List of Caladium Varieties with Descriptions 

These are the only varieties available 
for immediate or October shipment 
THE BEST VARIETIES FOR CHRISTMAS ARE IN CAPITAL LETTERS 
ACE OF HEARTS. Deep rose center with heavy scarlet ribs and green 
border. 
Attala. Medium green overlaid with large irregular blotches of light 
pink; veins and ribs crimson. Very fine. 
CRIMSON WAVE. New. Large, deep green leaf with crinkled trans- 
parent crimson or scarlet center and many crimson spots toward edge. 
Strong grower. 
Dr. M. Cook. Dark moss-green, with plum-red center and red ribs. 
Leaf crumpled and spotted with transparent plum-red. 
Fire Nymph. New. Light green or straw-colored leaf mottled with 
two shades each of bright pink and straw color. 
ITACAPUS. Entire leaf dark red of a rust shade; narrow green border 
with red dottings. One ot the most beautiful Caladiums in existence. 
Known also as ‘John Hachmeister.”’ 
JESSIE THAYER. Tall-growing variety with mottled green leaf and 
heavy scarlet midrib. 
JOHN PEED. Shining bright metallic red center on moss-green ground. 
Very fine. 
KEYSTONE. Medium-sized, olive-green leaf with pink ribs and veins, 
speckled light pink. 
LADY IN RED. New 1948. Bronze-red leaf, suffused with pink 
blotches. 
Macahyba. Dark moss-green leaf profusely spotted lilac; heavy scarlet 
ribs. 
*Marie Moir. Large, pure white leaf with red blotches between the 
green ribs. 
Mrs. Edith Mead. Erect snow-white leaf (not transparent) with red 
ribs and narrow green edge. 
Mrs. F. Sander. Roundish, dark green leaf heavily blotched trans- 
parent deep rose. 
(*) Available only in No. 2 size bulbs. 


*PINK CLOUD. New. Large, crinkly, well-opened leaves of a mottled 
pink with a cloud-like effect in the coloring. 
Reconcavo. A fine, strong grower. Has a delicate rose center, with 
carmine ribs. One of the best colors we offer. 
RED ENSIGN. New. A rather dwarf-growing type with many leaves of 
metallic red; narrow green border. Very bright, and a fine new 
variety. 
*RED FLARE. New. Straw-colored or yellowish leaf blotched with 
two shades of green. A fine pot-plant. 
RED GLORY. New 1948. Large carmine-red leaves with Vernon-red 
ribs. Narrow green border. 
RED POLKA. New. Bushy, dwarf grower. Bright red leaves with 
many polkd-dot spots of a slightly lighter snade of red. 
RICHARD DECKARD. Coppery rose with bright crimson ribs and 
golden tints between the pink blotches. 
RISING SUN. Brilliant deep red center and ribs on dark, gold-tinted 
background; spotted transparent pink. 
Scotch Plaid. This is an improved Mary Queen of Scots with shorter 
and more abundant foliage and wider red ribs. 
*Sea Gull. New. Dwarf, with a dark green leaf, heavy white midribs 
and white center. A very effective new white Caladium. 
SPANGLED BANNER. Glowing red leaf with darker ribs and a pro- 
fusion of pink spots. 
*SPOTLIGHT. A brand-new 1948 introduction. Leaf entirely bright 
shining red. Makes small bulbs but plenty of foliage. 
Texas Wonder. Tall grower with abundant large foliage. Heavy scarlet 
ribs blotched pink. 
THOMAS TOMLINSON. Bright crimson center and blotches; narrow 
green edge. Makes many leaves. 
Triomphe de l’Exposition. Old favorite with roundish leaf of bright 
red; dark green edge. 
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