ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA 
31 
ARISTEA 
ECKLONI—A South African Irid with beautiful 
evergreen foliage. The starry flowers are borne in 
branching sprays. Likes partial shade. 18 
in..25 ea. 
ARUM (Black Calla) 
ARUMS should be planted in partial shade and 
kept moist during the growing season. They like 
soil that has plenty of leafmold and enjoy a dress¬ 
ing of well rotted manure. If left undisturbed, the 
flowers will be larger each succeeding season. 
DRACUNCULUS (Dragon’s Mouth Lily)—Huge, 
ill smelling dark purple flowers 3 ft. or more in 
height, followed by a cluster of orange-red ber¬ 
ries. Ornamental foliage .50 ea. 
ITALICUM (Cuckoo-Pint) — Highly ornamental 
marbled foliage, which is evergreen in warm cli¬ 
mates. Creamy white flowers in the summer. 
10 in.50 ea. 
SANCTUM (Palestinum)—Beautiful blackish pur¬ 
ple, calla shaped flowers in the early spring. 15 
in.50 ea. 
BILLBERGIA NUTANS 
BABIANA - 
STRICTA—Resembles Tritonia and Spar- 
axis in shape but different in colors, be¬ 
ing in shades of deep blue and purple. 
Blooms in May. Plant 1 inch dteep in a 
sunny location. 12 in. 1.00 doz. 
BILLBERGIA 
NUTANS—An air plant that is highly 
adaptable for culture in the ground, in 
pots, or hanging baskets, or may be nat¬ 
uralized on tree trunks. Long, graceful 
flower spikes highly colored pink with 
pendant clusters of green and blue flow¬ 
ers and yellow anthers in February. We 
know of no other flower that is so useful 
in flower arrangements as the Billbergias. 
Plant in mixture of leafmold, peat and 
moss, and protect from heavy frosts. 
.50 ea. 
CAMASSIA 
A hardy, bulbous plant with very at¬ 
tractive blooms. They will do well in the 
bog garden as well as in the flower border. 
They may be left in the ground for years. 
LEICHTLINII BLUE—Up to 100 bright 
blue flowers on a 4 ft. stem. 1.00 doz. 
LEICHALINII WHITE—Same as above 
but white in color and 3 weeks later. 
1.00 doz. 
QUAMASH—Rich deep blue flowers on 
stems 2 ft. high. They make showy 
masses in the border when planted in 
quantities close together.50 doz. 
