(ZEPHYRANTHES—“Rain Lilies”—Continued) 
**Zephyranthes macrosyphon, rare species from Mex¬ 
ico, between Z. grandiflora and Z. rosea. Very pretty 
medium large rose flowers. $1.00 each. 
Habranthus cardinalis (a choice color) rare West 
Indian species. Salmon red type, of rather difficult 
culture. Price on request. 
* * Habranthus robustus. Cannot be too highly praised 
as a garden bulb and even for cut flowers for the home. 
Vigorous and free-flowering, white and orchid-pink 
trumpets on one-foot stems. 10c each, $1.00 per doz. 
Habranthus texana, interesting ‘‘copper lily” from 
Texas. A tiny bulb and shy little thing of none too 
easy culture until understood. Likes light soil, in 
Florida. 50c each. 
For ease of classification, we list the Cooperias under 
the Zephyranthes, which they so much resemble. Co¬ 
operias are Texas rain lilies, requiring the same treat¬ 
ment as Zephyranthes. C. pedunculata is especially 
recommended and very much worth while. Easy culture. 
Cooperia pedunculata, vigorous bulb up to 2^4 inches, 
with gray-blue foliage. Flowers after every rain in late 
spring and summer. Seeds well, and will cross with 
Zephyranthes. Flowers white, upturned. 20c each, 6 
for $1.00. 
Cooperia Drummondii, less robust type, white, 20c 
each. 
CRINUM SPECIES Cr HYBRIDS 
The Crinums are large bulbs for pot or tub culture in 
the North or open ground where the winters are moder¬ 
ate. A few are half-hardy and stand the cold with 
protection to Philadelphia and St. Louis. All of them 
are among the showy tropical flowering plants and are 
also most useful in the greenhouse, conservatory or sub¬ 
tropical landscape planting scheme for their foliage, 
which is long and graceful. 
They like a rich, well-drained soil, with plenty of 
plant food and moisture. They do not need to be 
dried off, but want less water during the winter. The 
Crinums belong to the Amaryllis family. 
The most beautiful hybrids are: 
‘‘Ellen Bosanquet”; deep wine colored variety origi¬ 
nated by the late L. P. Bosanquet of Fruitland Park, 
Fla. A summer flowering type, producing four or more 
vigorous scapes per season. 
“Peachblow”; pinkish-white variety with fine rich 
perfume, originated by the late T. L. Mead of Oviedo, 
Fla. Blooms all the year. 
‘‘J. C. Harvey”; beautiful pink trumpets in summer. 
Said to have been originated by a horticulturist of the 
same name in California. 
‘‘Louis Bosanquet”; Powelli type hybrid, with pinkish- 
rose blooms and light throat. Very pretty when well 
grown. 
‘‘Powelli” variety Krelagei; the best light pink type 
of the well known old time hybrid Crinum. A delicate 
tinting and specially graceful shape of the flowers mark 
this variety as surpassingly excellent. Highly recommend¬ 
ed. Small bulbs, $2.00 each. 
“Mrs. James Hendry”; sometimes we think this white 
variety with large umbels of handsome flowers having 
the petals well recurved, is the best of all. It is the 
origination of the late Dr. Henry Nehrling of Gotha, 
Fla., and was illustrated in the 1936 ‘‘Herbertia”. Small 
bulbs $5.00 each. 
‘‘Mrs. Henry Nehrling”; is a hybrid of the J. C. Harvey 
type, having a fine perfume. Almost indistinguishable 
from Harvey, but slightly smaller in general stature. 
Summer flowering. Originated by Dr. Nehrling. 
‘‘White Queen”; a showy white Crinum hybrid, in¬ 
troduced by W. H. Henderson of California, and possibly 
a Burbank hybrid. Large trumpets, with much recurved 
petals, huge umbels. Flower texture very outstanding. 
Free blooming. Small bulbs, $1.00 each. 
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