Watsonville, California 
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NEW CHILEAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN CAPE BULBS, Continued 
ANOMATHECA CRUENTA (Iapeyrousia)— 
Cape bulb growing like Freesia; small 
coral-pink flowers in clusters resembling 
ink bouvardias. A long blooming season. 
1.25 dozen. $9.00 per 100. 
BABIANA PLICATA — Low growing, early 
spring flowering. Large lavender and 
cream colored flowers with strong, pleas¬ 
ant fragrance. Good for pots, borders and 
rock gardens. 
$1.00 dozen. $8.00 per 100. 
BABIANA HYBRIDS — Fine mixture of 
colors between red and blue. Very good 
for borders. 
$1.00 dozen. $8.00 per 100. 
BESSERA ELEGANS — Very pretty bell¬ 
shaped orange red flowers with purplish 
stamens in an interesting whorl-like 
umbel on a graceful wiry stem 18 to 24 
inches tall. Blooms July to last of Sep¬ 
tember. Very good as a cut flower. 
$1.25 dozen. $10.00 per 100. 
BLETILLA (Bletia hyacinthina)—Lavender 
and white varieties. These Bletillas are 
hardy terrestrial orchids, blooming in 
spring. Dainty orchid-shaped flowers that 
cut well. 
$1.25 each. $12.50 dozen. $100.00 per 100. 
CHLIDANTHUS FRAGRANS — Bright yel¬ 
low trumpet-shaped flowers on stems 12 
to 15 inches tall that have a strong pleas¬ 
ant fragrance and cut well. Do not like 
to be disturbed and flower best when a 
little crowded. Keep dry in summer. 
$.30 each. $3.00 dozen. $24.00 per 100. 
GLADIOLUS ALATUS—Distinct type for 
hybridizing and rock gardens; large 
flowers, terra cotta with green on lower 
segments.' 
$2.00 dozen. $15.00 per 100. 
GLADIOLUS TRISTIS CONCOLOR — Very 
pleasant fragrance at night; creamy white 
Baby Gladiolus flowers on thin wiry 
stems. Spring flowering; excellent for 
cutting. 
$1.25 dozen. $10.00 per 100. 
IRIS PAVONIA (Peacock Iris—Morea glau- 
copsis) — Very free blooming bulbous iris; 
white or light blue with peacock eye. 
Spring flowering. Fine for borders, pots 
and rockeries. 
$1.25 dozen. $10.00 per 100. 
IXIA INCARNATA — A distinct novelty. 
Light blue, bell-shaped flowers on slen¬ 
der stems 18 to 24 inches tall. Strong very 
pleasant fragrance, blooms early and cuts 
well. 
$1.50 dozen. $12.00 per 100. 
LYCORIS RADIATA—Very interesting red 
nerine-like flowers 8 to 10 inches tall. 
Cuts well. Dry off after foliage dies in 
the spring. Flowers best if left undis¬ 
turbed a few years. 
$2.50 dozen. $20.00 per 100. 
NERINE FILIFOLIA — Free blooming dark 
pink flowers. Blooms outdoors in Sep¬ 
tember and October. Stems 12-15 inches. 
Good for cutting and rock gardens. 
Clumps. $1.25 dozen. $9.00 per 100. 
SCHIZOSTYLIS COCCINEA (Kaffir Lily)— 
Fall blooming. Red flowers on stems 15 
to 24 inches tall. Cuts well. Rhizomatous 
root soon makes clumps. Likes partial 
shade in hotter districts. Keep moist dur¬ 
ing the summer. 
$1.25 dozen. $10.00 per 100. 
SPARAXIS BULBIFERA—Yellow Sparaxis. 
$1.25 dozen. $10.00 per 100. 
SPARAXIS HYBRIDS — Several shades of 
orange, yellow, purple and cream. Free 
flowering over a long period. 
$1.25 dozen. $10.00 per 100. 
STREPTANTHERA CUPREA — Brilliant 
new Cape bulb; foliage like Tritonia. 
Flowers open flat; brilliant orange-red 
with violet eye. Hardier than Freesias 
and more vivid than Sparaxis. Each bulb 
produces several spikes of bloom; 6 to 8 
inches. 
$1.25 dozen. $10.00 per 100. 
TRITONIA—New Hybrids. A good mixture 
of pinks and salmons. Spring flowering. 
$.75 dozen. $5.00 per 100. 
VELTHEIMIA VIRIDIFOLIA — Cape bulb 
blooming in winter. Flower like Tritoma 
1 to iy 2 feet high with rose-colored tu¬ 
bular flowers. A very good pot plant. 
$1.25 dozen. $10.00 per 100. 
HARDY LILIES 
Lily bulbs are ready during the Fall and early Winter. They should be out of the 
ground a minimum of time and you should send us your order in advance to send you the 
stock when dug, cured and ready for shipment. 
Spring planting is also satisfactory if the bulbs have been kept in good condition. If 
you are re-vamping your lily beds in the Spring, let us hear from you and we may be able 
to furnish your requirements at that time. 
It is important to plant lily bulbs at their proper depth. Some are stem-rooting and 
others root merely at the base. We specify the correct depth for planting in this catalog. 
Good drainage is necessary. The lily bed should be prepared to a depth of about two 
feet, providing a loose, friable mixture of loam, gravel, sand and leafmold with a bottom 
of stones and rocks. Care in preparation of the soil will be well repaid. 
