earlier growth and flowers it may be easily overdone. They like cool, but not cold tem- 
perature. The following are tender tropicals. 
H. puniceus. (Formerly listed as possibly Lindenii.) Leaves 10” long, evergreen. 
A small umbel of nearly 100 tiny scarlet flowers appears in late summer. Flowers are 
followed by red fruits. Although it lacks the spectacular beauty of the others, it is attrac- 
tive all the year, very unusual and is easy to grow. It does well in half shade. $2.50. 
Hemerocallis. Day Lilies. A most satisfactory and dependable perennial, easy to 
grow. A collection will give masses of flowers here for 6 months. 
Culture. Hardy everywhere. They do well in any good soil, in full sun, but in 
slight shade and rich loamy soil with plenty of moisture they reach perfection. Delivery 
any time but flowers are more likely to result the first year if ordered before April 1. 
Hemerocallis Calypso. Large, fragrant lemon yellow flowers in July and August. 
3%’ tall. Night flowering, 25c. 
H. Crown Prince. Color like Mikado. Flowers smaller but more perfectly modeled 
and more freely produced. We sold this for a high price quite recently but it increases 
most rapidly and we can offer you plants at the price of common species. 15c. 6 for 
70c eel 2ei0r. p1-20. 
H. Dauntless. Pale cadmium yellow, greenish throat and delicate fulvous red in 
center of petals. 2%’. July-August. $2.00. 
H. florham. Fragrant, soft yellow. Frilled petals. 25c. 
H. fulva. Orange flowers in July-August. 25c. 
H. Geo. Yeld. A huge flower on a 4’ stem. Blend of buff, apricot, orange and 
terra-cotta. 75c. 
. kwanso. The double fulva. Orange, 20c. 
. Margaret Perry. Brilliant orange-scarlet. 4’. July-August. 35c. 
Mikado. Orange with large mahogany red spot in each petal. 3’. June-July. 75c. 
. Radiant. Rich orange. 75c. 
. Soudan. Clear lemon yellow. Broad petals with wavy margin. 3’. July. $1.00. 
. Vesta. Deep orange with gold sheen. June-July. 75c. 
. Vulcan. Large flower of darkest maroon red. Rare. $2.50. 
. Wau-bun. Light cadmium yellow, lightly sprinkled with fulvous red. Ranks 
near top of the best. 3’. July-August. $1.25. 
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Hippeastrum or Amaryllis 
The latter name, always more popular, is again being used by the latest botanical 
writers. 
They are the most popular of all bulbs for growing in pots. The newest and best 
hybrids which we offer, afford most vivid colors in countless tones of red, scarlet, rose 
pink and white background with light color markings. We are frequently asked for 
white. Pure white are rare. Good ones are worth up to $25.00 each. They are more 
difficult to grow, less hardy and die easily. 
The Burbank hybrid, “Sibyl Houdyshel,” our “Near Whites” and “White Back- 
grounds” give the general effect of a white amaryllis and are recommended instead of 
the pure white. 
Many judge an amaryllis bulb by its size. It’s value depends rather on the quality 
of flower it produces, though naturally its value increases with size. The ideal flower 
has broad rounded petals, clear pleasing colors with little or no green in throat. These 
are more important qualities than size. An 8” flower is large enough though many are 
larger. 
As an intellectual hobby, growing fine Amaryllis and crossing them, growing the 
seed, to produce color variations, will afford you much pleasure. No two seedlings are 
ever exactly alike. 
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