Summer-Flowering Bulbs and Roots 
Some of the most beautiful flowers we have are 
grown from Spring and early Summer planted 
bulbs or roots. Their culture is very easy and 
they flower with great certainty during Summer 
ane iat We supply only the highest quality 
stock. 
AMARYLLIS 
The Amaryllis produces showy flowers that 
are handsome and very attractive, resembling 
Lilies. They are very easily grown in pots for 
blooming in the house during the Winter and 
early Spring. 
Culture. Amaryllis should be potted as soon as 
received. Pot the bulbs singly in 6-inch pots in 
good garden soil enriched with bone meal or well- 
decomposed cow manure. Add sufficient sharp 
sand to make the soil loose and friable. Cover 
only to the shoulder of the bulb, leaving the neck 
protruding. Water sparingly and keep in a dark 
place at 50 to 60 degrees temperature for about a 
month until well rooted, then expose to full sun 
and water daily, taking care to provide ample drain- 
age. It is essential for good bloom that the roots 
become crowded in the pot. For this reason do not 
shift to a larger pot when the roots appear to be 
- cramped, as they require very little soil. After the 
blooms die, place the pots outdoors plunging the 
pots in the open border where they will be exposed 
to full sunshine and produce a nice growth of leaves. 
To rest a bulb is to allow a period for dormancy, 
hence in the early Fall remove the pot to a cool 
cellar, stop watering and allow the foliage to dry. 
Allow them to rest until early Winter, then prepare 
them to bloom again, Repotting is not necessary 
though it is essential to work some bone meal or 
liquid cow manure in the soil. 
Giant-flowered Hybrids. 3 to 3% inch. The finest of 
the Amaryllis family. These bulbs produce four to 
six trumpet-like blooms on strong stems. The colors 
range from beautiful markings of rose, red and 
crimson on pure white grounds as well as solid col- 
ors of crimson, cherry-red, red, rich scarlets and 
maroon. We cannot supply separate colors. 
TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS 
They Thrive in Shade or Partial Shade 
These beautiful wax-like flowers are gigantic in 
size, measuring 4 to 6 inches across. The brilliant, 
vivid colors are rare in beauty and contrast well 
with the rich exotic foliage. They are very useful, 
for every garden-has shaded spots where the aver- 
age flower will not grow. Such places are ideal for 
this flower; yet it will make a dazzling show in the 
open. 
Culture. In the Spring the dormant tubers show 
pink swellings at the center of the crown. They 
should then be planted outdoors late in May, 10 
inches apart, or in pots indoors in March or April 
and later transplanted outside to give earlier 
blooms. Plant in rich loose soil, preferably leaf mold, 
being sure the drainage is good and that the tuber 
is so placed that the top center is above the soil. 
Water sparingly, increasing the moisture supply 
after the first leaves form. Too early or too deep 
planting may kill the tuber. The bulbs or tubers 
must be lifted in the fall after the first heavy frost 
has killed the foliage. Store in a cool dry, frost- 
proof cellar until planting time. 
Single Begonias. Apricot, orange, pink, scarlet, . 
_ white and yellow. 
Double Begonias. Apricot, orange, pink, scarlet, 
white and yellow, 
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Caladium Esculentum (Elephant’s Har) 
GOLDEN YELLOW CALLA LILIES 
Mammoth Bulbs. The best Yellow Calla with flowers 
as large as the popular white winter-flowering va- 
riety, but of a rich, golden yellow, velvety texture. 
The foliage is dark green with translucent creamy 
white spots which give the plant a very ornamental 
appearance, 
Culture. Splendid as a pot plant grown indoors 
early, or for growing outdoors in the open border or 
for a shaded location. If planted when the ground is 
warm in good rich loam, they will flower during the 
Summer months. When the tops are killed by frost, 
dig and store in a cool frost-proof cellar. 
CALADIUM ESCULENTUM 
Elephant’s Ear 
Mammoth Bulbs. A fine tropical plant that is easily 
grown with large rich green leaves, often measuring 
3 to 4 feet long by 2% feet wide. They are an effec- 
tive center for flower beds or for irregular beds as 
an ornamental lawn display. 
Culture. Caladiums are easily grown in any good 
garden soil. Plant outdoors when the soil is warm, 
about the middle of May. To obtain the best results 
they should be planted where they will obtain plenty 
of water and an abundance of rich compost. Take up 
before frost, cut off the old stems and store in a cool, 
dry frost-proof place until time for spring planting. 
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Giant Flowered Hybrid Amaryllis 
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