FAIRY LILIES. (Zephyranthes) 
One of the prettiest and most easily grown bulbs; white, yel- 
low and rose colored flowers, similar to the Amaryllis, but of 
miniature growth. For an effective display, the best way is to 
plant several bulbs in a box or flower pot. They can also be 
planted in the open ground in the spring, where they flower in 
great profusion during the summer; suitable for the rock gar- 
den. Bulbs should He taken up in the fall and treated the same 
Rainbow Freesias as Gladiolus. 



PRICES—Your choice of colors, Rose, White 
or Yellow, available from January until June. 
»8 for 40c; 12 for $1.35, postpaid. es > 

Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN | 

