Oxalis 
Winter and Summer blooming bulbs 
with shamrock-like foliage that ‘go to 
sleep” at night. Excellent subjects for pot 
culture and may be planted in the open 
in the South, where they will grow well 
without any particular care. 
BOWIEI. Graceful pink flowers on tall 
stems. Summer flowering. 75c. 
CRASSIPES (listed as Rubra last year). 
A compact growing specie that blooms 
nearly all the time. Bright green, hairy 
foliage forming a mound from which rises 
a profusion of dark pink flowers. The 
root is not a bulb but a tuber or rhizome. 
Delivery throughout the year. $1.00 doz. 
GRAND DUCHESS. Winter growing va- 
rieties with large flowers and dark green 
foliage. We list three colors: White, lav- 
ender, pink. Delivered either in separate 
colors or in mixture. Delivery Summer 
and Fall. 50c doz. 
HIRTA. Very large rose-pink flowers 
over a long period. Winter growing and 
blooming species. Delivery Summer and 
Fall. 50c doz. 
Pancratum 
Peruvian Daffodil 
MARITANUM. A highly useful bulbous 
plant with narrow, strap-shaped evergreen 
foliage. The flowers are borne in clusters 
of 4 to 6, pure white in color, deliciously 
fragrant and similar to Ismene in shape, 
to which it is closely related. They may be 
grown in pots in the colder sections. 15 
inches. 25c. 
Pasithea 
CAERULEA. An exceptionally pretty 
plant recently introduced from Chile. 
Many very bright deep blue flowers, 1-inch 
in diameter, and with yellow stamens on 
a 3 to 5-foot stem with many small 
branches. Green foliage not very con- 
spicuous. Flowers retain their color for 
several days after closing. Blooms from 
late Winter to late Spring in California. 
Very useful in the garden and as a cut 
flower. Should be planted where it can 
remain. undisturbed. Plant consists of a 
modified crown and small round tubers 
joined together and to the crown by very 
thin, fibrous roots. New and old plants 
should be started in early Fall and kept 
well watered until late in Spring. Must 
be thoroughly dried out during the sum- 
mer. Does best in well-drained loam soil. 
Requires very little fertilizer. Can also be 
grown in large pots under glass, but MUST 
BE KEPT AT 45 TO 50 DEGREES AT 
NIGHT. Small dormant plants for deliv- 
ery in late Summer. Supply limited. 35c. 
Phaius 
GRANDIFOLIUS. A terrestrial Orchid of 
easy culture. It will flower in the open in 
Southern California and Florida, and may 
be grown as a house plant or under glass 
elsewhere. The numerous large flowers 
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Rhodea Japonica 
are held on 3 to 4-foot stems and are a 
combination of white, brown and red in 
color. Blooms in the early Spring. Spring 
delivery. Blooming size plants, $6.00; small 
plants, $3.50. 
Quesnelia 
LIBONIA. A bromeliad similar to and 
requiring the same culture as Billbergia. 
The foliage is bright green. The flower is 
stunningly beautiful and different. The 
flower stem erect, 18 inches tall, bearing 
brilliant deep burnt orange calices and 
blue-black flowers. Delivery throughout 
the year. $2.00. 
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Ranunculus 
These lovely flowers are becoming in- 
creasingly popular each year because of 
their ease of culture, cheerful colors, large, 
well formed flowers and because they are 
so long-lasting when cut. During the years 
when the supply of Tulips is curtailed 
they are filling the gap and giving us as 
much if not more satisfaction. In the 
South they may be planted any time, Aug- 
ust to April, and they will bloom within 
10 weeks. In the North plant as soon as 
the ground is in condition. Successive 
plantings two weeks apart will furnish you 
with a very long season of bloom. Plant 
in full sun, in a soil lightened with deep 
cultivation. Soak the bulbs for several 
hours in water and plant prongs down 2 
inches deep and 4 to 8 inches apart. De- 
livery throughout the Fall and Winter. 
Mixed colors only, 75c doz.; small flower- 
ing size bulbs, $1.50 per 100. 
Rohdea 
Sacred Lily of China 
JAPONICA. A highly ornamental foliage 
plant well suited for pot culture and use- 
ful as a house plant. The leaves are 3 
inches wide and 12 to 18 inches long, grow- 
ing from an Iris-like rhizome. The white 
inconspicuous flowers are followed by 
clusters of large, bright red berries which 
are held for a few months. These plants 
come from China and Japan, where they 
are highly prized. Give them the same 
culture as you would any house plant. In 
warm sections they may be planted in a 
shady location in the open. We have sev- 
