general esteem. They are quite easy to grow, re¬ 
quiring only warmth and moisture in the green¬ 
house, and the same conditions in outdoor plantings 
for the tropics. They should be potted in a porous 
soil rich in humus, and may be started in February 
or March, although April is time enough. 
They require only warmth and moisture in the 
spring to start them into growth. Water should 
be given sparingly until the bulbs have started 
growing vigorously, then they can hardly have too 
much. When the foliage begins to die down in 
late summer, the bulbs may be dried off and rested 
during the winter. 
Our stock of the bulbs is well grown and pro¬ 
duced on rich medium land, which gives strong, 
healthy tubers of good size, not the “hickory 
nuts” sold by so many growers. Of course not 
all varieties make the same sized bulbs, and some 
never produce a large bulb. Our collection is 
composed of more than 100 named varieties, the 
cream of the stock of several of the older growers 
in Florida, with addition of new varieties im¬ 
ported by us in recent years and obtained from 
American hybridizers. 
We offer as a distinct novelty the “Arrow and 
Lance” varieties recently made available by Mr. 
Theodore L. Mead of Oviedo, Fla., after many 
years of experiment. These have unusual pointed 
arrow-shaped leaves, and some remarkable colored 
effects in the markings not seen in other cala- 
diums. These are a real addition to fancy leaved 
caladium beauty, and will please many growers 
because of their semi-dwarf habit. We are happy 
to introduce these to the caladium fans and 
recommend them without reserve. They can be 
supplied only in mixture, our selection, during the 
coming season, (1936-37 winter and spring). 
Caladium Prices 
Best quality mixture, standard florist varieties, 
20c each, $2.00 per dozen. All bulbs are 1 inch 
to 1% inch in diameter and up. 
“Mrs. N. W. Haldeman,” “Sadie A. Reasoner” 
and “Spanish Flag”,. The finest and most col¬ 
orful of the “transparent window pane” varieties, 
vigorous and will stand some sunlight, 35c each. 
The Haldeman variety is the epitome of what a 
caladium can be. A vivid, glowing rosy-pink and 
white with green border and red veins. 
Other named varieties, our selection cr yours, 
25c each. Ask for comolete list. 
"Arrow and Lance” varieties, mixed, 50c each. 
ZEPHYRANTHES 
Zephyr Lilies, Fairy Lilies, Rain Lilies, Lilies of 
the West Wind. 
These are an outstanding novelty in small bulbs, 
dainty tropical bulbous plants from, the West 
Indies, South and Central America, besides part 
of our own South. They are Amaryllids, and 
mostly of the easiest culture, requiring only a pot, 
some good soil and good drainage. The bulbs can 
be dried off in winter and started again in the 
spring. However they should be protected from 
frost. 
The flowers vary in color from cardinal red to 
yellow and pure white. There is even a blue 
variety not yet introduced. Our list following 
contains all the important species as yet available 
in quantity. Some varieties, which are double 
starred (**) below, are especially recommended and 
are free-blocming. The genus as a whole is 
most absorbing and well worth investigating. See 
article on Zephyranthes in July 1935 National Hor¬ 
ticultural Magazine quarterly, by Dr. H. Harold 
Hume. 
Zephyranthes Atamasco: Fine early-blooming 
white, sometimes with pinkish shading, native of 
Southeastern U. S. from Virginia to Florida. 
Blooms in March in Central Florida, before all 
other species, 25c each. 
Zephyranthes Candida: White, from Argentina. 
Everybody has this one, sometimes listed as alba. 
Shy bloomer and flowers in late summer or Fall ; 
crocus type, 10c each. 
**Zephyranthes carinata: Large pink, the best 
known species, and very free blooming. Foliage 
handsome in part shade. 10c each. 
**Zephyranthes citrina: Very rare yellow, the 
best species yet available in this color. Handsome 
golden color. Free blooming and a beautiful thing. 
35c each, and cheap at that. 
**Zephyranthes robusta: A new one, and a tre¬ 
mendous hit. Free blooming and very handsome. 
Blooms make a good cut flower. Trumpet type, 
with orchid-pink and white petals like a tiny 
Amaryllis. Will bloom in summer after every dry 
spell. From Argentina. Foliage glaucous green 
and pretty. 15c each. Don’t fail to try this 
one. 
Zephyranthes rosea: The most daintily attractive 
of all the species we have. You will love it. Tiny 
rose-colored flowers on little six inch stems, in late 
summer. This one is a “knockout” ! Nothing finer 
in all the bulb kingdom. The leaves are thin, 
flat and green, like a miniature Hippeastrum. 25c 
each. 
Zephyranthes Treatiae: Central and north Florida 
species, of difficult culture, 50c pinkish white. 
Zephyranthes texana: Copper golden species 
from Texas, not easy, but quite pretty; rather 
small. 50c each. 
We have a few other species in small quantities 
and some hybrids coming along. For amateur 
hybridizers, robusta, citrina set seed freely, rosea, 
Treatiae and Atamasco fairly well, and Candida 
and carinata not at all, with us. These bulbs 
are known to cross with Cooperias. 
GERBERA DAISIES 
These colorful flowers, produced by the plants 
known botanically as hybrids of Gerbera Jamesonii, 
and popularly called African daisies, Transvaal 
Daisies, Barberton Daisies, painted daisies, etc., are 
coming to have a world-wide acceptation as a 
standard florist cut flower. Their charms of clear, 
fine colors, dainty bearing, long, slender stems, fit 
them peculiarly for many flower uses, and they 
form an enchanting garden subject. (The “G” 
is hard in Gerbera). 
They are grown in the greenhouse and conserva¬ 
tory with ease, and are partly hardy outdoors as 
far north as New Jersey and New York, with 
plenty of winter protection. 
Gerberas are at home anywhere in the warm 
climate zones when given proper care. They may 
be frozen to the ground by a hard frost, but will 
bloom again in a month. Only in the sub-tropics 
and under glass can the plants attain their high¬ 
est glory of winter and spring flowers. At that 
time of year the keeping qualities of the flowers 
are most remarkable. In the tropics we hear of 
them growing thriftily in such various lands as 
Sumatra, Kenya Colony, Australia, Hawaii, be¬ 
sides Florida, Texas, California, etc., in our own 
country. 
They are subject to few diseases. They like a 
medium heavy soil, preferably with some clay, and 
good drainage, although the soil should be natur¬ 
ally somewhat moist. However, they will do* well 
in sandy loam if sufficiently fertilized with or¬ 
ganics. Nematodes and a fungus disease which 
browns the leaves are the most serious troubles. 
One may be controlled by soil sterilization and 
soil sanitary measures, while the other will yield 
to a lime-sulphur or bordeaux spray. 
Small seedling plants, grown in clean soil,, are 
best for the amateur and professional grower to 
obtain a start. Our plants are grown from the 
best seed, taken from selected flowers. They should 
give a large and satisfactory percentage of super¬ 
ior tvDes of flowering plants with blooms in the 
widest variety of colors, many in the pastel shades, 
long broad petals, blooms up to six inches across 
and stems up to 2*4 and 3 feet tall on the good 
types. 
The new double gerberas are novelties of ex¬ 
ceptional merit. 
An important point for the gerbera grower to 
remember is that dirt in the crown of the plant 
will tend to choke the growth. The plants should 
be grown with the crown at the surface of the 
ground, or slightly above, as in the case of straw¬ 
berry plants. The color range cf our Gerberas is 
from pure white to lavender, through all the shades 
of yellow, orange and red. 
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