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CALADIUMS 
These handsome foliage plants should be more widely grown as they thrive in heat and may 
be grown either in the ground or pots. They also do well as house plants. We are sending 
these out in mixture only, at the present time, but it is a mixture of the better named 
varieties. The colors range from pure white with green veins and ribs, through rose, to 
brilliant reds and green. 
Large bulbs are priced at $.35 each or $3.50 per dozen. 
CULTURE—The bulbs should be started in the same peat moss and sand mixture -; the 
Tuberous Begonias. However, they should be kept just barely moist and covered abo.t an 
inch, as roots also start from the top of the bulb. If bottom heat is applied, new growth 
will show in approximately a week. Both the roots and the leaves grow rapidly. 
SOIL—Should consist of half leaf mold and sand with the other half rotted cow manure. 
Caladiums are extremely heavy feeders and once established will take quantities of water if 
given. We feed ours weekly with manure water, to which soot has been added to bring 
out the coloring. However, they are very brilliant even when starved. 
DORMANT PERIOD—After all leaves have fallen, withhold water and when completely 
dormant, remove from soil, wash off any adhering dirt, dry in the shade and store in a 
warm place. They should be started again the following spring. 
GLOXINIAS 
These gorgeous flowering pot plants give a wealth of bloom equaled only by Tuberous 
Begonias. They are easily grown, the only thing to be particularly watchful about is over- 
watering. The flowers are tubular in form with a wide flaring mouth and seem to be made 
of velvet. The leaves are also handsome, being of a rich velvety green with strongly 
marked veins. They have an extended period of bloom and like heat. We have the following 
separate colors: Pure white, rose, bright scarlet, intense purple, blue, soft violet. 
Large bulbs are priced at $.35 each or $3.50 per dozen. 
CULTURE—Soil should consist of two parts leaf mold, one part peat moss, some sand and 
manure. Pot in a three-inch pot to start and shift as required. DO NOT OVER-POT. 
Keep in a warm place and do not give direct sunlight, although they like plenty of light. 
When flowering has ceased in the fall, gradually withhold water and after leaves have 
dropped, store pots in a cool place and give only enough water to prevent shriveling of bulbs. 
REPOTTING—W hen starting bulbs into new growth all old soil should be shaken off and 
bulbs again placed in small pots and shifted as required. Use the same sotl mixture as 
SEEDLING PLANTS 
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