abundantly. Bulb is small and increases in a peculiar way by underground 
stolons and quite rapidly makes a large clump. 75c each. 
C. campanulatum. Belongs to ‘‘Milk and Wine Lily’ type. Markings are 
bright rose red in a center stripe thru the white petals. $2. 
C. Cecil Houdyshel. The standard of hybrid Crinums for all qualities con- 
sidered. Altho the same cross as C. Powelli it grows much larger—taller, longer 
leaves, more robust and many more flowers. Huge bulbs up to 8” diameter. It 
is almost ever-blooming, often producing up to 7 stalks in one year. No other 
Crinum can equal its profusion of flowers which are attractive deep rose. So 
great has been the demand for this bulb that we are sold out of all except some 
jumbo bulbs, weighing several pounds. Price $3.50. 
C. Ellen Bousanquet. A gorgeous new hybrid. Very deep wine red of glow- 
ing intensity. Vigorous, increases rapidly. Small bulbs, 75c. Medium, blooming 
size, $1.00. Large, $1.50. 
C. erubescens. One of the best of the ‘‘Milk and Wine’”’ type. Flowers white 
with red-purple stripe, making a striking effect. 50c. $4.50 per doz. 
C. Gordon Wayne. Our 1938 introduction. A seedling of Virginia Lee and 
thus the first third generation hybrid Crinum ever raised. Flowers large pure 
white, in late summer. Like Virginia Lee and its seed parent C. moorei, it has 
been reported that Gordon Wayne does not do so well in Florida. The cause 
may be wrong culture or a soil condition. Here in California they are sturdy, 
thrifty growers, increase rapidly and bloom profusely. Virginia Lee and Gordon 
Wayne set seed profusely and are the only Crinum hybrids that do. They should 
have nearly full shade, deep rich well-drained soil. Price $4.00. 
C. H. J. Elwes. A clear rich pink of unusual color tone for Crinums, and 
most lovely. $2.50. 
C. kirkii. One of the best species. White with red band thru center placing 
it in the ‘“‘“Milk and Wine’’ type. The large umbels have many flowers open at a 
time up to 10 or more. This with the great beauty of the flowers make a group 
of them in bloom a never-to-be-forgotten sight. 75c. Per doz. $7. 
C. longifolia alba. (Syn. Capense alba) White lily-shaped flowers. This is 
the hardiest species, surviving the winters with protection if planted deep, as 
far north as Ohio. Better than rosea. 50c. $4.00 per doz. 
C. longifolia rosea. Pink flowered form. 60c. 
C. Louis Bousanquet. Very free flowering thru an unusually long season. 
Pink flowers on a very tall erect peduncle. $1.00. 
C. moorei. Large pink, bell-shaped flowers in the fall, freely produced. 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 beauti- 
ful Crinums. 50c. Per doz., $4. 25 large bulbs, f. 0. 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. 
Cyrtanthus 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. lutescens. 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 
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