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Good Seeds Cheap—Good as Can Be Grown—None Better at Any Price 
SHUMWAY’S BULBS FOR SPRING PLANTING 
Mixed 
Colors 
2603 Caladium—Fancy-leaved 
A Glorious House Plant 
No other summer foliage plant equals 
the Fancy Caladiums in rich and gor- 
geous, yet soft coloring. All of the va- 
rieties are of marvelous beauty for the 
furnishing of the conservatory during 
the summer months,.for window boxes 
or even for outdoor bedding in shady or 
semi-shady positions. 
Bulbs may be started .in sand in the 
house. Large Bulbs. All lst Size. 3 for 
$1.25; 6 for $2.25; 12 for $4.00, postpaid. 
Shumway’s Large Flowering Cannas 
Cannas are the tallest and most attractive of the summer bedding plants and furnish a wide range of colors. 
They do well everywhere. 
shades of yellow, red, green and bronze. 
See Page 41 for Pink Gem Canna 
These 
Make 
Gorgeous 
Cannas Required to Plant Beds 
and glossy and free from insects, 1 
bers of white blossoms emit a delightful cin- 
namon-like odor. ] 
that will more quickly and satisfactorily cover 
an arbor trellis, 
screen purposes. 
when 
Grows 15 to 25 feet high. 3 
50 ects.; 6 for 85 cts.; 12 for $1.25, postpaid. 
Esculentum (Elephant’s Ear), 3 to 5 ft. Or- 
namental foliage plants producing huge, bright 
green leaves often measuring 3 to 4 ft. long 
and 214 ft. wide. 
when planted in tall beds or borders or on the 
open lawn. 
2614 The President 
2620 Cinnamon Vine 
A Beautiful Hardy Climber 
The handsome foliage is. dark green, thick 
while num- 
We know of no other vine 
wall or fence for shade or 
It will thrive anywhere and 
once established will grow for years. 
Strong tubers, 3 for 
2602 Caladium 
They give a tropical effect 
Widely used in public parks. They 
need a rich soil with abundant 
moisture. Large size bulbs. 3 for 
$1.10; 6 for $2.00; doz., $3.50, post- 
paid. 
2773 Oxalis 
Excellent Pot Plant 
Summer Flowering—Highly valu- 
able for hanging baskets, also bor- 
ders of walks and flower beds. 
Mammoth bulbs, 
100 for $12.00, postpaid. 
2614 The President. (4 ft.) Rich glow- 
ing scarlet flowers which measure 7 
inches across when fully opened, The 
strong erect stalk carries the flowers 
well ahead of the heavy green foliage. 
2610 City of Portland. This is the best 
pink Canna grown today. Their vivid 
flowers hold their color through long 
days of hot sun. Flowers of deep pink 
are carried well above deep green 
foliage. Grows 3% feet in height. 
2608 Eureka. (4 ft.) A free flowering 
white variety, Green leaves. When 
the blossoms appear they are cream. 
2616 Yellow King Humbert. (4 ft.) 
Considered the best yellow Canna. The 
petals are 3 to 3% inches in diameter, 
7 inches long, slightly blotched with 
bright red; foliage dark green. 
2609 SPECIAL OFFER 
of CANNAS 
3 Roots of Each Variety 
Total of 12 Roots 
Value—$2.80 
FOR ONLY $1.95 
For round beds planted eighteen inches apart each way: Seven ft. bed—19 plants, one for 
center; six for first row, twelve for second row. Ten ft. bed—37 plants, oné for center; 
six for first row, twelve for second row, eighteen for third row. 
Thirteen ft. bed—61 
plants, one for center; six for first row, twelve for second row, eighteen for third row, 
twenty-four for fourth row. 
Blooms quickly. 
Mixed sorts only of Pink. 
25 bulbs, 75 cts.; 100 for $2.25; 200 for $3.50, postpaid. 
Dig up bulbs in fall and plant again in spring. 
- SPECIAL LOW PRICES ON ALL CANNA BULBS, 3 for 
70 cts.; 6 for $1.25; 12 for $2.25; 25 for $4.00; 50 for $7.00; 
AU Tp ie 5 
ey a, 
2772 Madeira Vine 
“Climbing Mignonette.’’ A beau- 
tiful tuberous-rooted climber, 
with rather plain, thick leaves 
and handsome racemes of fra- 
grant white flowers. The vine 
makes a very rapid growth and a 
few plants will cover a trellis or 
cottage in a single season. It isa 
very pretty thing to use for shad- 
ing a porch or veranda as the 
leaves are brilliant, glossy green. 
Lift the bulbs each fall the same 
as Dahlias. 3 for 50 cts.; 6 for 
85 cts.; 12 for $1.25, postpaid. 
Showy in. mass_ beds. 
Choice bulbs, doz., 45 cts.; 
Two to Three-eye Roots. 
Plant 18 Inches Apart 
Rich 
11022 BEAUTIFUL HARDY FERNS 
MAIDENHAIR—Lace Fern 
3 for $1.25—6 for $2.25—12 for $4.25—Postpaid _ 
Beautiful Hardy Ferns 
1102 Maidenhair 
Hardy Ferns planted among your 
shrubbery, in the perennial border, 
or in the foundation planting 
around your house, especially on ~ 
the north and east side or under 
tall trees, bring to your home a 
fragrance from the wild woods, in 
some of nature’s most beautiful 
creations. x 
3 for $1.25; 6 for $2.25 
Double Pearl. 
flower spikes 
white, double blossoms. , They are very attrac- 
tive in the border, and their long stems make 
them desirable as cut flowers, 
doors 
bloom late in the summer. For earlier bloom- 
ing start them indoors in pots and transplant 
when danger of frost has passed. 4 
Large Choice Bulbs: 3 for 60 cts.; 6 for $1.00; 
12 for $1.75; 100 for $9.00, postpaid. : 
Produce Gorgeous _ iy 
Blooms All Summer — 
2776 
Tuberoses 
Mammoth Flowering 
(2% ft.) Beautiful compact 
of extremely fragrant, Waxy 
If planted out- 
when the ground is warm they will 
For Other Spring Bulbs See Index > 
Page 2. Also Color Pages. See 
Page 40 for Excellent Bulb and Pf 
Plant Foods. Directions Included. 
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