Letherman’s 
Gloxinia 
Brilliant Cannas 
The roots may be planted outdoors in Mid-May, 
or start them inside in pots and set outdoors late 
May or June after their leaves have made a good 
start. Cannas are beautiful as beds in large areas or 
as clumps in the border. 
The President. Large glowing scarlet flowers. 
King Humbert. Orange-scarlet flowers. 
Yellow King Humbert. Canary yellow, spotted red. 
City of Portland. Large heads of rose pink. 
Eureka. The best white Canna. 
King Midas. Lemon yellow, dotted red. 
Any variety—15c each, 3 for 40c, Doz. $1.50. 
Ismene, Peruvian Daffodil 
Calathina. The pure white flowers are very fragrant 
and graceful in form, somewhat resembling 
Amaryllis. They are easily grown in most spots, 
not too wet, doing best in fairly light rich soil. 
Plant in groups, the bulbs 4 to 6 inches deep, 
dig in fall and store as you would Gladiolius. 
Each 40c, 3 for $1.10, Doz. $4.00. 
Lovely Gloxinias 
Every year more flower lovers are becoming in- 
creasingly enthusiastic over Gloxinias, because they 
give so much beauty so readily. Most every home 
has suitable space for a few pots of Gloxinias. We 
try to get our first lot of bulbs in late November or 
December, and they are available then through 
January or into February. Pick yours out as early as 
you possibly can before stocks are depleted. 
We have separate colors as follows: 
Fiery Red—Scarlet—Scarlet bordered White— 
Soft Rose—Tigrinia (spotted)—Rose with white 
Throat—Deep Blue bordered White—Pure White 
—Violacea violet blue. 
Prices—Top size bulbs for best bloom—Ea. 45c, 
3 for $1.20, Doz. $4.50. 
Two New Varieties 
Hollywood. Extra large, deep violet. Each 45c. 
Princess Elizabeth. Blue with white throat. Ea. 45c. 
Tigridias (Shell Flower) 
Brightly colored, large three petalled flowers of 
Reds and Yellows. There is an inner cup spotted 
with yellow. They like a warm sunny situation and 
are more effective planted in clumps of 6 or more. 
Plant 3 inches deep. Each 10c, Doz. $1.00. 
Tuberoses, Dwarf Double 
Spikes of heavily fragrant double white flowers, 
thickly set along the stem. The bulbs may be planted 
directly outdoors when soil is warm, or started 
earlier inside like Cannas. 
Each 18c, 3 for 45c, Doz. $1.80. 
Dahlias 
Special Box of 6 Large Varieties 
This collection is made of 1 tuber each of 6 dis- 
tinct colors, all giant flowering. 
One box $2.00, 3 or more at $1.90. 
Special Box of Pompon Dahlias 
The fine popular small flowered varieties. One 
each of six colors. 
Box $1.50, 3 or more at $1.40. 
Finest Roses for 1952 
A New York State nursery is growing for us a special allotment 
of extra fine rose plants. They include the most popular older stand- 
ard varieties as well as the finer new patent roses, even a limited 
quantity each of the 1952 All-America Award Winners, Fred 
Howard, Helen Traubel, Vogue, and the 1953 Winners, Chrysler 
Imperial and Ma Perkins. 
These are strong No. 1 field grown plants individually wrapped 
and accurately labeled. With proper planting there is no doubt of 
their success. 
Ask for our complete descriptive and price list. 
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