safe to plant quite far up toward north. Plant 6” deep, full sun. It should be planted in 
every garden in the south and middle-south. On the coasts, north to Vancouver and N. 
Carolina. 25c ea. $2.50 per doz. June to July delivery. 
H. brachyandrum. Rare. Has a single-flowered umbel. Bright, deep lavender pink. 
S., $1.00. L., $1.50 ea. 
H. robustum. Sometimes, in error, listed as a Zephyranthes. Has one large lilac 
pink flower. 15c. 
H. texanum. This name may not be correctly determined as we have two types. 
One has broader foliage and the flowers and shape of bulb differ slightly. Small plant 
with yellow 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 fragrance of Spider 
Lilies is known by few. 
Culture. Hymenocallis are hardy in southern gardens where temperatures do not 
go lower than perhaps 15° above. All do well in pots. Both Spider Lilies and Ismene 
in the north may be grown outside in the summer and dug and stored in winter, the 
Gladiolus method. Plant Ismenes 4” deep, 6” apart. Smaller species not so deep. 
Hymenocallis calathina. The Ismene or Peruvian Daffodil. Large white, fragrant 
flowers, veined green with a daffodil-like cup. L. 25c. M. 15c. 
H. calathina minor. A very small Ismene of interest to collectors and useful in 
dainty arrangements. 60c. ~ 
H. calathina “Advance.” Larger, whiter and more profuse. This and the next three 
are improved Ismenes. $1.00 ea. 
H. festalis, Ismene X Elisena hybrid. Very beautiful, pure white graceful flowers. 
$2.00. 
H. festalis, Triumph. Larger flowers. $2.50. 
H. Olympia. Creamy white, the largest Ismene $5.00. 
H. Galvestonensis. Texas Spider Lily. Probably hardy as far north as Tennessee. 
Plant 6” deep or more. 25c. 
H. sp. No. 1. Dwarf Spider Lily. Very dainty white flowers. Blooms easily in 
pots. 10c. 
H. sp. No. 2. Tropical Spider Lily. Very large, fragrant white flowers of great 
beauty. Easy in pots. 50c. 
Leucojum aestivum. Hardy in north. First flowers in spring. 5-flowered umbels, 
white petals with a green dot. 10c ea. 50c doz. 
Lycoris are fall blooming Amaryllids. Bulbs will be delivered about July when dor- 
mant. That is the best time to move them. Squamigera and Incarnata are hardy in the 
north. Plant 4” deep. 
Lycoris incarnata. Flesh pink with reddish markings. $2.50. 
L. radiata, Red Spider Lily. Vivid red flowers. One of the south’s best bulbs. 25c. 
Five for $1.00. 
L. squamigera. Amaryllis Halli. Lilac pink in an umbel much like A. belladonna. 
$1.00. 
Nerine. Among the most beautiful of Amaryllids, but little known. Though ten- 
der, they are easy in gardens of Florida and Southern California and all have survived 
temperatures down to 20° except N. filifolia. All are ideal for pot culture in north. N. 
filifolia blooms first in September, followed by Fothergilli hybrids, Rosea crispa and in 
December, Bowdenii. Last of all is N. Bowdenii, var. Pink Beauty now on January 1, in 
full bloom. 
Give them sandy loam soil and leaf mould or peat in equal parts. Water freely when 
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