VISIT OUR 
20th ANNUAL 
OUTDOOR 
BULB SHOW 
@ Mid-March through Mid-April, 1954 
@ In Our SHOW GARDENS at NILES 
@ No Charge—4 to 5 Glorious Weeks 
@ Open Daily and Sundays 
Be sure to bring your family and friends to 
this well-established event—Northern Cali- 
fornia’s first and largest Outdoor Bulb Show. 
You will see thousands of bulbs in bloom, 
the latest novelties and popular favorites, all 
labeled, displayed against a background of 
colorful spring flowering trees and shrubs. 
This is an ideal time to make your bulb se- 
lection for planting the following fall, while 
you can see and compare varities blooming 
side by side. Those who have come in past 
years make this the one flower show they 
would not miss. Come and welcome spring 
in our Show Gardens; enjoy a pleasant hour 
or two in the intimate garden and Guest 
Lodge at our “Old Adobe” the historic 
hacienda built more than a century ago by 
the famous Vallejo family. 
We are waiting to welcome you to the 20th 
Annual Outdoor Bulb Show next March and 
April (there is no charge). So you won't for- 
get, please mark your calendar now. 
GLADIOLUS 
BULB FOR SPRING 
PLANTING 
Prices: 12 for $1.25; 100 for $8.50. 
BARCAROLIE—Finest salmon orange, ruffled. 
BEACON—Bright scarlet with cream throat. 
BLUE BEAUTY—Best of all medium blues. 
BURMA—Huge ruffled old rose. 
CHAMOUNY—Prize cerise red, silver edge. 
COMMANDER KOEHL (Pfitzer)—Deep red. 
DR. F. E. BENNETT—Flame scarlet. 
FAIR ANGEL—Huge ruffled cream white. 
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE—Fxtraordinary new 
white. 
GLAMIS—Most beautiful pink, pointed petals. 
GREENLIGHT—Huge greenish white, ruffled. 
MARGARET BEATON—Snow white, red blotches. 
PELEGRINA—Deep blue violet. 
PICARDY—Delicate glowing flesh pink. 
PURPLE SUPREME—New tall purple. 
RANGITATA—Earliest red. 
ROSA VAN LIMA—Clear apple blossom pink. 
SHIRLEY TEMPLE—Huge ruffled cream. 
SPOTLIGHT—Largest yellow, red throat. 
TAKINA—Giant light purple. 
YELLOW HERALD—Fine new ruffled yellow. 
YELLOW EMPEROR—Reliable yellow. 
MIXED GLADIOLUS—Hand selected, choice varie- 
ties. 
Telephone for store hours if Sunday 
Telephone for store hours if Sunday 
Visit Our Nearest Salesyard 
--- 3 Convenient Locations 
If you live in Northern or 
Central California, one of our 
Salesyards is conveniently 
near your home. Each is a 
“one stop Garden Shop,” fully 
stocked with the finest of plant 
materials, tools, accessories 
and soil aids, offered at rea- 
sonable prices, including many 
ornamental plants and shrubs 
as well as specimen trees not 
listed in this catalog. Visit us 
often. 
Niles Salesyard open every 
day in the year, except Sun- 
days during the period from 
June 20th to September 19th, 
1954, and New Year's Day, 
Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor 
Day, Thanksgiving and Christ- 
mas Day. 
NILES: One-half mile from Niles, just off Foothill Boulevard. Phone Niles 3011 
Discuss Your Landscape Problems With Our Landscape Organization 
Write or Telephone: 
LANDSCAPE ORGANIZATION 
California Nursery Company, Niles, California 
Phone: Niles 3011 
MODESTO: ———~> 
Old 99 Highway 
—south of 7th Street Bridge 
or Holiday 
Phone: 2-0781 
FRESNO: 
Belmont and Thorne 
or Holiday 
Phone: 3-5327 
Our salesyards are well 
stocked with a wide se- 
lection of ornamental 
shrubs and plants. Visit 
our nearest yard for 
your requirements and 
SAVE 10% on cash and 
carry orders for nursery 
stock of $10 or more. 
For more leisurely service at any of our branches, 
we suggest that you call on week days and in the 
morning if possible. We are busiest on Saturdays 
and Sundays. 
Main Office: NILES, CALIFORNIA 
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George C. Roeding, Jr., President 
NURSERY CO. 
Established 1865 
Telephone: Niles 3011 
