erowers. These are the brightest and most vivid of winter flowers for a sunny 
window or in the garden in the south. They give a profusion of bloom over sev- 
eral months period. A bed looks like a carpet of solid pink, rose, white, yellow, 
ete. The flowers are large some over 1” diam. 
Culture. Plant about 2” deep, 3” apart. Large bulbs may be farther apart and 
a little deeper. In pots, the smaller may go 8 to 6 in a 4” or 5” pot. Use good 
rich soil, although they will grow in any soil. Give full sun exposure as they open 
only in full sun and close at night. Order and plant early as they begin to sprout 
even in August. But they may be shipped even with long sprouts up to mid 
October. 
Oxalis Bowiei. A large plant with bright rose red flowers. 3 bulbs to a 5” pot. 
5e ea. 50c doz. $3.75 per 100. Largest size 10c. ea. 
QO. cernua. Bermuda Buttercup. Deep golden yellow flowers. Very profuse. 3 
for 10c. 35¢e doz. $2.50 per 100. Largest size 10c ea. 
O. Grand Duchess. Low growing plants, but give a profusion of very large 
flowers in three colors. The Pink and the Lavender varieties are 5c ea. 45c¢ doz. 
$8.00 per 100. White 7c ea. 60c doz. $4.00 per 160. 
_ ©. hirta. One of the finest winter Oxalis, and most unusual as it makes a 
leafy stem that to some extent falls over and will trail down the sides of a pot. 
Nice for hanging baskets. The flowers are deep rosy red. Super jumbo bulbs, 
diam. 1” and up, the best blooming size for pots, 25c ea., $2.00 doz., $12.00 per 
100. L..15¢ ea., $1.25 per doz., $9.00 per 100. M. 10c ea., 85c doz., $5.00 per 100.8. 
5e ea., 40c doz., $8.00 per 100. Smaller sizes are likely to flower under ideal con- 
ditions but otherwise not too sure. 
Oxalis Special. The bulbs offered in this lot are assorted in size but some are 
small. They will all flower well. Some are accidentally mixed, others are surplus. 
Price 30 for $1.00. 
THE ORCHID FAMILY. Orchidaceae 
Orchids are the most exquisite of flowers, but most of them require a green- 
nouse. The Bletilla is a terrestial orchid of great beauty and easy to grow in the 
outside garden. Hardy everywhere, north or south.Culture easy. Plant in half 
shade, 3”’ deep in summer. 
Bletilla hyacintha. EKight or more dainty orchids, 1” wide, on a 12” stem. 
True orchid color. Top size, 50c M. 35c. Blooming sizes, $25.00 per 100. 
B. hyacintha alba. Pure white form. 75c ea. 
Epidendrum o’brienanum. This orchid has a large terminal cluster of brilliant 
red flowers, each in the typical orchid form. The flowers open 10 or more at once 
and are about 144” wide. The plant makes a large cluster of tall stems, 3 ft. or 
more. In nature they grow among grassés or weeds which support them. We can 
imitate that by growing among erect plants, 
They need hot, nearly full sun exposure; an abundance of water in Summer. 
They grow easily in the garden in the south where minimum temperatures are 
not below 27°. 
They like a deep mulch of leaves, small branches, etc. This helps to support 
the stems, protects the roots when too cold, (ours easily recovered from a low of 
20°) and maintains the needed constant moisture of soil. 
‘We use soil of rich sandy loam and for a distance of nearly one foot, we add 
50% peat (in volume) to the soil. 
They grow easily in pots or baskets. Use 50% or more peat or leaf mould, 
Prices. Branch with roots attached 75c. Large clumps, up to $10.00 in pro- 
pcrtion to size. 
Cymbidium Orchids are immensely popular in So. Calif. and wherever known, 
Their greatest fault is, they are hard to get at reasonably low prices. They 
are of easy culture, exquisite in beauty, of a wide range of colors and early vari. 
eties are in flower in Oct., the late ones in July. 
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