. Dreer's garden book 1916. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. New and Rare Fancy-leaved Caladiums CHOICE STANDARD FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS. Berose. Pink ribs on a metallic green ground. Candidum. White ground with strongly marked green ribs. Coacoochee. Red rays on a green and white mottled ground. Dr. Vilhena. Transparent claret-colored centre with white zone and green Caladium Esculentum (Elephant's Ear) Fred. Bause. Rosy-carmine centre with green border. Qartenins
. Dreer's garden book 1916. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. New and Rare Fancy-leaved Caladiums CHOICE STANDARD FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS. Berose. Pink ribs on a metallic green ground. Candidum. White ground with strongly marked green ribs. Coacoochee. Red rays on a green and white mottled ground. Dr. Vilhena. Transparent claret-colored centre with white zone and green Caladium Esculentum (Elephant's Ear) Fred. Bause. Rosy-carmine centre with green border. Qarteninspector BetZ. Large foliage, green ground, mar- bled rosy-carmine, white and red. Qarteninspector Qireaud. Creamy-yellow, clouded moss- green, spotted pink. Hildegard Nehrling. Ground color creamy-white, ribs Indian- lake, marbled green, centre suffused mauve-rcse. Itapocu. Large red leaves with metallic reflections. Macahe. Large green leaves with vivid red ribs and large transparent white spots. Sorocaba. Green ground, rose centre, with net-like white veins. Wighti. Green ground profusely spotted red and white. Price. Any of the choice standard varieties, 20 cts. each; the set of 12 sorts for $ CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. (Elephant's Ear.) One of the most effective plants in cultivation for beds, borders or for planting out upon the lawn; they are used extensively in many of the public parks, where their decorative value is greatly appreciated; a very fine combination is formed by using the Pur- ple Fountain Grass offered on page 169 as a border. To obtain the best results it should be planted where it will obtain plenty of water and an abundance of rich compost. When full size it stands 6 to 10 feet high, and bears immense light green leaves, 3 to 4 feet long by 2h feet wide. EACH Mammoth bulbs 25c Large " 15c First size " 10c Second size'« 7c If wanted by Parcel Post add to above prices 10 cts 5 cts.; and 3 cts. each to cover charges. PER DOZ. $ 75c PE
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