RICHARD DIENER, OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A 
DIENER'S AMARYLLIS EQUESTRIS 
HYBRIDS 
Amaryllis Equestris is a species of Amaryllis grow¬ 
ing wild in the Philippine Islands and is everflower- 
ing there. About ten years ago I started to cross it 
with my own Hybrids, obtaining some wonderful 
new colors in copper, coral, salmon and orange. 
These I crossed again, this time for distinct colors 
and larger size. The ones I offer now are from the 
second generation and some from the third. They 
are unquestionably the most gorgeously colored and 
easiest growing Amaryllis so far produced and the 
size of the flower is nearly as large as my Giant 
Everflowering type. I exhibited flowers of this type 
at the Southern California Spring Flower Show at 
Pasadena in April, 1930, and they made a decided 
hit with the throng that attended the show. The 
colors are soft and clean. They run from flesh pink 
to salmon, orange, copper and red to the deepest 
scarlet. They have as many as six flowers to a stem. 
Raise all you can of these Amaryllis, as you cannot 
help but make money with them. The main crop is 
around Easter, but they flower several times through 
the year. They should be watered continually and 
not rested, but they can be rested if desired. Curi¬ 
ously enough, while snails are very fond of other 
Amaryllis they do not bother the Equestris Hybrids. 
They will flower from 15 to 18 months after sowing 
from seeds. Use small pots rather than too large. 
Six-inch pots should be the limit. 
Price: In five- to six-inch pots, $2.00 to $10.00, 
according to quality. Extra fancy varieties with 
giant size flowers from $10.00 to $25.00, according 
to quality. 
Small bulbs taken from the large size bulbs which 
will make flowering plants in six months. Ready Now. 
Per dozen $1.50 Per 100 $10.00 
Prices for larger amounts on request. 
Seeds: 20 seeds 50c 100 seeds $1.50 
1000 seeds $12.50 
In ordering less than one dozen Amaryllis plants 
add 25 cents for packing. 
GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA 
(Blanket Flower) "Oxnard Gem" 
Golden orange seam, maroon red center, 3k2-inch 
flowers on long stems. An unusually fine Gaillardia 
for cut flowers and bedding. 
Package 15c 4 packages 50c 
LEPTOSYNE MARITIMA 
(Sea Dahlia) 
A Dahlia species growing wild along the ocean of 
Southern California, with yellow flowers like Mar¬ 
guerites. Flowers are single and three to four inches 
in diameter with eighteen-inch long stems. These 
seedlings flower when two months old, bringing an 
abundance of flowers. They should make fine cut 
flowers when under glass. 
Package 15c 4 packages 50c 
SWEET PEAS 
Per package 
No. I. Rose.—One of the finest rose-colored 
Sweet Peas in existence. $ .25 
No. 2. Pink.—Brilliant rose .25 
No. 3. Perfection.—Mammoth dark rose.25 
No. 4. Sunbeam.—Long stemmed, light pink .25 
No. 5. Miss Alice M. Rainford.—Dark salmon 
with cream touch. Very wavy.25 
No. 6. Santa Barbara.—Mammoth dark orange 
red. Long stemmed .25 
No. 7. Comet.—Light salmon pink. Long 
stemmed .25 
No. 8. White Rose.—A mammoth, beautifully 
formed pure white .25 
No. 9. Bridal Veil.—Large white with extr i 
long stems . .. .25 
No. 10. Improved Swan.—Purest white of lawn- 
size . . .25 
No. II. Michigan.—A mammoth dark pi e 
lavender with long stems. 25 
No. 12. Ed Zvolanek. — Lavender, l ungs 
mostly four flowers to the stem... .25 
No. 13. Mrs. Chas. Zvolanek. — A beautiful, 
clear lavender .25 
No. 14. Miss Annie Holscher.—Blue and white 
variegated. Very artistic variety.25 
No. 15. Blue Sensation.—Clear blue.25 
No. 16. Pale Blue.—Largest and clearest pale 
blue .25 
No. 17. Black Lady.—Dark maroon... .25 
No. 18. Red.—Very large scarlet with extra 
long stems .25 
No. 19. Vulcan.—Fiery bright red. .25 
No. 20. Glitters.—Large, orange scarlet. .25 
No. 21. Golden Orchid.—Canary yellow. Large 
flowers and long stems.25 
No. 22. Primrose.—Cream flushed with pink 
and bronze edges. Large flowers 
and long stems .25 
Zvolanek's Grand Mixture. —One row of 
this mixture is a revelation in any 
garden. It consists of many of the 
finest varieties in existence in all 
existing colors. Nothing better 
could be had anywhere. 25 
Per ounce 75c Per pound $10.00 
Directions for Sowing —In order to get best results 
with Sweet Peas they should be soaked in water 
from eight to ten hours and then plant them imme¬ 
diately. When the plants are up place a wire netting 
directly behind them, about four or five feet tall and 
train them over this. The seeds should be planted 
very shallow. 
Fair Haven, N. J., Jan. 12, 1933. 
Richard Diener, Oxnard, Calif. 
Dear Sir: My Petunias that 1 raised from your seeds last 
year were the finest ever seen around here. 1 had blooms in 
just eleven (11) weeks. Yours truly, 
HAP HANDY. 
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Fargo, N. D., June 29, 1933. 
Richard Diener, Oxnard, Calif. 
Dear Sir: I am taking time to write you and congratulate 
you on the wonderful Petunias that you grow. Mr. Larson 
of our city purchased some Petunia seeds from you last 
winter and 1 obtained some of the plants from him this 
spring. They are the most wonderful Petunias I have ever 
seen. They are all monsters, and especially the double ones 
and the red with black throat. I am safe in saying that they 
are the best and largest ever seen around here. 
Yours very truly, 
H. A. WEAVER. 
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