
SPREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA 
SPREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA 
(Jacobean Lily). 
One of the most showy of the Amaryllids. Flowers 
large, crimson of a striking wasp-waisted shape. 
Summer blooming. 
$10.00 per 100 
VELTHEIMIA VIRIDIFOLIA 
Handsome Cape bulb. Forty to sixty reddish 
tubular flowers 1% inches long hanging closely 
from the tip of a stem 15 to 18 inches tall rising 
from the center of a rosette of showy bright green 
shiny leaves 9 to 12 inches long with wavy edges. 
Its bold habit and beautiful foliage make it 
especially useful as a pot plant. Excellent in gar- 
den in mild climates and easy to grow under cool 
glass. Blooms in midwinter. 
No. 1—$25.00 per 100 
No. 2—$20.00 per 100 
WATSONIA BEATRICIS 
An entirely new kind unlike any in cultivation. 
Selected out of seed imported from South Africa. 
Plant is evergreen, makes large clumps, requires a 
sunny situation in well drained soil and needs 
thorough watering throughout the year. Leaves 
are sword-shaped, bluish green in color and up to 
3 feet long. Flower stems are 4 to 6 feet tall: 
Buds are tightly arranged and have a pleasing 
brownish tinge. The whole stem has a shiny, 
varnished appearance until the buds begin to show 
color. The blossoms are about 2 inches across, 
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