Milla 
BIFLORA (Little Stars). Showy, waxy, 
white flowers about 2 inches in diameter. 
Its six petals open out flat. Two to seven 
flowers on thin 18-inch stem. Blooms July 
to September. Plant in full sun and water 
well till they are through blooming. Cul- 
ture and hardiness same as for Gladiolus. 
Winter and Spring delivery. $1.50. 

Milla Violacea 
UNIFLORA (Spring Stars). Light blue 
flowers l-inch across produced singly on 
6-inch stems. Foliage lies flat on the 
ground. Blooms in March. Succeeds both 
in sun or shade, and increases rapidly. 
Delivery Summer and Fall. 75¢ doz, 
Moraea 
African Iris 
An interesting group of bulbous Irids 
mostly from South Africa, many being new 
to cultivation. They all flower in the 
Spring and show a wide range of color, 
height and habit. They require same cul- 
ture as for Freesias, except where special 
direction is given. Summer and Fall de- 
livery. (Also see Dietes.) 
EDULIS. Dwarf plants with a single thin 
foliage but bearing numerous very large 
and showy flowers of varied colors and 
markings. The colors range white through 
cream, yellow and orange, and _ pink 
through lavender, violet and purple. A 
new species that is highly recommended. 
$2.00 doz. 
GLAUCOPIS (Iris Povonia). Often called 
Peacock Iris. Pure white flowers with pea- 
cock blue eye at the base of each outer 
segment. Flowers about 14% inches across, 
last for: three days. Stem 12 to 15 inches 
high, “and bears a few short branches. 
Very useful for cutting, forcing, rock gar- 
den or root culture. $2.00 doz. 
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ISOPETALA. Slender, well branched 
plants 6 to 8 inches high, with many wiry 
branches. Flowers produced in profusion 
during winter in California. The color is 
bright lilac with orange eye in the center 
of the outer segment. Blooms can be had 
throughout the year by making a succes- 
sion of planting about every two months. 
The bulbs may be held in cold storage at 
40 degrees. $1.00 doz.; $7.00 per 100. 
RAMOSISSIMA. Similar to Ramosa, but 
blooms a month later and has a lemon 
yellow oval in the center of the falls sur- 
rounded by a dark line $1.50 doz. 
TRISTIS. Very similar in its habit to 
TRIPETALA, but larger and taller in all 
its parts and the color of the flower is a 
striking combination of olive-gray and 
gray with a small yellow, violet edged 
blotch at the base of the outer garments. 
10 inches. $1.00 doz. 
TRIPETALA. <A dwarf specie with 
grassy foliage and bright violet flowers in 
profusion in the afternoon. Excellent for 
the rock garden. 75c doz, 
POLYSTACHIA. Slender plant up to 3 
feet high with many wiry branches. Flow- 
ers produced in profusion during Winter 
in California. The color is bright lilac with 
orange eye in the center of the outer seg- 
ments. Blooms can be had throughout the 
year by making a succession of planting 
about every two months. The bulbs may 
be held in cold storage at 40 degrees. 
$1.00 doz.; $7.00 per 100. 
RAMOSA. Streamside plants requiring 
plenty of water and a very short resting 
period in Summer. Blossoms are 242 inches 
in diameter, pure amber yellow with a 
yellow oval surounded by dark blue at the 
base of the falls. Flower stalks are 3 to 4 
feet high, with many branches. Well suit- 
ed for planting in the flower border. 
Blooms in May and June. Delivery early 
summer. $1.00 doz. 
MIXED. A mixture of the above species 
in No. 2 flowering size bulbs. 85c doz.; 
$6.00 per 100. 
Nerine 
Very striking group of Amaryllids from 
South Africa. They are ideally suited for 
pot culture indoors and in the open in 
warm sections of the country. They prefer 
rich, sandy loam with plenty of humus. 
Water sparingly after the leaves die down 
until the new growth starts. Plant bulbs 
only deep enough to cover the neck and 
leave them undisturbed several years, 
whether planted in pots or in the open. 
BOWDENI. Large flowers, pink with 
rose colored line down each petal, 7 to 
10 inches, an umbel on 15 to 18-inch stem. 
The attractive foliage starts in early Spring 
and lasts till late Winter. Winter deliv- 
ery. $1.00. 
FILIFOLIA. Fall blooming with ever- 
green thread-like leaves 6 to 8 inches long. 
Flowers dark pink with narrow wavy Sseg- 
ments, pistil and stamens longer than the 
segments. Six to eighteen flowers on wiry 
