club members can lead a topical discussion at your meetings. Get a full set of 
former volumes of Herbertia for reference. 
We would like to see hundreds of Amaryllis Clubs in America. 
Incidentally we wrote a few “pieces” for the new “Herbertia.” 
THE FALL AMARYLLIS SHOW 
The American Amaryllis Society sponsors a show on Sept. 22 at Pomona, 
California, in connection with the Los Angeles Co. Fair. Whether you are a 
member of the Society or not if you have some flowers of Amaryllis, Day Lilies, 
Alstromerias, Zephyranthes, Crinums, Lycorus, Nerines, Hippeastrums or any 
others belonging to this large group of plants be sure to enter them. You might 
win a ribbon or even a cash prize. But better still you aid a good cause. 
Write to Ernest Middleton, Dept. H, L. A. Co. Fair, Pomona, California, 
for a Premium List. Bring your flowers whether yoit know them or not and 
we will identify them for you. 
If you live within 500 miles you should see this, the world’s greatest 
County Pair. See the many fine new buildings, famous horses, latest machin¬ 
ery, artistic exhibits. 
All of the following list up to Liliaceae belong to the Amaryllidaceae. The 
culture varies hence is given under the genera. This is by no means our com¬ 
plete list. Many others that should be planted then will be offered in our 
Spring Catalog. 
Alstromerias are very showy plants with a slender, weak stem slightly 
inclined to climb. Very useful cut flower. 
Culture. They must have 50 to 75% shade. The soil should be a rich 
sandy loam with a great deal of humus. This may be had from very old rotted 
screened manure or leaf mold. Plant in the south in September or October 
only, with the crown 2" under soil surface. 
They must have an abundance of water at all times when growing and a 
good under drainage. They are hardy as far north as Washington, D. C., and 
we have them reported hardy in a well protected situation, with winter mulch 
in New Jersey. In the north they can be planted in the spring. Carefully 
lifted in the fall and stored. They also may be grown in large pots. See under 
seeds also. 
Alstromeria pelegrina. Lily of the Incas. Dark rose. Inner petals spotted 
with red purple. Large umbel on an 18" stem. Vigorous and showy. 30c ea. 
A. pelegrina. alba. A very beautiful white form, unspotted. 30c ea. 
Amaryllis. Lady Godiva Lily. Begins to flower in August. Our July dug 
bulbs may be held back and usually will flower in late September. The flowers 
appear before the foliage, unclothed beauties, hence the name. The flowers are 
lily shaped, soft pink and exquisitely scented. Cut well. They are hardy as far 
north as Washington, D. C., and have been reported hardy in Missouri. In pots 
they usually bloom only the first year. But it is worth far more than their cost 
to see them once only. In any case they seldom bloom the second year. They 
usually skip at least one year after transplanting. Plant with top of bulb cov¬ 
ered about 2". Easy,—not fussy. Endure 12° of frost without damage. Order 
before September 15. 
Amaryllis belladonna major. Earliest. Pure pink. 25c ea. Very large, 
35c ea. 
A. belladonna minor. Blooms about the time major is gone. Rose pink 
with white throat. 35c ea. 
A. belladonna minor. Deep rose variety. $1.00 each. 
OLIVIAS 
Clivias like Orchids have been considered a rich man’s flower. Not so 
much because of the expensive equipment needed, greenhouse and a specialist 
to grow them, as in the case of Orchids, nor because they are, like them, hard 
to grow, but because they are rare, increase slowly by division and require 5 to 
7 years to reach blooming size from seed. 
We are overcoming that somewhat by growing in open ground instead of 
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