FOREWORD 
We take pleasure in offering you the scarce and lovely plants 
described in this autumn catalogue for 1937. 
St. Clair Rare Bulb Gardens specialize in hard-to-get plants, 
plants that are described and praised in magazine articles and 
horticultural books, but are seldom offered by dealers. Our list 
increases from year to year as we succeed in obtaining new species 
and varieties from abroad. At present, in addition to the plants 
listed in our catalogue, we are growing and testing some 500 
others, plants either raised from imported seed or brought in under 
special permit from the U. S. Bureau of Plant Quarantine. Let us 
know if you are interested in any bulbous plant and have been 
unable to obtain it; we may have a few specimens for sale or be 
able to get it for you. 
Thus far we have confined ourselves to plants of the Iris, Lily, 
and Amaryllis families, to hardy Cyclamen, to Paeonia species, and 
to a few choice plants of the Protea family. We handle no Lily 
species, leaving them to specialists in that field, and our efforts are 
directed primarily to introducing new plants that can thrive and 
produce fine blossoms in the Pacific Coast climate with a minimum 
of care on the part of the gardener. 
Our stock of these rarities is necessarily small, and early ordering 
will be desirable in order to avoid disappointment. All bulbs we 
send out are first class blooming size and are healthy specimens 
that should succeed with reasonable care. 
Garden Clubs: Please write for our special offer to Garden Club 
members. 
MARGARET ST. CLAIR, 
RAYMOND ST. CLAIR, F. R. H. S., 
Member; South African Botanical Society, 
American Amaryllis Society. 
