
ORNITHOGALUM UMBELLATUM 
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Fine for winter pots or hanging 
baskets. Plant 1 inch deep in a 
porous soil composed of equal 
parts leaf-mold, loam and sand. 
Liquid manure for watering when 
plants are ready to flower is very 
helpful. Set or hang in sunny 
window. 
Bermuda Buttercup. Free bloom- 
ing, rich golden yellow. 
Grand Duchess. Lavender. 
Grand Duchess. Pink. 
Grand Duchess. White. 
6 for 30c; 12 for 45c; 100 for $2.85. 


Leucojum Vernum (Spring Snowflake or St. Agnes 
Flower). A member of the Lily family, these bulbous 
plants produce their pendant white flowers a few 
weeks after the early Snowdrops. Of easy culture, 
the bulbs should be set 3 inches deep in well- 
drained, sunny border or rockery pocket. In mild 
sections they need no protection; however, a slight 
winter covering in the North is advisable. Bulbs 
may be left undisturbed for years. 
3 for 15c; 12 for 50c. 
BRODIAEA 
Brodiaea Laxa (Triplet Lily). Known also as 
Triteleia Laxa, this native California flower is good 
for rock garden or in the South for naturalizing. 
Although the grass-like foliage is commonplace, the 
great clusters of lavender blue flowers are really 
striking on their ld-inch to 20-inch stems. A good 
keeper either on the plant or when cut. It requires 
a light sandy soil with very good drainage and a 
sunny location. Plant 2!/, inches deep before the 
ground freezes, and mulch with well-rotted manure. 
Hardy in the South. 
3 for 20c; 12 for 60c; 100 for $4.49. 
B. Coccinea. A fine red species. 
3 for 25c; 12 for 75c. 
B. Capitata. Lilac flowers in large umbel. 
3 for 20c; 12 for 60c. 
ORNITHOGALUM 
Ornithogalum Umbellatum (Star of Bethlehem). 
Produces clusters of snowy white flowers contrasted 
by a green striping on the outer side of each petal. 
This small 6-10 inch plant is fine for naturalizing, 
since it propagates easily and reproduces freely. It 
flowers profusely in early spring, then its grass-like 
foliage dies down in midsummer. Plant bulbs 2 
inches deep. 3 for 15c; 12 for 50c; 100 for $3.75. 
Ormithogalum Aribicum. Fragrant, white star- 
shaped flowers centered by a glistening black style 
are borne atop a 1!/p ft. stem. Can be grown outside 
as far north as Washington, D.C., with slight 
winter protection. Excellent for pot plants anywhere. 
3 for 25c; 12 for 80c; 100 for $6.00. 

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