Bulbs from the Ends 
of the Earth 
ALSTROEMERIA. Amaryllis family. 
Alstroemeria Pelegrina alba. Ht. 12". $3 per 12 
"White Lily of the Incas." Chaste white flowers delicately marked 
apple green. The rich masses of bloom have a distinct Azalea 
look, but the flowers have a much better texture. Splendid in 
semi-shade. It lasts beautifully a week or more when cut. Free 
and long blooming. Chile. 
The odd, tuberous roots should be planted with their crowns 6" 
below the surface in partial shade and in a well drained sandy 
soil rich in humus, where they should remain undisturbed for 
many years. Keep dry during the summer after the foliage dies 
down. Protect from frost with a mulch of leaves. Handle the 
roots carefully as they are fragile. 
BABIANA. Iris family. 
In South Africa called Babiaantje, or Baboon Flower. These gay 
little spring-flowering bulbs are of nearly every color or com¬ 
bination of colors and many of them are delightfully scented. 
Their attractive foliage is hairy and heavily plaited. In Africa, 
baboons devour the corms, hence the name. 
They are reasonably hardy out of doors in California and may 
remain continuously in the ground, though they do better if lifted 
and replanted every second year. Full sun, and a dry baking in 
summer. 
Babiana plicata. Ht. 4-6”. $8.00 per 100 $1 per 12 
Big, wide-open lavender-blue flowers, throat creamy white, 
flecked with crimson. They have a delicious freesia-like frag¬ 
rance, are early flowering, and low growing. 
Babiana stricta. var. rubro-cyanea. Ht. 8 . $1.75 per 12 
One of the most beautiful members of a beautiful genus. Flowers 
of intense, deep blue, with a large and glowing crimson center. 
Exquisite, and very scarce. 
Babiana sulphurea. Ht. 12" $1.75 per 12 
The biggest of the Babianas, though still low growing. Of a de¬ 
lightfully fresh cream and yellow color, the flowers appear early 
and emit a pleasantly strong spicy fragrance. 
BESSERA. Lily family. 
Bessera elegans. 18-24" $2.75 per 12 
Mexican Coral Drops, newly introduced. Dainty bell-shaped 
flowers, orange red outside, creamy white with orange stripe 
inside, with blue stamens hang in graceful umbels. Their mode 
of growth suggests the burst of a small rocket, and the slim wiry 
stems are ideal for cutting. Blooms freely from July to late Sep¬ 
tember. 
Should be dug in winter except in milder climates. Needs water 
throughout the summer. 
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