Some of These Plants Are Useful Both Indoors and Out 
Montbretia, His Majesty 
Montbretias 
Cultural Notes by T. H. EVERETT 
A sunny position, a deep, well-worked soil, 
enriched with rotted manure and bonemeal, 
are first essentials toward success. They 
may be planted in April or May, in double 
rows 15 inches apart, allowing 2 to 3 inches 
between the corms, or in groups of a dozen 
or more in the mixed border. Four to 5 
inches is the correct planting depth. 
During the growing period the surface of 
the ground must be kept well cultivated 
and in extended periods of drought give the 
ground a thorough soaking at ten-day 
intervals. The wiry stems are sufficiently 
rigid to stand without artificial support. 
South of New York, Montbretias will winter 
safely if heavily mulched with leaves, litter, 
or salt hay, but farther north it is advisable 
to lift them in the same manner as gladiolus 
after the first hard frost. 
Earlham Large-flowered Hybrids 
Tigridia 
Nerine (Amaryllidaceae) 
Splendid for greenhouse or frames. The 
bulbs produce large umbels of beautifully 
colored flowers that keep perfect and fresh 
for many days when cut. 
Sarniensis. Large red flowers. $2.50 per 
doz.; $15 per 100. 
The Best of the Older Montbretias 
Etoile de Feu. 2 ft. Soft red flowers, with 
orange throat. $1.25 per doz.; $8 per 100. 
Fire King. Large bright scarlet flowers. 
$1 per doz.; $7 per 100. 
George Davison. Free flowering; yellow. 
$1.25 per doz.; $8 per 100. 
His Majesty. Brilliant scarlet flowers 3 
inches across. $2 per doz.; $14 per 100. 
King Edmund. Fine orange-yellow flowers. 
$1.75 per doz.; $12 per 100. 
Lady Hamilton. Lovely, large yellow, 
shading to apricot at center. $1.50 per 
doz.; $9 per 100. 
Lord Nelson. Dazzling crimson with yellow. 
$1.50 per doz.; $9 per 100. 
Queen Alexandra. Chrome-yellow with 
carmine blotch. $1.75 per doz.; $12 per 100. 
Star of the East. Pale orange-yellow with 
lemon-yellow eye. $1.75 per doz.; $12 
per 100. 
Una. 3 ft. Rich apricot, with carmine 
blotch. $1.75 per doz.; $12 per 100. 
Mixed Varieties. $1 per doz.; $6 per 100; 
$55 per 1000. 
Awarded the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s Gold Medal 
Apricot Queen. 2 y 2 ft. Rich, golden apri¬ 
cot, medium-sized flowers. $2.50 per doz. 
Citronelia. 3% ft. Beautiful rich canary- 
yellow, star-shaped flower, with crimson- 
maroon blotch in center. Robust grower; 
very handsome. $2.50 per doz. 
Fiery Cross. 3 ft. Large, open flowers of 
good substance, with broad petals of 
intense, glowing, fiery orange, large prim¬ 
rose center, and small crimson blotches 
surrounding eye. A good sturdy grower. 
$3 per doz. 
Grenadier. 2}^ ft. Large, star-shaped, 
vivid orange-scarlet flowers with crimson 
flush and golden sheen. An exceptionally 
fine variety. $4 per doz. 
Indian Chief. 2 x / 2 ft. Fine broad-petaled 
flowers of clear glistening orange; center 
suffused crimson blotched maroon; clear 
golden throat. A glowing color and vigor¬ 
ous grower. $2.50 per doz. 
Spirea 
These hardy Astilbes will thrive in any 
good, rich soil, flowering in June and July. 
America. Charming lilac-rose flowers. 
Gladstone. Fine spikes of pure white. 
Gloria Superba. Brilliant dark pink. 
Philadelphia. Clear lavender-rose. 
Queen Alexandra. Large; fluffy pink. 
Rubens. Deep carmine-rose. 
Field-grown clumps of any of the above, $9 per doz. 
All the above can be supplied from cold storage 
at any time desired at $10 per doz. 
Tuberoses 
The Tuberose possesses a character and 
perfume distinct from any other flower; easy 
of cultivation. 
Excelsior Pearl XXX. Large; double; 
white. $2 per doz.; $14 per 100. 
Excelsior Pearl XX. Second size. $1.50 
per doz.; $10 per 100. 
Cold-storage bulbs, May delivery, $18 
per 100. 
Single Mexican. Large; single; white. 
$1.75 per doz.; $12 per 100. 
Tritoma 
Pfitzeri (Red-Hot Poker). Brilliant red 
blooms throughout the late summer and 
fall. $3.50 per doz. 
Rufa. Tall, slender, orange-yellow flowers. 
$4 per doz. 
Tower of Gold. Gives a beautiful display 
in the garden where the large, rich golden 
yellow flower-trusses make an exception¬ 
ally fine showing. Vigorous, free flowering, 
and as fine for cutting as for garden dis¬ 
play. 75 cts. each; $6 per doz. 
Dwarf or Rockery Hybrids. 1 to 1J^ ft. 
$4 per doz. 
Tigridia (Shell Flower) 
Originating in Mexico, these bulbs produce 
large, oddly shaped blooms of exotic beauty. 
Given the same attention as gladiolus, they 
do well in the mixed border. Height 18 
inches. Bloom in July and August. 
PAVONIA GRANDIFLORA 
Crimson and Yellow Shades. 30 cts. each; 
$3 per doz. 
Lutea. Yellow. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
Orange. 30 cts. each; $3 per doz. 
Rosea. Carmine-red. 30 cts. each; $3 per 
doz. 
Vallota 
Purpurea (Scarborough Lily). A very inter¬ 
esting South African bulb closely related 
to Amaryllis. Blooms freely throughout 
the summer, bearing showy rich red flowers 
which measure 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 
$1.25 each; $12 per doz. 
Zcphyranthes (Fairy Lilies) 
Very easy to grow, having showy goblet¬ 
shaped blooms, produced soon after planting. 
Same culture as gladiolus. Splendid for 
mixing in the border. 
Alba. Pure white. $1 per doz.; $6 per 100. 
Rosa. Large, rose-colored. $2.50 per doz. 
Texana. Lovely pure yellow blooms. An 
entirely new color. $2.50 per doz. 
Tuberose, Excelsior Pearl 
WILLIAM M. HUNT & CO., Inc., NEW YORK 
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