The long neck of the bulb surmounted by rotated broad leaves give the plant 
great decorative value. Requires shade. Nearly as hardy as longifolia. 50c. 
C. powelli alba. Extra fine pure white. One of the most valuable and 
beautiful Crinums. 50c. Per doz., $4. 25 large bulbs, f. o.b. La Verne, $7.00. 
C. Virginia Lee. Our 1934 introduction. Many sold at $10 each. Hybrid 
of two hybrids, Cecil Houdyshel x J. C. Harvey, the first Crinum so produced. 
The flowers are large, pink with a white throat. More attractive than C. 
moorei. Must be grown in shade. They become dormant in mid-summer 
and grow vigorously in cool weather. Price $2.00. 
Crytanthus are closely related to Zephyranthes. Bulbs and plants are 
about the same size but the flowers are long and tubular. Their most vigorous 
growth and flowering is in the winter, tho a few flowers are produced thru 
a large part of the year. They may become semi-dormant in mid-summer 
when hot but should not be dried off much. They like rich soil and respond to 
barnyard fertilizer. 
The winter flowering habit make Cyrtanthus very desirable in southern 
gardens and for growing in pots in the north. Useful for cut flowers. 
Cyrtanthus augustifolius. Orange red flowers. 50c. 
C. Iutescens. Bright yellow tubular flowers. 35c. 
C. mackenni. Clear ivory white flowers on a larger plant. 35c. 
Elisena longipetala. Rare Peruvian amaryllid. Bulb and plant much like 
Ismene, Hymenocallis calathina, and culture the same. The flowers are much 
prettier, being pure white with long petals. It may be grown in the north 
easily, like Ismene, by the Gladiolus method. $7.50 each. 
Haemanthus. Very rare amaryllids, altho of relatively easy culture and 
having the qualities of beauty and individuality that should commend them 
and encourage you to try them. Soil should be made acid by adding peat or 
leaf mold and keep bulbs dry when dormant. 
H. coccineus. Blood Lily. The rather flat bulb sends up an attractive 
red-mottled flower scape in August to September, topped by an umbel of many 
small, closely spaced, red flowers, 4” across. There may be 50 or more flowers 
in an umbel. Later two or three wide leaves appear. The leaves die in the 
spring. The bulb should then receive no water until August. Plant where 
water can be withheld. Easily grown outside in the south. In the north 
grow in pots. Delivery of dormant bulbs in June. Plant at once and save 
roots. $1.00. Extra large bulbs, $1.50. 
Hippeastrum or Amaryllis. This genus is popularly known as Amaryllis 
altho botanically a Hippeastrum. Recently botanists proposed the popular name 
be used as the botanical name. It was used by early botanists. 
Amaryllis have always been the most popular of all bulbs for pot growing. 
The large, open, round flowers are in vivid tones of red and ending with 
nearly white in some species. The colors are the most desirable in a potted 
bulb for late winter blooming. 
The first hybrid, Johnsoni, is still one of the best because of its great 
attractiveness, easy culture and rapid increase. It is not uncommon to see 
hundreds in one garden in the south. 
But the hybrids that have been produced in the last 40 years far surpass 
the earlier ones. The introduction of new species and their use in breeding 
have resulted in the production of many new color tones and a vast improve- 
ment in the form and texture of the flower. The petals are broader and 
more rounded. The better ones show little or no green in the throat and 
many are pure self colors. 
Some breeders have somewhat overlooked quality in an effort to produce 
huge flowers. We have seen flowers 12” in diameter and some have claimed 
16” flowers. But in all our observations these huge flowers have floppy, twisted 
petals that are narrow and pointed. Our own preference is for types having 
more perfect form, smooth texture, rounded petals and little or no green in 
the throat. These are usually about 6” to 8” diam. Our Howard and Smith 
hybrids are the best commercial strain in America. 
Most of the so-called white Amaryllis have a little color. It is better 
they should, if one wants a hardy, easily grown Amaryllis as the pure white, 
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