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SHUMWAY’S BULBS FOR SPRING PLANTING 
Good Seeds Cheap—Good as Can Be Grown—None Better at Any Price 
Produte Gorgeotiat : 
Blooms All Summer 
Mixed 
Colors 
2603 Caladium—Fancy-leaved 
A Glorious House Plant 
2620 Cinnamon Vine 
No other summer foliage plant equals A ReautifaleHardy, Clisaber 
the Fancy Caladiums in rich and gor- : Re y 
geous, yet soft coloring. All of the va- The handsome foliage is dark green, thick 
rieties are of marvelous beauty for the and glossy and free from insects, while num- 
furnishing of the conservatory during bers of white blossoms emit a delightful cin- 
the summer months, for window boxes namon-like odor, We know of no other vine 
or even for outdoor bedding in shady or that will more quickly and satisfactor ny. pores 
semi-shady sitions an arbor trellis, wall or fence for shade or 
Sten y peor s ote: screen purposes. Jt will thrive anywhere and 
Bulbs may be started in sand in the when once established will srow for years. 
house. Large Bulbs. All Ist Size. 3 for Grows 15 to 25 feet high. Strong tubers, 3 for 
60 cts.; 6 for $1.00; 12 for $1.50, postpaid. 
2602 Caladium 
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 2% ft. wide. They give a tropical effect 
when planted in tall beds or bordérs or on the 
open lawn. Widely used in public parks. They 
need a rich soil with abundant 
moisture. Large size bulbs. 3 for 
$1.25; 6 for $2.25; doz., $4.00, 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. Mixed sorts only of 
$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. 
shades of yellow, red, green and bronze. They do well everywhere. 
See Page 41 for Pink Gem Canna 
100 for $12.95, postpaid. 
2614 The President. (4 {t.) 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. 
2617 Pink Gem. (4% ft.) A real dark 
pink Canna. Flowers extremely large. 
Bright green foliage. 
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 
These 
Make 
Gorebaus 2 | 3 Roots of Each Variety 
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in Ag Total of 12 Roots 
be ae | (¥ 2614 The President Value—$3.00 
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FOR ONLY $2.25 
Cannas Required to Plant Beds 
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, one 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, eizhteen for third row, 
iwenty-four for fourth row 
Blooms quickly. 
Dig up bulbs in fall and plant again in spring. 
SPECIAL LOW PRICES ON ALL CANNA BULBS, 3 for 
75 cts.; 6 for $1.35; 12 for $2.50; 25 for $4.25; 50 for $7.50; 
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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 is a 
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 60 cts:; 6 for 
$1.00; 12 for $1.50, postpaid. 
2776 Tuberoses 
Mammoth Flowering . 
Double Pearl, (21% ft.) Beautiful compact | 
flower spikes of extremely. fragrant, waxy 
white, double blossoms. They are very attrac- 
tive in the border, and their long stems make . 
them desirable as cut flowers, If planted out-— 
doors when. the ground is warm they will — 
bloom late in the summer. For earlier bloom- 
ing start them indoors in pots and transplant 
when danger of frost has passed. 
Large Choice Bulbs; 3 for 70 cts.; 6 for $1.25; . 
12 for $2.00; 100 for $10.50, postpaid, 4 
Showy in mass beds. 
Pink. Choice bulbs, doz., 50 cts.; 
25 bulbs, 85 cts.; 100 for $2.50; 200 for $4.00, postpaid. 
Two to Three-eye Roots. 
Plant 18 Inches Apart 
Rich 
For Other Spring Bulbs See Index. 
Page 2. Also Color Pages. See a | 
' Page 40 for Excellent Bulb and “| 
Plant Foods. Directions Included. 
102 BEAUTIFUL HARDY FERNS __ 
MAIDENHAIR—Lace Fern 2 gic 
3 for $1.45—6 for $2.50—12 for $4.50—Postpaid 
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Beautiful Hardy Ferns 
1102 Maidenhair 
Hardy Ferns planted among your 
shrubbery, in the perennial border, 
around your house, especially on 
the north and east side or under 
some of nature’s most beautiful 
tall trees, bring to your home a 
creations. 
3 for $1.45; 6 for $2.50 
