BLETILLA - Hardy Orchid 
Terrestrial Orchid from China and Japan. Easily grown in ordinary gar- 
den soil with plenty of moisture. Prefers half shade. Blooms in spring. 
Hardy under all conditions. 
Hyacinthina Each 60c, Three $1.60, Doz. $5.75, 100 $40.00 
A beautiful small Orchid anyone can grow in the garden or in the 
house in a small pot filled with ordinary garden soil. Planted in Novem- 
ber it will bloom for you early in March. The plant may be removed to 
the garden where it will grow freely or can be forced into bloom again 
the following winter. Six to eight dainty Cattleya colored flowers grow 
on a stem about 12 to 15 inches tall. These last from 6 to 8 weeks. 
Grows as easily as Paper-White Narcissi and certainly more beautiful. 
CALADIUM, Fancy-Leaved 
Each 40c, Three $1.10, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
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 100. 


CALLA 
We call especial attention io the Yellow Calla, which is one of the 
grandest varieties in cultivation, and most valuable for house or con- 
servatory decoration. In April or May dormant bulbs may be planted 
near the pool in-a sunny spot where they will flower beautifully in 
August or September. 
Melanoleuca Each 60c, Three $1.60, Doz. $5.75, 100 $40.00 
Rare “Black-Throated”’ Calla. The flower spathe is large, yellow and 
widely flaring. Margin and tip recurved, revealing a sharply contrasting 
purplish black throat blotch. The handsome yellow flowers are larger 
than those of the Calla Elliottiana. The plant is also taller and the 
spotted foliage even more decorative. Does particularly well outside, 
making a fine show in the garden and is a superb pot plant, easily 
grown in the house. 
Elliottiana (Yellow Calla) Each 55c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.50 
One that should be planted extensively. The deep golden yellow flowers 
are truly magnificent and produced in abundance. The green foliage is 
spotted white, which adds to its beauty; lovely house plant as well as 
garden subject. 
Rehmanni Each 55c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.50 
The pink or rose Calla. A rather uncommon species, native of Natal. 
The flowers are small but pink and therefore most unusual. An uncom- 
mon plant for the greenhouse or outdoor culture. 
CHLIDANTHUS 
Fragrans Three 60c, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.50 
A little known summer-flowering bulb which produces deliciously fra- 
grant brilliant yeilow 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 
ee the garden they make brilliant patches of color. Increase 
rapidly, 
Begonias 
TUBEROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS 
No other plant is so valuable for summer bloom in shady places. Be- 
ginning in July, they carry many huge flowers in a wide range of pastel 
and bright colors, from pure white to yellow, salmon and deep rich 
crimson. The enormous flowers, running 4 inches or more in size, are 
held well above the broad attractive foliage. In addition to their use 
in the garden they make excellent plants to force in pots for indoor 
bloom. : 
Culture. Begonias delight in a rich soil. It is best to start the bulbs 
in pots, the soil of which should be composed of at least one-third sand. 
Water sparingly until the first leaves start to-show. Then increase the 
water supply so that the soil at all times is on the moist side, though 
not wet. Do not set outdoors until all danger of frost is past. They 
may be set either singly, in clumps of three, or in full beds. When 
planted in masses, set them 1] foot apart. 
SINGLE CRESTED TUBEROUS-ROOTED 
A profusion of vari-colored flowers of great beauty, 4 inches or more 
across. Each flower a picture. 
Scarlet Orange Salmon Yellow 
Crimson White Rose Mixed, All Colors 
Colors offered: Three $1.10, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
DOUBLE FRILLED TUBEROUS-ROOTED 
Double flowers, beautifully frilled and fringed on the outer edges. 
Scarlet Orange Salmon Yellow 
Crimson White Rose Mixed, All Colors 
Colors offered: Three $1.10, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
DOUBLE CAMELLIA TUBEROUS-ROOTED 
A double-flowering form. Flowers resemble the Camellia, beautiful for 
cutting. 
Scarlet Orange Salmon Yellow 
Crimson White Rose Mixed, All Colors 
Colors offered: Three $1.10, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
[101] 
Hardy Begonia, Evansiana—Does F ell in Deep Shade 


OUR CARNIVAL BEGONIA MIXTURE 
This mixture contains a fantastic riot of colors, forms and shapes! 
Yellow, pink, white, rose, salmon in all tints and hues. Gorgeous cam- 
ellia-shaped blooms, curiously crested giant single flowers as well as 
brilliantly colored pompons. A bed of these growing in a shady place 
will give you an endless variety of rare flowers for table decoration, 
not to mention a magnificent display of color outside throughout the 
summer and fall until stopped by frost. The bulbs should then be dug 
and stored in a cool place. They will be ready for planting the following 
April. With little care they last almost forever, they keep more easily 
than Gladiolus bulbs. 
Doz. $3.00, 25 $5.50, 100 $20.00 } 

HANGING BEGONIA 
Lloydi 
A beautiful weeping or hanging variety which does well in shady window 
boxes or hanging baskets. Equally charming in the rock garden. 
All colors mixed: Three $1.10, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A beautiful mixture covering all the shades found in Begonias. A few 
bulbs planted in the rock garden will give ample color all summer. 
HARDY BEGONIA EVANSIANA 
Handsome Clean Foliage, Attractive Pink Flowers All Summer and 
Fall in Deepest Shade 
Three $1.10, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Begonia Evansiana is an ideal hardy bulb for woodland planting or ground 
covering. Shady places in woods, or under shrubs which in early spring 
are gay and colorful with Virginia Blue Bells, Trillium, Grape Hyacinths, 
and Bloodroot present a “sore sight’’ all summer and fall when their fo- 
liage has disappeared. A few hardy Begonia bulbs planted right on top 
and over these spring-flowering bulbs will create a most attractive effect 
which lasts all summer and fall until frost. The bulbs are left right in the 
ground over winter and will continue year after year, increasing rapidly 
from the small bulblets produced each season. Space them 6 to 8 inches 
apart and plant 2 inches deep. Evansiana is one of the most useful 
summer-flowering bulbs because it grows and blooms where nothing else 
will and is a perfect ‘follow up” for spring-flowering bulbs in naturalistic 
plantings. 
Hanging Begonia, Lloydi 

