warded with flowers:. A rest brings flowers when they start again, often twice 
or more in a year. 
Zantedeschia aethiopica, var. Baby Calla. This is the smallest and whitest 
Calla. Small enough for corsage. 20c. 
Z. aethiopa, var. Godfrey Calla. The best and most popular of dwarf Cal- 
las before “Baby” was introduced. Being twice as large as “Baby” makes it 
a “medium” size. This is so much more appropriate in size, freer in blooming 
and more desirable every way that we do not recommend the large type. 20c. 
Z. albo- maculata. Spotted leaf-calla. The prettiest foliage of all and worth 
growing for that alone. Flowers, creamy white with dark throat. Large 15c 
and 20c. 
Z. elliotiana. Pure golden yellow flowers. 15c to 25c, all blooming size. 
Z. rehamnni. The famous pink Calla. Colors vary from pink 1 to rose red. 
The plant and flowers are small, growing only to about 12". Blooming size, 
50c. M.. 75c. iL. $1.00 ea. 
Arum italicum. The dark green leaves are attractively lined with very light 
green, almost white. No bad odor. Flower very odd ivory white. Hardy. Plant 
in fall or early spring. 20c. Extra large 45c ea. 
A. palaestinum. Solomon’s Lily or Black Calla. Winter growing and the 
only Arum fit for pots. Plant and flower look like a Calla but the flower is 
really black. It has no strong disagreeable odor like some Arums. Blooming 
size 35c. Very large 75c. Must be ordered early as they cannot be held back 
very long . 
Dracuncuus vulgaris. A gorgeous tropical appearing plant and flower. The 
flower has very disagreeable odior when first open. May be planted in the spring 
in the east to a depth of 8" or more and will live over winter safely. Blooming 
size, 35c. Extra large, 75c. 
RANUNCULACEAE 
This family includes Ranunculus and Anemones. Not all species of either 
make tubers but Ranunculus asiaticus and Anemone coronaria do. These are 
the Ranunculus and Anemone “bulbs” so popular in our garden. The modern gar¬ 
den hybrid's are a vast improvement on wild sorts and probably more than one 
species or at least more than one variety are included in their ancestry. 
Ranunculus range in color from red, pink, white to yellow. There is no 
blue. When well grown the earlier flowers are semi-double to very double in a 
variety of shapes. Some are in the form of a rose, other globular, camelia 
shaped or like a tuberous begonia. 
Anemones are red, pink, white and blue in an endless variety of tones, but 
no yellow. The flowers are single to semi-double and some are full doubles. 
Personally we prefer the huge poppy-shaped single flowers. This type is called 
the de Caen. The double forms are desirable too and give a variety to the garden 
They are the St. Brigid type. Many prefer these. 
Culture for Anemones and Ranunculus is the same. They are very easy to 
grow if one conforms to their requirements. With us, Anemones, which are 
less exacting, come up and bloom from self sown seeds in the gardens. They 
prefer a good rich loam but will do well in very sandy or heavy soil if it has 
had a great deal of humus incorporated. 
The soil should be rich. Therefore manure spaded in months before is the 
best preparation. They will stand a small amount of manure as a mulch but it 
must be well decayed and applied carefully or the plants will burn. Since the 
plants must have a constantly moist condition after they are well up a good 
mulch is especially desirable to maintain soil moisture. 
In starting, the soil must be kept constantly moist but not soggy. They 
must also be cool, Should a few extremely hot days arrive at the time the bulbs 
are starting or even later a large portion or even all will either be killed or 
stunted. The combinations of heat and moisture in the dormant or sprouting bulb 
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