12 
ORPET NURSERY 
early spring. Excellent for cutting and forc¬ 
ing. 
$9.00 per 100 $1.25 per 12 
GLADIOLUS TRISTIS HYBRIDS 
A decided improvement on G. tristis var. concolor. 
Flowers resemble them but slightly larger and 
many nearly white. Has the same pleasant spicy 
fragrance at night or when placed in a darkened 
room. Stems 15 inches to 3 feet tall. Blooms 
earlier than G. tristis var. concolor. Very desirable 
for cutting and forcing. 
$12.00 per 100 $1.75 per 12 
HAEMANTHUS COCCINEUS 
“Blood flower.” One of a large group of tropical 
and sub-tropical bulbs of the Amaryllis family all 
of which are interesting and curious and some very 
showy. This variety has two bright green opposite 
leaves 3 to 5 inches wide and one to two feet long 
lying flat on the ground, growing in the winter. 
The single bright red flower appears in the Tall be¬ 
fore the leaves. It is a large cluster or umbel 2 to 
4 inches across composed of many small flowers 
closely placed. Stem 6 to 9 inches high, green 
heavily spotted with red. General appearance 
striking and curious. 
$1.00 each Extra large bulbs $1.50 each 
HABRANTHUS ADVENA 
(The Blood Lily). 
A fall bloomer bearing very dark red bell-shaped 
flowers about an inch across, stem 12 to 18 inches. 
Many flowers to each bulb. 
$2.00 per 12 20c each 
IRIS AUREA 
Color a rich golden yellow, tall growing like 
I. ochroleuca. Makes a fine mass where a high 
key is needed. Excellent for cutting. August 
delivery. 
Clumps, 3 for $1.00 
ISMENE CALATHINA 
(Hymenocallis) 
Sometimes called the Basket Flower. Flowers 
corolla like, white with green stripe, in exceedingly 
fragrant umbels of two to five flowers on stalks 
one and one-half to two feet. The individual 
flowers are about three inches long and expand in 
succession with intervals of from ten to fourteen 
days. Spring flowering. 
$2.50 per 12 
25c each 
