FOREWORD 
We take pleasure in offering you the desirable and unusual plants 
described in the following catalogue. 
St. Clair Rare Bulb Gardens specialize in hard-to-get plants, plants 
that are described and praised in magazine articles and horticultural 
books, but are seldom offered by dealers. At present, in addition to 
the plants listed in our catalogue, we are growing and testing some 
500 others, plants either raised from imported seed or brought in 
under special permit from the U. S. Bureau of Plant Quarantine. Let 
us know if you are interested in any bulbous plant and have been 
unable to obtain it; we may have a few specimens for sale or be 
able to get it for you. 
While our efforts are devoted primarily to the introduction of new 
plants that thrive in our mild Pacific slope climate with its dry sum¬ 
mers, we offer a number of hardier genera, as well as some that 
reguire moisture in summer. All, however, should offer no difficulty 
if our simple cultural directions on page 11 are followed. 
Our stock of these rarities is necessarily small, and early ordering 
will be desirable in order to avoid disappointment. All bulbs we 
send out are first class blooming size and are healthy specimens 
that should succeed with reasonable care. 
MARGARET ST. CLAIR, 
Member: California Horticultural Society. 
RAYMOND ST. CLAIR, F. R. H. S„ 
Member: South African Botanical Society, 
American Amaryllis Society, 
California Horticultural Society. 
