BLETILLA (Bletia) 
Terrestrial orchid from China and Japan. Easily 
grown in ordinary garden soil with plenty of 
moisture. Prefers half shade. Blooms in spring. 
Hardy under all conditions. Delivery late fall. 
Bletilla (Bletia) hyacintliina 
Bright green plaited leaves 1 to 2 inches wide, 
12 to 15 inches high. Three to five dainty 
orchid shaped lavender flowers on stems 10 
to 15 inches tall. Cuts well. 
Each 35c $15.00 per 50 
Bletilla (Bletia) hyaeinthina alba 
Similar to B. hyaeinthina except slightly 
smaller. Has bright clear white flowers. 
Each 50c $20.00 per 50 
CHLIDANTHUS FRAGRANS 
Bright yellow trumpet shaped flowers on stems 
12 to 15 inches tall. Cuts well. Strong, pleasant 
fragrance. Bulbs must be kept dry in fall and 
winter. Prefers full sun in any garden soil. Blooms 
in early summer. Delivery late fall. 
$5.00 per 50 $9.00 per 100 
CYRTANTHUS 
Cape bulb belonging to amaryllis family. Flowers 
all year in Santa Barbara. Useful for rock gar¬ 
dens, borders and pot culture. Likes to be left 
undisturbed for several years and makes nice 
clumps. Delivery any time of year. 
C. Maekenii 
Narrow, funnel-shaped white flowers about 
2 inches long borne in umbels of six to ten 
on a slender stem a foot long. 
NO STOCK FOR 1936. 
C. Parvifolius 
Red narrowly funnel-shaped flowers about one 
inch long borne in umbels of six to eight on 
stems about a foot long. 
NO STOCK FOR 1936. 
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