Tender Bulbous Plants. 
Suited to spring planting. They are lifted in autumn just after frost, and, after being well dried 
the bulbs are stored in a warm, dry place. 
CALOCHORTTJS Bonplandianus. This large Mexican species is one of the finest. It is quite dif¬ 
ferent from the California species, because it is so 
late in starting in the spring. It is wintered like 
tigridias, in a warm, dry place, and planted about 
the middle of May. It produces in great profusion— 
often 15 or more per bulb—large, dark purple and 
yellow, partly drooping bell-shaped (lowers, on stems 
of good length. The flowers keep well when cut. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. a. 
AMARYLLIS formosissima (Jacobman Lily). A 
large Mexican species, with cardinal-red flowers. 
15 cts. each. c. 
BESSERA elegans (Mexican CoralDrops). Its coral- 
like flowers are in umbels, bell-shaped, 10 to 15 per 
plant. Stem 1 to 2 feet high. Needs dry, sandy or 
gravelly soil and sun. G cts. each, 50 cts. per doz. a. 
MILLA biflora (Mexican Star-Flower). A fine Mox 
ican summer-flowering bulb. A group is almost in 
variably in bloom after the middlo of summer until 
frost. Flowers waxy white, star-shaped, 2 inches 
wide, durable, slightly fragrant.V 8 cts. each, 50 cts. 
per doz. a. 
COOPERIA Druminondii. Gooperias have almost 
white, amaryllis-like flowers and grass-like leaves. 
Caloc/iorfus. Should be treated like tigridias. 8 cts. each, GO cts. 
per doz. b. 
C. pedunculata. S cts. each, GO cts. per doz. b. 
C. Oberwetteri. 8 cts. each, GO cts. per doz. b. 
NEMISTYLIS flava. Has pretty light yellow flowers. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. a. 
TRITONIA CROCOSMIFLORA. Flowers orange- 
scarlet, very pretty. 0 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz. 
TIGRIBIA Van Houttei. 2 or 3feet high, with 10 to 60 
purple and lilac flowers inches wide, in long suc¬ 
cession; the greatest bloomer of any bulbous plant I 
ever saw. The flowers are not striking on account oi 
their color, but upon examination they are very beau¬ 
tiful, and are borne in great abundance until killed by 
frost. Sets.each, 80cts. per doz. a. 
OXALIS Hernandezii. Handsome dhfided leaves and 
an abundance of light, rosy flowers. A very fine, at¬ 
tractive plant. 5 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz. a. 
O. decaphylla. Flowers deep rose-purple; very pretty. 
5 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz. a. 
O. latifolia. Handsome variegated leaves and light 
rosy flowers. 5 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz. a. 
O. lasiandra. Flowers scarlet, very pretty. 5 cts. 
each, 30 cts. per doz. a. 
O. Deppei. Flowers white. 5c. each, 30c. per doz. a. 
ZEPHYRANTHES Lindleyana. About 8 inches high, 
with handsome rose purple flowers an inch or more 
wide. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. a. 
Z. sessile. The flowers vary from white to purple. 15c. a. 
Z. striata. A fine little plant, with white flowers tinged 
with rose,l to 3 inches wide, on very short stems. The 
flowers keep coming for a long time, and are quite 
durable. 5 cts. each, 25 cts. per doz. a. Coopena. 
