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Cannas NEW EUROPEAN INTRODUCTIONS

ALL-TIME FAVORITE FOR BEDDING

Will bloom all summer in gay unusual
colors. They are strong vigorous plants
with broad handsome foliage. Plant
cannas in groups in the formal garden,
or use them as occasional plantings in
borders or beds. Plant in spring, about
18 inches apart and 2 inches deep, in
good rich soil, preferably in sunny lo-
cations. Water generously during the
summer months.

Green Leaved Varieties

RICHARD WALLACE—Low grow-
ing, large canary yellow blooms.
Very free flowering.

BONFIRE—Brilliant orange-scarlet
flowers in large trusses.

BRILLIANT— Very free-flowering;
bright red flowers.

CAYEUX — A vigorous variety with large
trusses or dark rose-red fiowers on tall stems.

Purple Leaved Varieties
TYROL—Beautiful rose pink, free flowering.

WY OMING—Broad and large trusses of yellowish bronze flowers, and showy
decorative leaves.

Price: 35c each. $3.20 per dozen. $25.00 per 100.

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QUANTITY VARIETY, NAME AND COLOR AMOUNT

QUANTITY RATES
One bulb—1/10 of dozen rate

Six bulbs (of one variety) at the 12 rate V2 9
50 bulbs (of one variety) take the 100 rate OOD 8 eee ae

250 or more (of one variety) take a discount of 10% Mail to

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SHIPMENTS—of $2.50 or over will be delivered any-
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add 25c to cover cost of packing and shipping.

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FRANK REINELT’S STRAIN OF TUBEROUS BEGONIAS

CULTURE OF TUBEROUS BEGONIAS—Start tubers in flats in a mix-
ture of peat and sand, leaf mold and sand or in peat alone. Keep
moist in a warm placé, until 3 or 4 inches of growth develops. Then,
plant in a permanent location, or, pots. Started this way in flats dur-
ing January and February, tubers will develop.a heavy root system,
which produce fine plants.

CAMELLIA PICOTEE (Camellia Marginata) CARNATION (Fimbriata Plena)

DOUBLE CAMELLIA TYPE—The largest and most popular of all the double
types. Individual flowers from 5 to 8 inches in diameter.

Colors
White Pink American Beauty Scarlet Dark Red
Salmon Yellow Apricot Orange Flame Orange
Price: 40c each; $4.00 per dozen; $30.00 per 100

DOUBLE CAMELLIA PICOTEE—Flowers are slightly smaller than Camellia
| type, but of beautiful form, with two-tone combination of color with a definite
contrasting edge.

| Colors
| Red Shades Pink Rose Shades Salmon Shades
Price: 40c each; $4.00 per dozen; $30.00 per 100

| FIMBRIATA TYPE—Double frilled; often called Carnation type. Its strong,
robust growth makes it desirable for* bedding and pot plants.

Colors
White Pink Blush Salmon Apricot
Rose Yellow Orange Flame Orange Scarlet
Price: 40c each; $4.00 per dozen; $30.00 per 100

HANGING BASKET BEGONIAS

Its hanging habit, with great
masses of bloom gives es great
decorative value. Use them in open
verandas, sunporches where they

can be protected from strong winds

and light.

Colors
Red Salmon Yellow

Price: 40c each; $4.00 per dozen; $30.00 per 100

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_ MULTIFLORA BEGONIAS

(New European Introductions)

Clusters of small flowers char-
acterize the Multiflora type.
They are excellent for bedding
and borders as they can stand
full sun, provided that the soil
is kept moist. Fine for potting.
MADAME RICHARD GALLE—
Orange salmon, very long flow-
ering period.

MADAME RICHARD GALLE
SUPERBA—Reddish orange;
fine for bedding.
FLAMBOYANT — Vermillion,

semi-double, very free flower-

ing.
MRS. HELEN HARMS—Cov-
ered with delicate yellow flow-
ers.

Price: Each 35c; $3.50 per dozen
$25.00 per 100

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ACIDANTHERA MURIELAE

Abyssinian Sword Lily. A real find from Western Abyssinia.
As easily grown as the gladiolus, it is similarly planted and
harvested. It blooms from mid-August to September. It has
tall rigid stems 4 feet or higher, with very sweet scented
flowers. Petals are pure white with a purplish maroon blotch
at their base. Excellent cut flower.

Price $3.00 per dozen. $20.00 per 100.

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GLADIOLUS

Our bulbs are grown by one of

Oregon's oldest and most reliable
growers. Gladiolus should be
planted after the danger of frost
has passed. Plant the bulbs about
4 to 6 inches deep, and about 6 to
7 inches apart. Full sun is best.
Plant in staggered rows for a bet-

ter effect. Excellent cut flower.

PICARDY—The old stand-
by. Has won more prizes
than any other glad. Large
well expanded blooms of
delicate shrimp pink,
many open at same time.
Late mid-season bloomer.

BEACON—Very spectacular, rose salmon
with creamy throat. Blooms approximately 3
months after planting.

CANDY HEART—Very large blooms of a soft
clear pink with bright carmine blotch in
throat. Early mid-season bloomer.

MARGARET BEATON—A broad, tall beauti-
ful clear white with small cherry blotch in
throat.

KING LEAR—Long flower spikes, with vel-
vety, ruffled red-purple blooms. Mid-season
bloomer.

ROSA VAN LIMA—An excellent light rose
pink, shading deeper in the throat. A very
good cutflower.

SNOWPRINCESS—One of the very best
whites, with long stems which never crook.
Mid-season bloomer.

ALGONQUIN — Noted for
its long spikes with its
many brilliant scarlet flow-
ers. Early bloomer.

Price: All varieties: $1.00 doz. $7.50 per 100

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Rig LILIES
YOR OF THE VALLEY

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One of our oldest customers has grown Lily of the Valley ‘Fortin’ for
many years in her garden. This variety, and she has tried them all, is
the only one which has established itself for more than ten years in
her Piedmont garden. We were fortunate in securing a limited supply
of this rare variety through our growers in Holland.

Price: 12 pips $3.00 100 pips $20.00

CALLA LILIES

The pink and yellow Callas are sum-
mer blooming bulbs and should be
planted from January until April.
Plant bulbs about four inches deep,
and keep well watered during the
growing season. They can be left in
the ground in the milder regions, but
should be lifted, dried and stored in
a frostless place when there is danger
of frost.

CALLA RHEMANI SUPERBA. This isa
new and far superior variety. Flowers
are fairly large and are pale pink.

Price: 40c¢ each. $4.00 per dozen.
$30.00 per 100
CALLA ELLIOTTIANA. The yellow calla lily has

larger flowers than the pink and is a beautiful gar-
den plant. Plant February to April.

Price: 40c each. $4.00 per dozen. $30.00 per 100.

POTTED BULBS

Those who were unable to plant their bulbs last
year and want to fill in open places in their garden

may get them now. We have several thousand

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