the bulb will grow. Therefore plant when corn and dahlias are planted and 
dig before heavy frosts. 
Polianthes tuberosa, var. Double Pearl. Large bulbs, 15c. Per doz. $1.00. 
P. Tuberosa, var. Mexican Everblooniing. Green leaves. 15c ea. Per 
doz. $1.00. 
P. tuberosa, var. Mexican Everblooniing. Variegated foliage. 15c ea. 
Per doz. $1.00. 
Mixed varieties, per doz. 85c. 
Sprekelia formosissima is not merely beautiful, it is gorgeous. The deep 
bright red flowers have long narrow petals in an odd irregular form that gives 
distinction. They bloom later than Hippeastrums and the culture is identical 
except they like deeper planting. They also flower more often out of the regular 
season. They do well in pots or garden and can be dug and stored in the fall. 
Each 25c. Per doz. $2.50. Extra large, each 40c, per doz. $4.00. 
Sternbergia lutea is a small, yellow flowering, winter growing Amaryllid. 
It is often called “Fall Crocus.” Culture like others of this type. Plant 3" 
deep. Delivery in June. Each 25c. Per dozen. $2.00. 
Zephyranthes, or Fairy Lilies, are well named both ways as they are the 
smallest bulbs in the Amaryllis family. But they are not' too small for garden 
use. The plants are from 6" to a foot high. They are fine for border plants. 
Several species of Zephyranthes are natives of Texas. Most of them can 
be wintered in the garden as far north as Kentucky if well mulched. 
That is not the limit of their northern range of usefulness in} the garden, 
however, as they can be planted very early, dug in the fall before the ground 
freezes much and stored dry over winter like Glads. They are even grown 
commercially in the north. 
They multiply rapidly by offsets and seeds; you can soon have a good bed. 
The range of color and time of blooming should make one want them all. 
They like an acid soil and abundance of moisture at all times. The soil 
acidity can be increased by incorporating fine leaf mould, or peat. For 
immediate effect when bulbs do not do so well, (which never seems to happen 
with any species here listed,) aluminum sulphate may be used, a teaspoonful to 
a square foot. 
Zephyranthes ajax. Very fine yellow flowered species. 15c. 
Z. Candida. Best white. Blooms from mid-summer on, every time it is 
watered here. Foliage evergreen. 10c ea. Per doz. 50c. Per 100 $3.00. 
Z. citrina. The best yellow. Rare. 25c ea. 
Z. grandiflora. Often listed as carinata or rosea. The largest species. 
Large pink flowers, late. Can be dug and stored. 10c ea. $1.00 per doz. 
(For Z. texana and Z. robusta see Habranthus). 
IRIDACEAE 
The Iris Family includes Gladiolus, Iris, Morea and others that are listed 
in our fall catalogs. 
GLADIOLUS 
The popularity of Glads that waned when thrips became prevalent has 
been largely regained. They are almost and possibly quite the most important 
flower for floral use. Many bulbs are now planted in private gardens and 
soon all those who love them or learn to love them will learn the successful 
methods now followed. 
The Renaissance of the Gladiolus is now well established. 
Culture. Glads that are planted between November 15 and March 1 in 
Southern California (later in No. California and in the east) will bloom in the 
cooler months and escape the damage by thrips. They do not usually attact 
in damaging numbers until the weather is quite warm in late spring or early 
summer. 
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