of Sweet Peas. You would not plant sweet pea seed in July or August, nor in 
September if it were hot or likely to be. Nor does the wise gardener soak his 
sweet pea seed. Sweet peas need cool weather, very rich deep soil, but no raw man- 
ure. The seed bed must be kept slightly moist, but well drained. The soil must nev- 
er bake or have a crust formed. One must not overwater at first as constant sog- 
ey condition of the soil is sure to rot the Sweet Pea seed. You must protect the 
young plants from birds, cut worms, snails, ete. 
Just substitute ‘Ranunculus and Anemones” for “Sweet Peas” and you have 
their culture requirements. 
In cool climate like that around San Francisco Bay the bulbs may be planted 
almost any time of year. In the north they may be planted as early in the spring 
as the ground may be worked. They are not hurt by temperatures considerably 
under 32°. We have had them keep on blooming and growing when our night temp- 
eratures reach 20°. 
A north Texas customer tells us that she planted 100 of our Ranunculus in 
the fall. They came up but the temperature later dropped unexpectedly to a little 
below zero. About six plants survived and bloomed beautifully in early spring. 
Probably if the temperature had been no lower than 10° F. all would have sur- 
vived. From all the reports I have gathered from customers, it appears to be per- 
tectly safe to plant these outside anywhere if winter temperatures are unlikely 
to go below 16° . It is quite possible they would survive 0° F. or below if pro- 
tected. A good protection would be a cloth or furlap covered frame south of wall, 
house or tree. 
But in the cold northern climate, plant in late winter or early spring. Every- 
one, north or south, should grow a few in pots. 
For Potting. Ranunculus and Anemones do well and bloom beautifully in pots 
in a sunny window or a greenhouse. They require a very cool room and a hot 
room will often result in failure to flower or even to grow well just as the same 
results may follow for Freesias, Lachenalias, Veitheimias and all bulbs that grow 
and flower in the winter in Calif. But our spring blooming bulbs like Amaryllis, 
Lilies, etc., like more warmth. 
It is advisable to use the larger sizes for potting. A Jumbo bulb will make a 
large plant and give many fiower spikes. It will nicely fill a 6” to 8” pot. Top 
size should have about 6” pot, No. 1 at least a 5” pot and No. 2 at least 4” pot. 
Larger pots are an advantage. 
Don’t fertilize before planting. Use light applications when 38” tall. 
Use the regular potting soil advised and be sure of perfect drainage. 
For outside planting, we advise size No. 3 for economy. However larger bulbs 
will produce specimen plants, with more flowers. They will also bloom a Little 
earlier than No. 3 bulbs and are slightly easier to grow. 
Prices Ranunculus and Anemones. 
Size No. 8. 20c. doz. $1.25 per 100. $6.00 per 500, $10.00 per 1000 
Size No. 2 40c. doz. $2.75 per 100 $11.00 per 500 $20.00 per 1000 
Size No. 1 60c. doz. $4.60 per 100 $16.50 per 500 $30.00 per 1000 
Top size, Ranunculus only. 10¢ ea. 80c. doz. $5.75 per 100. $24.00 per 500. $45. 
per 1000. 
Jumbo size, Ranunculus only. 15¢ ea. $1.00 doz. $7.00 per 100. 
Straight Colors. Size No. 3 only. Ranunculus in Red, Orange, Yellow, Pink 
and White and Anemones in Red. Price 30c doz. 50 for $1.25. $2.00 per 100. $7.50 
per 500. $14.00 per 1000. 
PLANTS 
Bromeliads. We have formerly listed these in our Fall Catalog as well as 
Spring Catalog. We have about decided that spring is a more favorable time to 
move them as the plants should be entirely dormant in the winter. Therefore we 
offer here only one,Billbergia nutans which gives a gorgeous flower between late 
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