should be met. They are, partial shade and 
water in the cup inside the leaves. Deliv- 
ery throughout the year. Prices are for 
single divisions. 
AMOENA. A dwarf variety with bronze 
foliage and brilliant orange-scarlet bracts. 
Flowers green edged deep blue. This va- 
riety will flower throughout the summer 
on well established plants. $1.25. 
CALOPHYLIA. Foliage wide, bronzy 
green and heavily barred transversely with 
gray. Flower bracts are blood-red and the 
flowers dark blue. Seems to be always in 
bloom. A grand house plant. $1.00. 
DISTACHIA. Foliage light bronze heav- 
ily spotted cream. The tall flower spikes 
appear very early in the spring. Bracts 
rose-pink, flowers green and blue. 50c. 
EUPHEMIAE. Dark green foliage cov- 
ered with bloom similar to the bloom on 
plums. Bracts pale pink, flowers royal 
purple. Ideal for hanging basket culture, 
as it has creeping habit and will shoot out 
all over the wire basket, making a lovely 
specimen. $1.00. 
MACROCALYX. This differs from the 
others in having erect inflorescence. Pink 
bracts, French-blue flowers. Late flower- 
ing. $1.50. 
NUTANS. Known in Southern Califor- 
nia as “Bird of Paradise.” Dark green 
foliage, pink bracts, green and purple flow- 
ers. Blooms in the spring. Very popular. 
50c. 
RUBRO-CYANEA. A cross between the 
rare B. Saundersii and B. Nutans. Foliage 
beautifully marked with red, green and 
white, the markings varying considerably 
in different plants. Bracts are crimson and 
the flowers green edged dark blue. This 
variety is becoming increasingly popular 
in California. $1.00. 
SPECIOSA. An old favorite because of 
its beautiful flowers. Bracts pink, flowers 
green. $1.75. 
THYRSIFLORA. Bright scarlet flower 
bracts, and purple-blue flowers. Erect in- 
florescence and summer blooming. $1.50. 

Collection Offer 
One each of the above nine vari- 
eties valued at $10.00 will be deliv- 
ered for 
$8.00 postpaid. 

*Bletilla 
Attractive Chinese orchids that are ter- 
restial and may be grown in any light soil 
enriched with peat and leafmold. They are 
hardy and may be planted in any situation 
in the garden. They enjoy an annual top 
dressing of well rotted manure. Their 
habit of growth resembles that of the Lily- 
of-the-Valley. Delivery October to January. 
HYACINTHINA. Rosy purple flowers 
numbering 6 to 12 on 14-in. stems in early 
spring. Excellent for cutting and useful in 
corsages. 50c. 
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Bletilla Hyacinthina (Orchid) 
HYACINTHINA, VARIEGATED FOLI- 
AGE. Identical with the above, except 
peat the pleated leaves are edged white. 
ic. 
HYACINTHINA ALBA. A _ beautiful 
white variety with pinkish cast. 75c. 
Bomarea 
(Climbing Alstroemeria) 
Elegant, shade loving climbers from Cen- 
tral and South America. Excellent as a 
greenhouse climber or out in the open in 
the South. The flowers are produced at 
the end of the twining stem. They are 
very long-lasting in flower and extremely 
pretty in seed, as the scarlet seeds are 
held on the vine for a long time. Delivery 
July to Nov. 
ACUTIFOLIA. Bright red flowers in 
umbels on graceful 6 ft. stems. Foliage 
shiny and bright green. 75c. 
“OLIGANTHA. A very robust growing 
specie that will climb 20 feet in one sea- 
son. The flowers are in large umbels. The 
color is brownish orange outside and light 
orange inside, heavily spotted purple. 50c. 
Bravoa Geminiflora 
(Twin Flower) 
Interesting plant belonging to the Ama- 
ryllis Family and growing at an altitude 
of 7,000 ft. in Central Mexico. Prefers a 
sunny situation in well-drained, rich sandy 
loam. The root and the greyish-green 
leaves, which are 4% to 34 inches broad and 
12 to 18 inches long, resemble those of the 
Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa). The bright, 
coral-red tubular blossoms, 20 to 30 in 
number, hang in pairs on a stalk 18 to 24 
inches high. Blooms in early summer. 
Will stand some frost, but recommended 
for outdoor planting in the milder cli- 
mates only. Growth starts in early spring 
and matures in late fall. Delivery in win- 
ter. 30c each. 
