B. sulphurea 
Low growing cream and yellow flowers with 
bright blue stamens. Blooms Feb.-Mar. and 
has a strong spicy fragrance. 
$7.00 per 50 $1.75 per 12 
BESSERA ELEGANS 
New introduction from Mexico. Dainty bell¬ 
shaped flowers, orange red outside, creamy white 
with orange stripe inside, with blue stamens, 
hanging in an interesting umbel from the tip of 
a graceful wiry stem 18 to 24 inches tall. Foliage 
inconspicuous. Blooms freely from July to last of 
September. Cuts well and is exceptionally interest¬ 
ing in flower arrangements. A striking addition to 
the summer garden, suggesting as it does, the 
burst of a miniature rocket. Should be dug in 
winter except in milder climates. Delivery early 
winter. Eastern customers may treat same as glad¬ 
iolus in storage. Blooms Aug.-Sept. 
$2.75 per 12 
BLETILLA HYACINTHINA 
BLETILLA 
Terrestrial ORCFIID from China and Japan. 
Easily grown in ordinary garden soil with plenty 
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