Bu LBS for Winter and Spring Planting 
ROEDING’S QUALITY GLADIOLUS 
OUR BULBS ARE LARGE NUMBER ONE GRADE 
Prices: 12 for $1.00, 100 for $7.50, except where noted. 
Aladdin. SB1. Huge dark salmon. 
Ruffled, 
Barcarolle. SB2. Large clear grena- 
dine orange. 
Beacon. SB3. Bright scarlet with 
cream throat. 
Bit O’Heaven. SB4. Rich coppery 
-range. 
Blue Beauty. SB5. Best of all the 
blues. 12 for $1.25, 100 for $8.75. 
Charles Dickens. SB6. Glowing red 
purple. 
Commander Koehl. SB7. Excellent 
deep red. 12 for $1.25, 100 for $8.75. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. SB8. Flame scar- 
let. 
Johann S. Bach. SB9. Salmon red. 
Distinctive. 12 for $1.25, 100 for 
$8.75. 
Maid of Orleans. SBI10. Large 
creamy white. 
Margaret Beaton. SBl1l. Snow 
white, red blotch, 12 for $1.50, 100 
for $10.00. 
Minuet. SB12. Clear lavender. 
Mother Machree. SB13. Old favor- 
ite, golden smoky. 
Old Glory. SB14. An improved 
large clear red. 
Pelegrina. SB15. Excellent deep 
blue. 
Picardy. SB16. Delicate glowing 
flesh pink. 12 for $1.25, 100 for 
$8.75. 
Red Phipps. SB17. Early light red. 
Rosa van Lima. S$B18. Clear light 
pink. 
Royal Gold. SB19. One of the fin- 
est yellows. 
Shirley Temple. SB20. Fine large 
ruffled cream. 12 for $1.25, 100 for | 
Sion 
Vagabond Prince. SB21. Mahogany 
brown with scarlet blotch. 
Mixed Gladiolus. $B22. Choice va- 
rieties, hand selected. 12 for 85c, 
100 for $6.50. 

CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
Cannas: Plant from January to April in full sun. Spade soil 
deeply and add well-rotted manure thoroughly mixed with top- 
soil. Set the roots 1 to 2 feet apart and cover crown with three 
jaches of soil. Water frequently when plants are started. 

TUBEROUS BEGONIA 
CANNAS 
King Humbert. SB31. Large orange-scarlet with 
bronze foliage. Each 25c, 12 for $2.50. 
Mme. Crozy. SB32. Large flowers are variegated 
yellow and red. Each 35c, 12 for $3.50. 
Richard Wallace. $B33. Flowers yellow, foliage 
bright green. Each 25c, 12 for $2.50. 
The President. SB34. Immense bright red flowers 
produced in large clusters. Each 25c, 12 for $2.50. 
Venus. SB35. Flowers pink, foliage bright green. 
Each 25c, 12 for $2.50. 
AZTEC LILY 
Sprekelia formosissima. SB37. A new bulb of 
the Amaryllis family from Mexico that you will 
want for your garden. Showy brilliant crimson 
flowers are borne on 12 to 18-inch stems. You 
will marvel at the exotic character of the petals, 
delicate yet bearing the substantial qualities 
marking a good flower for cutting. Plant in De- 
cember or January in rich soil with a sunny ex- 
posure, with the neck of the bulb just above the 
surface. Bulbs increase rapidly. Flowers bloom 
late in spring. Each 35c, 12 for $3.50. 
Gladiolus: Plant from’ January to April in well- 
conditioned soil at a depth from 4 to 5 inches. 
Soak in a well-balanced fertilizer and keep the 
soil moist until plants come into bloom. 
Tuberous Begonias: Start bulbs in flats barely 
covered with moist peat moss in February or 
March. Set out in shade after danger of frost is 
over. Use peat or leaf mold mulch and keep soil 
moist through growing and blooming period. 
Tigridias: Plant bulbs 2-3 inches deep in full sun. 
Montbretias: Plant bulbs in January in full sun or 
part shade three to five inches deep. 

PICARDY 

Shade Loving Tuberous Begonias 
CALIFORNIA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL SUMMER 
GARDEN SUBJECT 
Selected large bulbs 1¥%-2" diameter produce 
flowers on strong plants. Planting season: Febru- 
ary to May. 
Giant Camellia Double. SB23. Order in separate 
colors of white, yellow, rose, dark salmon, apricot, 
flaming orange, cardinal red, and scarlet: Each 
35c, 3 for $1.00, 12 for $3.50. 
Lloydii. SB24. (Hanging Basket.) White, yellow, 
scarlet, orange and pink. Same prices as above. 
TIGRIDIAS 
Plant bulbs in full sun at two-week intervals 
from January to March for early summer blooms. 
More flowers from our larger bulbs. 
Califlora Mixed. SB30. Blended mixture of or- 
ange, scarlet, deep rose and yellow. Each 20c, 
12 for $2.00. 
MONTBRETIAS 
New Large Flowering Hybrids. SB36. Produce 
masses of scarlet and gold flowers in sun or 
half shade in June to August. Each 20c, 12 for 
$2.00. 
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NAMED VARIETIES: Each 35c, 3 for $F.00, 12 
for $3.50. 
Autumn Glow. SB25. Large Cristata type. Tufts 
deep copper; rest of flower apricot. 
Fascination. SB26. Crispa type; white with 
pink picotee. : 
Marmorata. SB27. Camellia-flowered double 
with petals mottled red and white. 
Stars & Stripes. SB28. Camellia-flowered dou- 
le dark red with white stripes and specks. 
Sunset. SB29. Crispa type, copper with red 
picotee. 

TIGRIDIAS 
