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Gloriosa supcrba grandiflora 



The above illustration does not do justice to this beautiful deciduous greenhouse climber from the East Indies. While not 

 entirely new, it is very rarely seen in the United States, though we know of more than one instance where it is grown very suc- 

 cessfully—and has created a sensation wherever exhibited — or used for table and otlier decorative purposes. 



It has been our good fortune to secure a very fine stock of this delightful plant, and w e are offering it really for the first time 

 in America. 



The color of the flowers, where the light portion is figured in the illustration, is deep, rich orange-yellow, and the dark por- 

 tion crimson-scarlet ; form reflexed and crisped — engraving reduced about one-quarter size. The roots or tubers very much 

 resemble a yam. 



Cultural directions, given by a successful grower in this country, follow : The tubers must be started in sand 

 with bottom heat and at intervals of a month apart if wanted for successional flowering. Cover the same with about an inch of 

 sand, and keep moist until they begin to start from the end of tiie tuber, when tiiey will at the same time emit roots. They should 

 then be potted before the roots get too long and are liable to get injured in the course of potting, and placed in full sunshine in a 

 house where 65 degrees at night can be maintained. When the pots are well filled with roots without letting them become too pot 

 bound, shift into 6- or 7-inch pots, or, if large plants are re(iuired, put three or four tubers in a 10- or 12-inch pot, seeing that thw 

 drainage is good, as they require lots of water in the growing season but must not be allowed to get water-logged. Place the plants 

 in position and train the growths up wires or strings in full sunshine until they flower, and for all time. When the flowering period 

 is over, they shou d be gradually rested and stored away for the winter in the pots and soil they have been growing in, under the 

 bench of a greenhouse, not too close to the pipes, in a temperature of about 50 degrees through the winter. In the spring they can 

 be started up at intervals, as above directed. They thrive in good sandy loam, with about one-third cow manure added. When 

 starting them first in sand, do not get impatient, as they are often slow in starting, but grow rapidly when once they begin. 



Price $2 each, $20 per dozen 



