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Meta.ke. A large leaved, rather dwarf growing- variety, attains a 

 height of 7 feet, grows erect, stems thickly tufted, and entirely covered 

 with sheaves of the leaves. Native of Japan. 25c to 50c each. 



Common Gia.nt. Grows to the height of 25 or 40 feet. Useful for 

 windbreaks. The stems can be used for ornamental and useful purposes; 

 for fences, plant stakes, and many other ways. 35c to 50c each. The time 

 for planting is in the spring. 



Striped. Foliage green and white, stems yellow, with alternate 

 sections of green. 75c each. 



Hviro-Chiku. "Black Stemmed Bamboo." One of the most 

 beautiful. Stems 1 to 2 inches in diameter. 50c to 75 each. Three other 

 fine tall varieties, 35c to 50c each. 



PHOR.MIUM TenaLX. "Variegated New Zealand Flax." Grand 

 decorative plant of most stately habit. The leaves are 2 to 4 inches broad. 

 They have dark red edges, and are beautifully striped yellow and bluish- 

 green. They are showy pot plants, ranking with palms and draceenas, 

 and make a grand clump on a lawn. 50c, 75c to $1.25 each. 



Phormium Tena.x. L,ike the above except that the leaves are plain 

 blue-green, edged red. Very beautiful. 20c to $1.50 each. 



CHOICE BULBS. 



The Amarylles l>ily. 



Beavitif \il for the House and Fine for the Garden in 

 Southern California, and the South. 



Lovely Pink Bella Donna Lily. 



This is one of the most satisfactory of Amaryllis; bearing on a long 

 stems clusters of eight or ten superb large pink, lily-like flowers. The 

 color is perfectly pure pink, and the fragrance is like ripe apricots. The 

 flowers keep for two weeks. It blooms in June and July, after the foliage 

 dies down. Monster size, 50c each; second size, 25c each; third size, 15c 

 each; $1.50, $2.50 and $4.00 dozen. 



Bella. Donna Minor L,ike the above, only that the flowers stem is 

 shorter, and the flowers have a white center; petals beautifully feathered 

 pink; it blooms the latter part of August and September. 35c to 50c each; 

 seedling, 25c to 50c each, $1.00 dozen. 



