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ORPET NURSERY 
M. iricliokles 
Well-known and loved in California gardens; 
flowers to three inches across, white marked 
with yellow and lavender; flowers every three 
weeks from February to November. Evergreen. 
Clumps, 25c each 
M. isopetala 
New introduction. Slender well branched 
plant 6 to 8 inches high. Flowers similar to 
ivl. polystachya but lavender in color. Most 
useful in pots and rock gardens. 
$10.00 per 100 $1.50 per 12 
M. polystachya 
New introduction. Slender plant 18 to 24 
inches high with many wiry branches. Well 
covered with flowers looking at a distance like 
a close group of butterflies. The outer seg¬ 
ments ot the flowers are light mauve, pen¬ 
ciled with Parma violet, with a bright yel¬ 
low spot at the base, inner segments light 
mauve with little penciling. Starts flowering 
six weeks after planting and keeps on three 
to four months. Blooms can be had through¬ 
out the year in the milder climates by making 
successive plantings about every two months. 
Very useful in the colder climates as a win¬ 
dow pot plant in the winter and out of doors 
in the spring and summer as soon as danger 
of heavy frosts is over. 
Planted in clumps, it provides a mass of color 
over a long period and should be very useful 
in the border especially as a supplementary 
plant in iris gardens. Corms can be held in 
cold storage at 40 degrees to make successive 
plantings over a long period. Delivery Au¬ 
gust and February. 
$10.00 per 100 $1.50 per 12 
NERINE 
Wry striking group of plants from South Africa 
belonging to the Amaryllis family. All bloom in 
late summer or fall, some with the foliage, others 
before it appears. Their flowers are fine for cut¬ 
ting. All are easily grown indoors in pots, but 
can be grown in the open only in climates nearly 
free from frost. For good bloom plant where they 
can remain undisturbed for several seasons. Sec 
“Instructions” on page 24. 
N. Bowdenii 
Blooms in fall. Flowers large, pink with rose- 
colored line down each petal, 7 to 10 inches 
