but the grower was not. Amaryllis start satisfactorily at the right time but 
even though it is a tropical bulb it should be started in a cool room in half 
light. Later they can be brought to a warm room. 
Size of pot. Many advise not to use too large a pot. But no pot is as 
large as all outdoors and most bulbs bloom satisfactorily in an over sized pot. 
Usually the pot should be at least 2 and we prefer 3 times the diameter of the 
bulb for large bulbs. Small bulbs like Ranunculus, Freesias etc. can be planted 
3 to a 4” pot or 5 in a 5” or 6” pot. 
Temperature. Nearly every bulb recommended requires a cool room 
temperature. Very few succeed in the hot dry air of many living rooms. The 
maximum temperature for best results with most is seldom much above 70°. 
Most of them like cool nights but not below about 35°. Amaryllis like a little 
more heat when growing vigorously, as they are summer growers. Violets, 
Anemones and Ranunculus like cool temperatures. The night temperature 
can go down to 30° or 35°. Day temperatures are better around 60°, tho 70° 
may not hurt them. 
Watering should be sufficient after they are well started but allow soil 
surface to become slightly dry between waterings. If soil is well drained then 
it will not become soggy which would result in failure. Vigorously growing 
plants that are good feeders like Amaryllis, Colored Callas etc. can use very 
weak liquid manure, color of weak tea, every two or three weeks. Between 
times B, solution may be used. But neither must be used on a weak plant. 
Other hints will be given with the listing of bulbs. 
Arrangement of This Catalog 
Please note that we group our bulbs into the Families to which they belong 
rather than arranging them alphabetically. Knowing the relationship of a 
bulb is an advantage that all will approve, but it adds a little difficulty in 
finding a bulb if you do not know its plant family. This catalog is worth study 
for the information it contains. Study and experience are the only means of 
gaining knowledge. 
THE AMARYLLIS FAMILY—Amaryllidaceae 
This family includes the bulbs from Agapanthus and includes The Alliae. 
The American Amaryllis Society is an association of those thruout the 
world who grow Amaryllids as an interesting and intellectual hobby. An an- 
nual book ‘‘Herbertia’’ of about 250 pages is sent to each member. Therein 
is discussed the best culture methods; descriptions of new species; notes on 
Amaryllids in their habitat; reports on experiments in crossing, in culture, 
propagation, etc. Herbertia is the essential book of reference on Amaryllids. 
Beautifully illustrated. I invite you to send me $2.00 for membership. You 
will receive volume 9 of Herbertia for 1942 as soon as published, probably 
by December. 
Bulb lovers who specialize in the Amaryllis Family would enjoy having 
the complete set of 8 vols. of Herbertia 1934 to 1941 inclusive. Price $23.50, 
postpaid. Several issues will soon be out of print and never again available. 
How to Grow Amaryllis. This discussion includes not only the genus 
Hippeastrum, which recently botanists have changed to the old popular name 
of Amaryllis, but will also include the entire family of Amaryllids. The 
name, “‘Amaryllis’” has been bandied around by botanists from Linnaeus to 
Herbert and later. At times the name has been applied to species of Crinums, 
Lycoris, Nerines, Zephyranthes and many others. 
Changes made by recent writers evidently are scientifically correct but 
inconvenient to amateurs. We must gradually accustom ourselves to the name 
Callicore rosea in place of Amaryllis belladonna, We must learn also that the 
bulb known in America as Nerine sarniensis, or Guernsey Lily, always was an 
error. The correct name is Lycoris radiata, or Red Spider Lily. N. sarniensis 
is quite a different bulb, tho the fiowers have a casual resemblance. We must 
likewise learn to call the common type of Blue Lily of the Nile Agapanthus 
orientalis, instead of A. umbellatus if we wish to be botanically up-to-date. 
Such winter growing Amaryllids as Callicore rosea, Haemanthus coccineus, 
