Arisaema 
TRIPHYLLUM (Jack-in-the-pulpit). Love- 
ly member of the Arum family which is a 
native of Eastern United States and grows 
in moist, shady woods and woodland bor- 
ders. The flower resembles a purple and 
brown Calla lily that has hood over the 
spadix. Blooms in spring followed later by 
clusters of brilliant red berries. Plant 
in a mixture of leafmold, peat and loam. 
Kept in a shady moist situation it grows 
to perfection. Delivery Nov. to Feh. $2.50 
doz. 
Arrhenatherum 
BULBOSUM VARIEGATUM. Commonly 
and variously known as Oat Grass, Rattle- 
snake Grass and Ribbon Grass. In spite of 
its name this is a very beautiful grass. It 
grows from bulbs that look like a short 
string of beads or the rattle of a rattle- 
snake. The leaves are narrow, 10 inches 
long and strongly variegated pure white. 
It grows in dense clumps and makes an 
attractive edging. Becomes dormant for a 
short time in June. Delivery throughout 
the year. Hardy. $1.50 doz. 
Arum 
ARUMS should be planted in partial 
shade and kept moist during the growing 
season. They like soil that has plenty of 
leafmold and enjoy a dressing of well rot- 
ted manure. If left undisturbed, the flowers 
will be larger each succeeding senson. De- 
livery July to December. 
DRACUNCULUS (Dragon’s Mouth Lily). 
Huge, ill-smelling, dark purple flowers 8 ft. 
or more in height, followed by a cluster of 
orange-red _ berries. Ornamental foliage. 
The only one in this list with offensive 
odor. 75c. 
ITALICUM (Cuckoo-Pint). Highly orna- 
mental marbled foliage, which is evergreen 
in warm climates. Creamy white flowers in 
the spring. 10 in. 50c. 
SANCTUM (Palestinum). 
blackish purple, 
the early spring. 
Beautiful 
calla shaped flowers in 
15 in. 50c. 
Babiana 
Spring flowering bulbs from South Afri- 
ca, closely related to the Freesias and re- 
quiring the same culture. They may be 
left in the ground for years in warm sec- 
tions. Useful for the rock garden and 
edging, and will succeed well in pots. Sum- 
mer and fall delivery. 
ALBA. This is a free flowering variety 
that seems to be an albino form of Stricta 
as I do not find any specie that is white 
flowering. Useful for growing with the 
other varieties in order to set off their 
colors by contrast. $1.50 doz. 
PLICATA. Large wide-open flowers with 
an interesting color combination of cream 
and lavender. Early, low growing and 
fragrant. $1.50 doz. 
RUBRO-CYANEA. Flowers blue with red 
center. $1.50 doz. 
STRICTA. Various shades of purple. 12 
in. $1.00 doz. 
SULPHUREA. Low growing, fragrant. 
Yellow. $1.50 doz. ~~~ 
*MIXED. An assortment of many colors 
and types. $1.00 doz. 
Begonia, Tuberous Rooted 
We are offering a superior strain of these 
lovely plants and we are confident that 
there is none better to be found anywhere. 
The flowers are very large, brilliant and 
clear in color, and of good substance. They 
may be started any time from January to 
April in pots or flats in porous soil or 
peat, and planted out after the weather 
becomes warm; or shifted to large pots and 
treated as a pot plant. Use a compost of 
leafmold, peat, sand and loam with a lib- 
eral amount of well-rotted steer manure. 
Plant in a shady location and apply liquid 
manure occasionally when they have started 
blooming. In the fall, after the tops have 
died down, lift the bulbs and store away 
in dvy sand in a warm place. The follow- 
ing five types are available in these eight 
separate colors or in mixture: red, scarlet, 
pink, orange, salmon, yellow, apricot, and 
Delivery January to April. 
white. 

BILLBERGIA NUTANS 
DOUBLE CAMELLIA. This is the true 
camellia flowered begonia developed in 
America through hybridization. $2.00 doz. 
DOUBLE FIMBRIATA. 
frilled with serated 
closely resemble carnations. $2.00 doz. 
CRISPA. Produces large, frilled and 
ruffed single flowers. Excellent for bed- 
ding purposes. $2.00 doz. 
SINGLE. This type produces the largest 
flower. Specimens sometime measure 10 
in. across. $2.00 doz. 
HANGING BASKET (Lloydii). This is 
an unsurpassed strain containing only 
double flowers, often hundreds of blossoms 
to a bulb. Useful also for bedding. $2.00 
doz. 
CRISTATA. A single type, slightly ruf- 
fled. A cockscomb-like, tuffed or crest on 
each petal. In mixture only. $2.00. 
The petals are 
edges, the flowers 
