Advance Listing of BULBS for SPRING PLANTING 






GLADIOLUS . . Rainbeu of Calera 
Prices: 12 for $1.50, 100 for $10.00 
Barcarole. Excellent ruffled salmon- 
orange of great size and fine texture. 
Beacon. Tall spikes of bright scarlet 
fiowers with creamy blotch in throat. 
Blue Beauty. A fine medium-blu2 
variety shading darker toward the 
margin. 
Betty Nuthall. Light coral with or- 
ange throat and light feathering of 
carmine. 
Commander Koehl. Beautiful deep 
red, exceedingly rich in color; large 
size flowers and spikes. 
Dr. F. E. Bemnett. Large flowers 
flaming scarlet with throat stippled 
ruby and white. 
Golden Chimes. Long straight spikes 
and light yellow, large flowers. 
Gold Dust. Buttercup-yellow flowers 
on strong, graceful spikes. 
La Fiesta. In a class by itself with its 
clear orange blooms and_ golden- 
orange throat. 
Maid of Orleans. A popu'ar creamy- 
white, with extra large blooms on 
long spikes. 
Margaret Beaton. The best new 
white. Very large flowers are clear 
white with small cherry spot in 
throat. 
Minuet. One of the very good clear 
lavender-flowered varieties. 
Pelegrina. Finest of the indigo or 
violet-blue glads. Large flowers and 
good spikes. 
Picardy. The ever-popular delicate 
pink variety. Large flowers and 
straight spikes . 
Rosa Van Lima. Pure light pink 
flowers; many open at one time on 
long spikes. 
Tip-Top. Many consider this the 
finest red. Extra large, wide open 
flowers inspiring. 
Mixed. Hand-selected assortment of 
the finest varieties. 12 for $1.00, 
100 for $7.50. 
GORGEOUS TJutercus BEGONIAS 
Prices: 114-12 in. bulbs, 30c each, 
3 for 85c, 12 for $3.00; 2-212 in. 
bulbs, 45c¢ each, 3 for $1.25, 12 
for $4.50 
Camellia - Flowered. double 
exquisitely formed. Colors 
available are: pink, white, yellow, 
orange and red. Same color choice in 
the following: 
Large 
flowers 
Carnation-Flowered. Fimbriata. Dou- 
ble flowers resemble carnations, de- 
lightfully ruffled with margins fim- 
briated. 
CANNAS 
Prices: 35c each, 3 for $1.00, 12 for $3.50 
Brilliant fiery scarlet-red flowers; 
Caliente. 
foliage bronzy-green. 
Copper Giant. 
with rose; green foliage. 
Exquisite. 
green. 
Richard Wallace. Finest bright yellow canna; 
foliage areen. 
Plants of other varieties available in 1-gal. 
containers, 75c each. 
Flowers madder-red suffused 
Flowers bright rose-pink; foliage 
Llaydi. Double flowers on trailing 
stems for hanging baskets. 
Picotee. Mixed colors of double 
flowers, each shaded a complemen- 
tary hue at the margin. 
TIGRIDIAS 
The improved large-flowered types 
of the Mexican Shell Flower are very 
effective in summer gardens. Plant 
at intervals from January to March 
for long season of brilliant flowers. 
Mixed: 20c each, 12 for $2.00. 

CHRISTENSEN NURSERY CO. - 
935 OLD COUNTY ROAD 
343 WEST PORTAL AVENUE ™ 

SAN FRANCISCO 16, CALIFORNIA 
BELMONT, CALIFORNIA 
