A. pelegrina 
Called “Lily of the Incas.” Flowers dark rose 
with the inner petals heavily spotted with 
reddish purple, 1 to inches across, in a 
large umbel on 14 to 18 inch stems. Very vig¬ 
orous and showy both as a cut flower and in 
the border. 
$10.00 per 100 
A, pelegrina alba 
“White Lily of the Incas.” Very beautiful 
form of A. pelegrina with white unspotted 
flowers. 
$10.00 per 100 
BABIANA 
Spring flowering Cape bulbs needing the same 
culture as freesias. Very interesting, attractive and 
useful in pots, edgings or rock gardens. 
B. hybrids 
Fine mixture of various shades of red, blue 
and pink. Bloom over a long period. Stem 
6 to 12 inches. 
$4.00 per 100 $30.00 per 1000 
B. plicata 
Large wide-open flowers with an interesting 
color combination of cream and lavender. 
Blooms early, is low growing and has a strong, 
pleasant freesia-like fragrance. 
$4.00 per 100 $30.00 per 1000 
B. rubro-cyanea 
Flowers blue with bright red centers. 
$3.50 per 50 $5.00 per 100 
B. sulphurea 
Low growing cream and yellow flowers with 
bright blue stamens. Blooms early and has 
a strong spicy fragrance. 
$3.50 per 50 $5.00 per 100 
BLETILLA (Bletia) 
Terrestrial orchid from China and Japan. Easily 
grown in ordinary garden soil with plenty of mois¬ 
ture. Prefers half shade. Blooms in spring. Hardy 
under all conditions. Delivery late fall. 
B. hyacinthina 
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 
B. hyacinthina alba 
Similar to B. hyacinthina except slightly 
smaller. Has bright clear white flowers. 
Each 50c $20.00 per 50 
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