condition. In pots they may be grown in 
peat, moss, orchid peat, leafmould, soil or 
any combination of the above. We find 
the most convenient medium to be 80% 
leafmould and 20% well rotted manure. 
Outdoors, they will take kindly to any 
garden soil, or will grow on tree stumps, 
or on branches if planted in moss. They 
are tender and should be grown outdoors 
only during the warm weather except in 
the South. In the North they are ideal 
house plants. As a general rule, they have 
interesting foliage and graceful and beau- 
tiful flowers. Plant a few this year if you 
have never tried them before. The vari- 
eties we are listing are well worth growing 
and form a representative collection. In 
their culture they have two requirements 
that should be met. These are: Partial 
shade and water in the cup formed by the 
leaves. Delivery throughout the year. 
Prices are for single divisions. 
AMOENA. A dwarf variety with bronze 
foliage and brilliant orange-scarlet bracts. 
Flowers green edged deep blue. This vari- 
ety will flower throughout the summer on 
well established plants. $1.50. 
CALOPHYLLA. Foliage wide, bronzy 
green and heavily barred transversely with 
gray. Flower bracts are blood-red and the 
flowers dark blue. Seems to be always in 
bloom. A grand house plant. $1.00. 
DISTACHIA. Foliage heavily spotted 
cream. The tall flower spikes appear very 
early in the spring. Bracts rose-pink, flow- 
ers green and blue. 50c. 
EUPHEMIAE. Dark green foliage cov- 
ered with bloom similar to the bloom on 
plums. Bracts bright pink, flowers royal 
purple. Ideal for hanging basket culture, 
as it has creeping habit and will shoot out 
all over the wire basket, making a lovely 
specimen. $2.00. 
MACROCALYX. This differs from the 
others in having erect inflorescence. Pink 
bracts, French-blue flowers. Late flower- 
ing. $1.50. 
NUTANS. Dark green foliage, pink 
bracts, green and purple flowers. Blooms 
in the winter. Very popular. 50c. 
RUBRO-CYANEA. A cross between the 
rare B. Saundersii and B. Nutans. Spotted 
foliage. Bracts are crimson and the flow- 
ers green edged dark blue. This variety 
is becoming increasingly popular in Cali- 
fornia. 
No. 1. Bronze leaved. $1.00. 
No. 2. Foliage green tinged pink, heavily 
spotted white. $1.00. 
SPECIOSA. An old favorite because of 
its beautiful flowers. Bracts pink, flowers 
green. $2.00. 
THYRSIFLORA. Bright scarlet flower 
bracts, and purple-blue flowers. Erect in- 
florescence’ and summer blooming. $1.50. 
Special Collection Offer 
One each of the above 10 varieties 
and a Nutans hybrid seedling, mak- 
ing 11 plants valued at $14.00, will 
be delivered for 
$11.00 

12 

Bletilla Hyacinthina 
Bletilla 
Hardy Orchid 
Attractive Chinese orchids that are ter- 
restrial and may be grown in any light 
soil enriched with peat and leafmould. 
They are hardy and may be planted in any 
situation in the garden. They enjoy an 
annual top dressing of well rotted manure. 
Their habit of growth resembles that of 
the Lily-of-the-Valley. Delivery October 
to January. 
HYACINTHINA. Rosy purple flowers 
numbering 6 to 12 on 14-inch stems in early 
spring. Excellent for cutting and useful 
in corsages. 50c. 
HYACINTHINA ALBA. A _ beautiful 
white variety with pinkish cast. 75c. 
Bomarea 
Climbing Alstroemeria 
Elegant, shade loving climbers from Cen- 
tral and South America. Excellent as a 
greenhouse climber or out in the open in 
the South. The flowers are produced at 
the end of the twining stem. They are 
very long-lasting in flower and extremely 
pretty in seed, as the scarlet seeds are 
held on the vine for a long time. Delivery 
July to. November. 
ACUTIFOLIA. Bright red flowers in um- 
bels on graceful 6-foot stems. Foliage shiny 
and bright green. 75c. 
CALDASIANA. A robust growing, free 
flowering plant bearing enormous umbels 
of bright yellow flowers spotted brown. $1. 
OLIGANTHA. A very robust growing 
species that will climb 15 feet in one sea- 
son. The flowers are in large umbels. The 
color is brownish orange outside and light 
orange inside, heavily spotted purple. 50c. 
