CALL THEM BULBS 
Even though the intriguing kinds offered here may not 
be truly bulbs, we might just as well call them so, for they 
are very bulb-like, and are handled and planted nn the dor¬ 
mant or semi-dormant state in precisely the same way as 
bulbs. They are really good. 
BLACKBERRY LILY—This most interesting plant, Bel- 
amcanda chinensis, seems to be a sort of connecting link 
between Ixia and Iris. The foliage and the root habit are 
Iris-like, but the blossoms, carried high on slender branch¬ 
ing stems in informal sprays are those of Ixia, yet the color¬ 
ing would be odd in either family, for it is an apricot-tinged 
orange, spotted fre-ely with rich crimson. After the flowers 
come ornamental seed clusters, like great glossy blackberries. 
These are often cut, then dried to use in winter decorations. 
The blossoms, too, make a nice cut flower. The Blackberry 
Lily is winter-hardy. 40 inches. 20c each; 3 for 50c. 
TRILLIUM OVATUM — Largest and showiest of the 
Trinity Lilies, with flowers that open snowy white, but soon 
suffuse with a rich pink that finally deepens to s a royal 
wine-purple. It loves moist rich woods, but will thrive in 
the garden, if given soil with a bit of peat moss or leaf 
mold added, and, if possible, a position that is shaded part 
of the day. Of course, it can be over-watered, but at least 
do not let it suffer from drought. It is beautiful enough to 
repay a little fussing. Decidedly winter-hardy if other con¬ 
ditions are right. 3 for 40c; 9 for $1.00. 
TRILLIUM LUTEUM—Really a yellow Trillium, flowers of 
lemon and buff. Marbled leaves. Hardy and easy in any 
rich shade. Particularly long blooming season. Each 25c; 
3 for 65c; 10 for $1.75. 
ARISAEMA TRIPHYLLUM — Jack-in-the-Pulpit. Green 
flower-spatfhes like hooded Caflas, purple-shaded or chocolate- 
streaked, followed by clustered berries, red-glowing as 
rubies. For shade. Good tubers. 2 for 35c; 5 for 75c. 
MERTENSIA VIRGINICA—Clustered blossoms, pink in 
the bud, open to crinkled silken bells of pure coerulean sap¬ 
phire. Handsome basal leaves of hlue-tinged green. Two 
feet or more. Full hardiness. Tolerates light shade, and 
prefers deep rich soil. Good tubers, 2 for 35c; 5 for 75c; 
10 for $1.35. 
APIOS TUBEROSA—Pretty tuberous-rooted vine of full¬ 
est hardiness. The blossoms are clusters of butterfly flow¬ 
ers, resembling those of Wisteria, but richly chocolate-hued. 
Likes a bit of shade, and deep rich soil that will not dry 
out too much. Grows rapidly. 15c each; 3 for 40c. 
LEWISIA BRACHYCALYX — The Lewisias are hardy 
tuberous-rooted plants with thick succulent leaf-rosettes and 
multitudes of large and exceedingly beautiful flowers that 
remind one of Water-lilies. Lewisia brachycalyx is one of 
the rarer species, very early flowering, starting to bloom 
here in early April and continuing until the latter part of 
May. It is dwarf, the feathery flowers almost hiding the 
plant. The petals are a diaphanous white, delicately suf¬ 
fused with lilac-lavender. Each 25c; 3 for 60s; 10 for $1.75. 
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