types. One has broader foliage and the flowers and shape of bulb differ slightly. 
Small plant with yelllow flowers in mid-summer. State whether you want the 
broad or narrow leafed type. Both for 45c. Price each 25c. 
Hymenocallis. This genus includes the Spider Lilies and Ismene. The Ismene 
is deservedly one of our most popular bulbs but few know that new improved 
forms and hybrids have been produced. The almost ethereal beauty and the fra- 
grance of Spider Lilies is known by few. 
Culture. Hymenocallis are hardy in southern gardens where temperatures 
do not go lower than perhaps 15° above. Some will endure zero or colder but 
not the strictly tropical sorts. All do exceedingly well in pots or tubs. Both Spider 
Lilies and Ismene in the north may be grown outside in the summer and dug and 
stored in winter, the Gladiolus method. Glads themselves are tropical and no 
more suited for the north than these. The Ismene is even grown commercially in 
the north. Plant Ismene 4” deep, 6’’ apart. Smaller species not so deep. 
Hymenocallis calathina. The Ismene or Peruvian Daffodil. Large white flow- 
ers, veined green with a daffodil-like cup. Very fragrant. Jumbo size, 35c. Large 
25e. M. 15c. 
H. calathina minor, A very tiny Ismene not one-fourth as large as the type. 
Of interest at least to collectors, and useful in small arrangements. This name 
is our own for a plant sent to us by a collector. 60c ea. 
H. calathina “Advance.” 2’ tall. Larger, whiter and more flowers. $1.00 each. 
The next four varieties are rare Ismene Hybrids. 
H. festalis. H. calathina X Elisena longipetala hybrid. A more graceful form 
and pure white. Exquisite. $2.00. 
H. festalis Triumpn, A further improvement, with immense flowers. $3.00. 
H. Olympia. The largest of all Ismenes. A creamy white. $5.00 ea. 
H. Sulphur Queen. H. calathina x amancaes. A yellow Ismene. $1.50. 
H. species No. 1. A small Spider Lily easy to grow in the south. In the north 
it is grown by the gladiolus method. Blooms more freely after large clumps are 
made. Plant close. Bulbs bloom easily in pots. 15c. 
H. species No. 2. One of the best tropical species. Flowers large in a many 
flowered umbel. Fragrant and very beautiful. Will endure temperature of 20°, 
probably lower. Blooms well in pots or tubs. Can be dug and stored in north. 50c. 
Leucojum aestivum. Quite hardy in north. Blooms early, often before snow is 
gone. Dainty white flowers, each petal tipped with a green dot. 10c. Per doz. 50c. 
L. sp. unknown. Probably two species mixed. They have much larger bells and 
5 to 7 in each umbel. Our best species. 20c ea. $2.00 per doz. 
Lycoris. Fall blooming amaryllid. Hardy well up into middle south. Radiata 
and aurea do not lose their foliage at 20°, and might stand lower without injury. 
L. squamigera and L. incarnata are quite hardy in the north. 
Lycoris aurea. Golden Spider Lily. Very rare and one of nature’s most gor- 
geous flowers. Deep gold. Plant about 4” deep. Prefers sandy soil. These came 
from Japan and are now almost unobtainable in America. We have a very few 
for $2.50 ea. 
L. incarnata. Flesh colored flowers with reddish markings. $2.50. 
L. radiata. Red Spider Lily. This is one of the south’s very best bulbs. A 
bed of them in bloom wil! catch and hold the attention in any competition by oth- 
er flowers. Large umbels on 12” stem of the most vivid coral red flowers with long 
undulated and reflexed petals and very long stamens. One of the easiest to grow. 
Hardy to North Carolina. 25c ea. Jumbo size 35c ea. 
L. squamigera. The famous Amaryilis Halli. The flower umbel without foli- 
age resembles Amaryllis belladonna. Color, lilac pink. Plant 4” deep and mulch 
in the north. Every northern garden should have them, $1.00 ea. $16.00 per doz. 
Nerine. One of the most beautiful of the Amaryllids but few know them. 
There are, or were good stocks in Europe, but very few in America. They are au- 
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