Watsonville, California 
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MISCELLANEOUS BULBS, Continued 
TIGRIDIA PAVONIA— Mexican Shell Lily. 
Mixed colors. Red, rose, lilac, yellow, 
orange. Plant November to April. Provide 
plenty of sun and water. 
$.15 each. $1.25 dozen. $10.00 per 100. 
TRITONIA CROCATA — Flame Freesia. 
Blooms May-June. 
$.50 dozen. $3.50 per 100. 
Prince of Orange. 
Salmon King. 
Mixture —Pink, orange and red shades. 
NEW BULBS FOR THE FOUR SEASONS 
There is a fine opportunity this year to satisfy the desire to grow new plants. A wealth of 
material has come to us from Mexico and South Africa and we offer a good variety of little 
known or scarce bulbs. Some of them have been in cultivation for some time in a few of the 
oldest California gardens, but most of them will be strangers or at best, new friends to the 
average gardener. 
ANOMATHECA CRUENTA (lapeyrousia)— 
Cape bulb growing like Freesia; small 
coral-pink flowers in clusters resembling 
pink bouvardias. A long blooming season. 
$1.00 dozen. $7.00 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. 
$.85 dozen. $6.00 per 100. 
BABIANA SULPHUREA —Cream and lav¬ 
ender. 
$.75 dozen. $5.00 per 100. 
BABIANA HYBRIDS — Fine mixture of 
colors between red and blue. Very good 
for borders. 
$.50 dozen. $3.00 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. 
$1.00 dozen. $7.50 per 100. 
BLETILLA HYACINTHA LAVENDER — 
Hardy terrestrial orchid, blooming in 
spring. Dainty orchid-shaped flowers that 
cut well. 
$.80 each. $8.00 dozen. 
BLETILLA HYACINTH 
ALBA — White form 
of the above. 
$1.25 each. $11.00 doz. 
CHLIDANTHUS FRA- 
GRANS —Bright yel¬ 
low trumpet - shaped 
flowers on stems 12 to 
15 inches tall that 
have a strong pleasant 
fragrance and cut 
well. Do not like to be 
disturbed and flower 
best when a little 
crowded. Keep dry in 
summer. 
$.15 each. $1.25 dozen. 
$9.00 per 100. 
GALTONIA CANDI 
CANS — Giant Sum¬ 
mer Hyacinth. Strong, 
erect stem four feet 
tall with splendid ra¬ 
ceme of twenty or 
more large drooping 
white bell flowers. Ef¬ 
fective for the peren¬ 
nial border. Summer 
flowering. 
$1.00 doz. $7.00 per 100. 
GLADIOLUS ALATUS 
Distinct type for hy¬ 
bridizing and rock 
gardens; large flowers, 
terra cotta with green 
Bessera elegans —A summer flowering bulb that lends 
itself to attractive flower arrangements. 
