Houtm & Otson, Inc.—Home of Flowers—Saint Pav 




Pot Grown Tea Roses 
Mme. Jules Bouche—Medium sized white slightly 
flushed pink center. Always in bloom. 
Mme. Marie Curie—(Patent Pending.) Beautifully 
formed, clear yellow blooms of sweet fragrance held 
high on vigorous spreading bushes carrying abundant 
dark green foliage. A.A.R.S. award 1944, 
Mrs. E. P. Thom—Rich, unfading lemon-yellow, slender 
buds and large well shaped blooms. 
Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont—Medium sized, long-pointed 
bud of a reddish gold opening to a semi-double, cupped, 
very lasting, fragrant flower of a deep golden yellow. A 
profuse and continuous bloomer. 
Peace—(Patent No. 591.) Large ovoid buds of golden 
yellow etched with pink, as they open, color changes from 
canary-yellow, to pale golden, to iridescent cream. Petals 
are edged with apple blossom pink that deepens as the 
flower slowly opens to glorious 5-inch blooms. $2.50 each. 
Pearl Harbor—Upper surface of the pétals is a delicate 
shade of shell-pink, shaded golden-bronze at the base. 
Great vigor, free blooming and practically thornless. 
$2.50 each. 
_ Poinsettia—As brilliant scarlet as the flower for which 
it is named. Long, pointed bud opening into a flower of 
fairly full petalage. 
Pres. Herbert Hoover—Cerise-pink, flame, scarlet and 
yellow, blending into a most dazzling color effect. 
Radiance—The most popular and satisfactory rose 
grown. Two-toned pink with shades of carmine and 
yellow. Delightfully fragrant. 
vigorous 
Red Radiance—Bright cerise-red, strong, 
grower and a free bloomer. 
Showgirl—Large, semi-double, deep pink, fragrant flow- 
ers. Vigorous grower. Long-stemmed. $2.50. 
Sister Therese—(Soeur Therese) Long pointed buds, 
heavily marked with carmine, the open flower a rich 
daffodil yellow, that holds its color well. The blooms 
come freely on long cutting stems. 
Souv. de Claudius Pernet—Long pointed buds of sun- 
flower yellow, a pure yellow color which does not fade. 
_Sterling—(Plant Pat. No. 21) Flowers beautiful clear 
pink, with orange base; buds pointed. Vigorous grower 
with disease-resistant foliage. Free bloomer. 
Talisman—The color combination is a medley of bright 
apricot, gold, rose-pink and shadings of many others. 
continuous bloomer. 
Treasure Island—Flaming coppery pink; inside of petals 
light salmon. Orange base. Fragrant. Strong stemmed. 



BABY RAMBLER ROSES 
For Decoration Day 
We will have a large variety of nice plants in 
bloom for Decoration Day, in all colors, reds, 
pinks, orange-red shades and white. $2.50 each. 
Extra strong plants $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00 each. 





HYBRID TEA ROSE COLLECTIONS 
Collection of six different kinds, our selection, 
for $10.50. 
Collection of twelve different kinds. 
selection, for $20.00. 
Our 



SUCCESS WITH ROSES 
Thorough watering is essential during the growing and flowering season. 
After plant- 
ing, add a small amount of old manure, or a handful of Bone Meal to each plant. 
and spray each week or ten days. 
See also Triogen—Page 22. 

LILIES 
We offer herewith some Extra Choice Lily plants, 
pot-grown from disease-free bulbs. These plants are 
growing and ready to transplant into the garden without 
the slow process of waiting for dry bulbs to get started. 
Auratum—(The Gold Banded Lily.) These are from 
American-grown bulbs, from the same grower who has 
supplied the most satisfactory bulbs to,us for the past 
two years. We have them in three sizes: 
Plants from 
medium size bulbs..........$2.00 each, $22.00 doz. 
Plants from large bulbs....... $2.50 each, $27.50 doz. 
Plants from largest bulbs...... $3.00 each, $33.00 doz. 
Speciosum Album. 
Plants from large bulbs. ...... $1.50 each, $15.00 doz. 
Lilium Regale (The Regal Lily) 
Plants from large bulbs....... 75c each, $ 7.50 doz. 
Plants from largest bulbs...... $1.00 each, $10.00 doz. 

To protect from sucking and chewing insects use a nicotine solution or Black Leaf 40, 
A combination of nine parts of dusting sulphur and one part of Arsenate of Lead, used 
regularly will protect roses from insects and diseases. 
Dusting with sulphur Dust regularly each week controls mildew. 

THE REGAL LILY 

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