VELTHEIMIA VIRIDIFOLIA 
WATSONIA BEATRICIS 
An entirely new kind unlike any in cultivation. 
Selected out of seed imported from South Africa. 
Plant is evergreen, makes large clumps, requires a 
sunny situation in well drained soil and needs 
thorough watering throughout the year. Leaves 
are sword-shaped, bluish green in color and up to 
3 feet long. Flower stems are 4 to 6 feet tall. 
Buds are tightly arranged and have a pleasing 
brownish tinge. The whole stem has a shiny, 
varnished-looking appearance until the buds begin 
to show color. The blossoms are about 2 inches 
across, 30 to 40 on a stem, have a typical shape 
and are a brilliant orange in color. Mature stamens 
are a bright violet-purple. 
Blooms from late August through September in 
Santa Barbara. Hardiness not known, but prob¬ 
ably can be grown out of doors only in milder 
climates. This gives promise of being a very out- 
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