Fancy Leaf Caladiums 
Fancy Leaf Caladiums are the most gorgeous of all foliage plants. The leaves are 
as colorful as any flowers. They are perfect pot plants. Culture. When bulbs are received 
before you wish to plant or pot, store them in a warm room. The minimum temperature 
in storage must be 60°. A little warmer is even better. Below that temperature, the bulbs 
may be injured. It is better to start the tubers before planting. They usually will start 
in Feb., but Mar. is still a better time. We hold them, packed in peat, in a warm room 
until May, uninjured, and they then start more quickly than if planted earlier. 
To start, we recommend that small pots be filled with peat and sphagnum, equal 
parts. Cover bulbs about 1”. When well rooted and tops are started they can then be 
shifted with the compost to their permanent pots. In these the soil should be pure 
compost—well rotted leaf mould, sifted, and a little sand. Adding a portion of sifted 
peat to the leaf mould is very good and one can use peat and sphagnum, the latter rubbed 
into small pieces, for the compost. Add a rounded tablespoonful of bone meal if available. 
Strong plants can be fed with weak liquid manure. The best growing temperature is 
about 85° with a minimum of 60° or 70° at night. The plants must be protected from 
strong sunlight. Half shade is usually about right. 
We are able to give you a very good deal on some of the newer and better sorts. 
Last year we listed bulbs, 114”-2” diam. at 45c ea. This year we are able to offer bulbs 
2”-2%4" at the same price and even slightly lower by the dozen. 
Candidum. Pure snow white leaf, dark green ribs and veins. 
Lord Derby. Beautiful rose leaf, dark green ribs and veins. 
Mrs. W. B. Haldeman. Transparent rose leaf, with pea green veins and narrow 
dark green border. 
John Peed. Brilliant red leaf with dark green border. 
Reconcavo. Deep rose center and carmine ribs on a dark green leaf. 
Bulbs, 2”-2'4” diam. 45c ea. $4.50 doz. One each of the 5 varieties for $2.10. 
Assorted varieties. These include excellent varieties, many that are different from 
the above. The sizes also are assorted, from 1” to 3” diam. Price 30c ea. $3.00 doz. 
Special, 1 doz. assorted and the 5 named for $4.85 or the 5 named and 1 assorted for 
$2.35. 
GLOXINIAS—Gesneriaceae 
Garden Gloxinias really belong to the genus Sinningia and are hybrids developed 
from S. speciosa. This species was introduced before 1817 and named Gloxinia speciosa. 
A few years later botanists discovered the error but the name Gloxinia will always be 
applied by gardeners to these popular tuberous plants. The true botanical Gloxinias 
make no tubers. They are not florist’s flowers and are not offered in catalogues but 
Sinningias will always be called Gloxinias and we use the name here. 
Gloxinias are natives of Brazil, a warm, tropical climate, which gives a key to 
their culture. Probably most failures result from trying to start them or grow them 
in cold rooms. 
The bell shaped flowers, originally purple, have been developed into shades of 
red, pink, purple and white in many variations. Some are blotched, spotted or sprinkled 
with darker colors. All are very rich and beautiful. The foliage too is rich and exotic 
in appearance and the plants would be worth cultivating for the foliage alone. It is of 
soft velvety texture, glowing with almost metallic tints, a rich green marked by gray 
and white. : 
Every month of the year we receive requests for Gloxinia tubers. They can only 
be had from Jan. to about April. We usually sell out by March. Later one must pay 
more and buy plants. We do not list plants because they cannot be sent long distances. 
Plants thus received are not very satisfactory. I advise you to buy tubers, early. 
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