C. Virginia Lee. (Our 1934 introduction). Large pink flowers with white throat. 
A second generation hybrid produced by the cross Cecil Houdyshel x J. C. Harvey but 
re-reverting in many characters to its ancestor on both sides, C. moorei, in its necessity 
for shade, heavy seed production and mid-summer loss of foliage. These characters are 
also shared by its seedlings, Gordon Wayne and many not named. Price $2.50. 
Cyrtanthus. Close to Zephyranthes, but tender. Long tubular flowers in umbels 
from December to March. Unless ordered at once, no flowers may be expected this year. 
For the garden in south. Nice pot plants in the north. 
Cyrtanthus augustifolius. Orange red flowers. 50c. 
C. lutescens. Bright yellow flowers. 25c. 
C. mackenni. Ivory white flowers. 25c. 
Elisena longipetala. Rare Peruvian amaryllid. Bulb and plant much like Ismene 
and culture the same. The flowers are more dainty and attractive. Pure white with long, 
narrow petals, giving a most graceful form. $6.00 ea. Largest, $7.50. 
Haemanthus Katherinae. The bright light red flowers fill a large rounded umbel 
often 10” or more in diameter. I have counted nearly 125 in an umbel, yet the flowers 
have delicacy and grace and are neither too small nor crowded. The broad banana-like 
foliage droops gracefully into an um- 
brella form. Scarlet seeds follow the 
flowers. A plant in flower is an un- 
forgettable sight of tropic beauty. In- 
troduced from Natal in 1877 they are 
yet rare. There are certainly not many 
hundred in the United States. 
There is a short dormant period 
between January to March. Order 
early. They flower in June usually, 
but sometimes in September. Price 
$7.50. A few extra strong bulbs for 
$10.00 ea. 
H. multiflorus. Not exactly a small- 
er edition of Katherinae but smaller 
and much like it. The umbel is nearly 
as large, composed of 60-100 blood 
red flowers. It is said that plants in 
bloom have sold for $25.00 in flower 
shops. The bulbs have a little longer 
dormant period but should be ordered 
early, not later than March. Blooming 
size, $3.00. Larger bulbs for $4.00. 

HAEMANTHUS KATHERINAE 
Haemanthus. Blood Lily. I must admit a great love for this genus. Not only be- 
cause of their rarity, but because of the unusual and distinctive beauty of ‘some species 
and their great diversity in form and growth habits. The problem of correct culture 
presented a challenge which books do not solve. We now have 7 species and will be able 
to offer others later. 
Culture. They should be grown in pots except in climates like Florida and So. 
Calif. The soil should be equal parts of loam, sandy enough to feel gritty and peat or 
leaf mould made thoroughly fine. Drainage should be perfect. A tablespoonful of bone 
meal to each plant is useful. The species listed here require cool shade, little sun, but 
light. An abundance of water at all times when growing is required but rather on dry 
side during late winter dormancy. But not bone dry. When bulbs are received pot at 
once and water. Do not water much before growth starts. Altho a little warmth favors 
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