VENTURA-BY-THE-SEA, CALIFORNIA 



Specialties in Plants and Seeds 



Gerbera Jamesoni 



Gerbera Jamesoni, the Transvaal Daisy 



GERBERA. The Scarlet Transvaal Daisy. 

 The leaves are grayish green, long and 

 ruffled at the edges and grow close to 

 the ground in rosette-like form. The 

 flower stems are from 15 to 18 inches 

 long and are surrounded by splendid 

 large brilliant scarlet daisy-like flowers, 

 four and one-half inches across. The 

 center of the flower is bright red; 

 fine for cutting and keeps for two 

 weeks in water. The plant is perennial 

 and blooms all the year. Very scarce. 

 Strong plants, 25 and 50c each. $2.00 and 

 $4.00 per dozen. (See cut.) 



Calla Lilies 



Golden Yellow Calla (Richardia Elliot- 

 tiana) True. Entirely distinct and unlike all 

 other forms of yellow Callas; it has the 

 same habit of growth as the ordinary white 

 variety, with flowers of same size and shape, 

 but of a rich, clear, lustrous golden-yellow 

 color; the foliage is dark green, with a 

 number of translucent creamy-white spots, 

 which add much to its beauty. It is but a 

 few years ago that this sold at a very high 

 price. We are now able to offer strong bulbs 

 at 35 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



Rhemanni — (Pink) — This magnificent Cal- 

 la has a flower of a rich, deep shade of pink 

 that is perfectly exquisite. A strong, easy 

 grower and a free bloomer. 



Having grown an enormous stock, we can 

 offer it at a very low price. Fine flowering 

 bulbs, 20 cents each; 6 for $1.00. 



New Tree Begonia 

 "Rosengold" 



Flowers similar to the other Tree Begon- 

 ias. The difference is in the leaves, the colors 

 of which giving it the name. The leaves are 

 glossy green and are beautifully splashed 

 on the back with yellow and red — delicately 

 edged with red. 25 cents. 



Billbergia 



Rare and choice from Brazil. Plant grows 

 about 1V 2 feet high. Long narrow leaves 

 slightly spiny. Flowers fuchsia-like, borne 

 on slender spikes. Petals yellowish green, 

 with a blue margin enclosed in rosy bracts. 

 25 cents. 



Cactus Flowering 

 Geraniums 



A very unique and strikingly beautiful 

 distinct type which, originated in England 

 but a few years ago, at once won a place in 

 great public favor as pot plants, for the con- 

 servatory and window boxes, for which they 

 are unusually pleasing and attractive on 

 account of their remarkably handsome and 

 thrifty but dwarf growth, small foliage, and 

 marvelous profusion of bloom. 



The Cactus has by common consent been 

 recognized as a distinctive term applied to 

 certain types of dahlias, cinerarias, etc., but 

 none deserve the appellation more so than 

 the Cactus geraniums, with their admirable 

 elegance of form, exquisite graceful narrow 

 curled and twisted petals, similar to those 

 of the finest grade of Cactus dahlia. 



We offer the following varieties: 

 — J. R. Greenhill. Pleasing shade of soft 

 pinkish lavender. 



Fire Dragon. Bright scarlet crimson, ex- 

 ceptionally striking and showy. 



Mrs. J. Brown. Dark scarlet; dwarf grow- 

 er; free bloomer. 



Salmon Queen. Delicate light salmon. 



Exquisite. .Salmon rose. 



Countess. Dark salmon. 



20 cents each; $1.50 per dozen. 



Haemanthus (a rare bulb) 



(Blood Flower) 

 Very broad tongue shaped leaves which 

 die down before flowers appear; flowers 

 composed of a heavy calyx of deep blood red, 

 inside of which is a great number of red 

 florets close together, resembling a mass of 

 stamens. Very beautiful and interesting. 

 50 cents. 



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