deep and mulched. 35c and 65c each. $3.00 and $6.00 per doz. Delivery June 
to July. 
Sauromatum venosum. Odd tropical foliage, and the most unusual flower, 
with a spathe 16” long, 1” wide, yellow with purple-black spots. Spathe lies on 
the ground hence the common name, Lizard Lily. Dry bulbs will bloom out of 
ground. Disagreeable odor. Need shade, plenty water. Large plants suggest 
tropical jungle. Hardy. S. 25c. Largest blooming size, $1.50 ea. Order early. 
Fancy Leaf Caladiums. These are the most gorgeous of all foliage plants, 
even more richly colored than Coleus. Some leaves are like the delicate tints of 
a lily or an orchid, others rich and luscious like a rose. Caladiums offered at a 
cheap price are mostly inferior varieties, seedlings or poor bulbs. Ours are good 
bulbs in best named sorts. Many fancy varieties do not make large bulbs. 
Labeled with correct variety name if you request it. Best varieties 35c ea. 
Really good varieties no labels furnished, 25c ea. 
ORCHID FAMILY. ORCHIDACEAE 
There are many fine terrestrial orchids that we can grow in our gardens. 
The following list of species are natives of the north, are quite hardy and not 
too difficult if you observe the following instructions. 
Culture. Nearly all require acid soil part shade and moist conditions. 
There is some variation in these requirements which we indicate briefly in the 
description. The degree of shade is expressed as a percentage. Most require 
plenty of moisture but good drainage. Being shade dwellers, they are accus- 
tomed to much woods earth and leaf mold. 
Bletilla hyacintha. Attractive plaited leaves. Small amethyst-purple flow- 
ers in araceme. 50% shade. The easiest orchid to grow. Native of China. 2oc. 
Calypso bulbosa. Oregon east to Maine. One of the rarest and most prized. 
4” tall. 1 flower, pink with spotted sac. Grows in bogs hence plant in a moist, 
shaded, cool place, in well drained soil. Delivery in Apr. 75c. 
Cypripedium acaule. Pink Lady Slipper. Native north east U. S. Soil must 
be quite acid, therefore add plenty peat or leaf mold from oak or pines. Lack- 
ing that use % lb. aluminum sulphate to the square yard. 75% shade. When 
established, requires less moisture than others. 50c. 
C. pubescens. Yellow Lady Slipper. Soil near neutral, hence use no peat, 
but some common leaf mold. Needs no excessive moisture, and soil must be 
well drained, no standing water. 60% to 75% shade. 75c. 
C. spectabile. (Syn. reginae). Showy Lady Slipper. Plants stout. Larger 
more showy flowers are white and orchid pink. Culture like pubescens, a little 
moister. 90c. 
Galeorchis spectabilis. Showy Orchis. N.E.U.S. 1’ tall. Up to 6 flowers, 
violet purple, variegated lighter. Native of deep woods and must have those 
conditions, rich leaf mold soil, rather heavy shade and even condition of 
moisture. $1.25. 
Habenaria ciliaris. Yellow Fringe Orchid. Considered our showiest native 
orchid. Brilliant orange. 50%-75% shade, moist, acid soil. $1.00. 
MISCELLANEOUS BULBS 
Achimenes. (Gesneraceae). With so many customers “hollering” for them 
we had to buy this stock. Did we buy the cheapest offered, that could be sold 
for half this price or to our unsuspecting customers for the same price and 
make a lot of ‘“‘dough, re, me?’’ No, we bought the best, from a careful, able 
grower. Assorted, named sorts, not rejected seedlings. The tubular flowers, on 
stems in the leaf axils, have wide open recurving petals, 1” to 3” across. Their 
charming colors range blue tones, orchid, lavender, purple, red, carmine, 
scarlet, pink, cerise, white, etc. 1’ to 2’ tall. 
Culture. Easy, pots or garden, north or south. Require half shade, rich 
sandy loam with much leaf mold. Plenty of water when growing. Pot them 
Jan. 15 or a little later, 4 to 6 in a pot. Plant in garden when warm. 
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