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ORPET NURSERY 
three bulbs. Recommended for gardens on Atlantic 
and Northwestern Pacific coasts. 
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. 
$8.00 per 12 75c each 
B. hyacinthina alba 
Similar to B. hyacinthina except slightly 
smaller. Has bright white flowers tinted pink. 
$10.00 per 12 $1.00 each 
BRODIAEA 
Bulbs native to the Pacific coast, producing one 
or two long slender leaves near the ground and 
slender stift stems bearing a head of attractive 
flowers of great lasting quality when cut. All are 
hardy under most conditions, naturalize easily in 
any well drained soil and are also very useful and 
easy to grow under glass when given the same 
treatment as Freesias. All should be dried out and 
rested after flowering. OUR BULBS GROWN 
UNDER IDEAL CULTURAL CONDITIONS 
ARE SUPERIOR TO COLLECTED WILD 
BULBS. 
B. capitata 
Called California Hyacinth. Slender stems 
12 to 18 in. high terminate in a close cluster 
of violet-blue flowers. In mild climates flowers 
in October, six weeks after planting, and re¬ 
mains in bloom till March or April, producing 
as many as 20 flower stems from one bulb. 
Especially desirable in die garden and under 
glass. Those who know it only as a wild 
flower will hardly recognize it under cultiva¬ 
tion so greatly does it improve in the size 
and profusion of its bloom. 
$6.00 per 100 85c per 12 
B. ixioides 
Known in California as Golden Star. Blooms 
in spring. Stem about 12 inches tall. Large 
umbel of bright yellow flowers with darker 
line on outside of petal. Gay and cheerful 
in the garden. Does well under glass. 
$6.00 per 100 85c per 12 
