MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
ANEMONE De Caen. Magnificent poppy-like single flowers in brilliant 
shades of red, blue, rose, purple, white and intermediate tints. A grand, 
tall growing strain. Strong, one year old, No. 1 bulbs.P. 1000 $20.00 
ST. BRIGID. Semi-double, same magnificent colors. They seem to prefer 
a little more moisture than singles. Strong, one year old, No. 1 bulbs. 
P. 1000 $35.00 
ANOMATHECA CRUENTA. (Lapeyrousia) Cape bulb growing like 
Freesia; has small coral-pink flowers in clusters resembling pink bouvardias; 
has a long blooming season. Spring flowering. 
P. 100 $7.00. P. 1000 $60.00 
BABIANA PLICATA. (Baboon Roots) Pretty shortstemmed Freesia-like 
flowers, from Africa, August-September delivery; large lavender and cream 
colored with strong, pleasant fragrance; good for pots, borders and rock 
gardens.P. 100 $6.00. P. 1000 $50.00 
BABIANA HYBRIDS. Fine mixture of colors between red and blue. Very 
good for borders. Spring.P. 100 $4.50. P. 1000 $35.00 
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 September. Very good as a 
cut flower. Native of Mexico.P. 100 $6.50. P. 1000 $58.00 
BRODIAEA CAPITATA. Small cluster of violet flowers on a wiry stem 
12 to 18 inches tall. Very good as a cutflower. In Santa Barbara blooms 
from last of October to February. As many as 50 stems from one bulb 
in one season. This lovely California wild flower becomes very showy 
under cultivation.P. 100 $4.00. P. 1000 $35.00 
BLETILLA (Bletia) HYACINTHINA (Lavender).P. 10 $5.00 
BLETILLA (Bletia) HYACINTHINA ALBA. (White). Both are hardy 
terrestrial orchids. Bloom in spring. Dainty orchid-shaped flowers that 
cut well. All plants with at least three leads.P. 10 $5.00 
CHLIDANTHUS FRAGRANS. Bright yellow trumpet-shaped flowers on 
stems 12 to 15 inches tall that have a strong pleasant fragrance and cut 
well. Does not like to be disturbed and flowers best when a little crowded. 
Should be kept dry in summer. Sometimes does not flower well the first 
year .P. 100 $12.00 
COLCHICUM. Attractive for store sale in fancy pottery containers. Will 
bloom freely without soil or water. Hardy in sheltered rockery pockets 
where it blooms in October, earlier when well established. Strong flowering 
bulbs .P. 100 $16.00 
GLADIOLUS. Specially prepared, early cured varieties. There is a peculiar 
challenge in the effort to force Gladioli into bloom in January. It is a 
difficult task for even the best of the private gardeners. Success, in the 
form of gorgeous long stalks with plenty of foliage and perfect blooms, is 
a badge of craftsmanship. The following varieties are the most promising 
for this work. 
Choice No. 1 
Bulbs 
Specially Prepared Per 1000 
Alice Tiplady, orange. $18.00 
Dr. F. E. Bennett. 26.00 
Flaming Sword, tall scarlet. 20.00 
Giant Nymph . 20.00 
Los Angeles, fine salmon pink. 20.00 
Orange Queen, copper orange and yellow. 20.00 
Picardy. 50.00 
Souvenir, yellow . 20.00 
Virginia (Scarlet Princeps). 22.00 
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