FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS 
Handsome foliage plants from tropical America with arrowhead leaves 
flamboyantly colored; veined, marbled, or flecked; some transparent. Jack- 
in-the-pulpit type flowers. 
You have seen the Candidum variety with large, translucent white, crepe- 
textured leaves in illustrations of modern interiors. 
Some dealers have Candidum and Crimson Wave but the others are hard 
to get. An assortment makes an intriguing rotation of house plants; and 
is effective spotted around the summer patio, porch, and garden. Very 
useful material for arrangements. 
Grown from tubers which can be carried over and multiplied. 
Number You Want 
. .Candidum—the leading white, described above. 
. Crimson Wave—crimson with dark green border. Large crinkled 
transparent leaves. 
..Hortulania—bright crimson-red leaves with bluish tint, Showy. 
.. .dohn Peed—red center and veins; medium sized round leaves 
. Lord Derby—transparent rose colored leaves with dark ribs and nar- 
row green border. 
...Madame Truall—deep purplish red with deeper colored ribs and 
bronze-green edges. Large leaves. 
. Mrs. Nehrling—bronzy red shading to copper brown. Small pointed 
leaves on a dwarf plant. Unusual. 
..Mrs. Munson—bright crimson, scarlet ribs with narrow green edge. 
.. .Poecile Anglais—deep crimson bordered metal-green. Very fine. 
. .Reconcavo—center deep red with dark red veins and dark stem. 
. Scarlet Pimpernelle—scarlet with straw-yellow margin. Large leaves. 
. .Red Ensign—bright metallic red with green margin. 
.. .Tom Tomlinson—-brilliant red with narrow green margin. Very showy. 
. total, Size No. 1 (14’-24” Diam.) @ any 6 for $2.00 
allover 6for .25each 
one each sOL alle to 100 o.00 ae ee 
Postpaid. 
Minimum shipment 6 tubers. 
Cultural directions with each shipment. 
For “Home Growers’”’ 
Size No. 1 any mixture per hundred—$20. 
Size No.2 (walnut size) minimum of a kind 25 per hundred— 10. 
March 1954 
Size No. 2 in 3” pots with 3-4 leaves could be a good summer 
sale item at variety stores bringing 69 cents retail. 
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