winter until about late February. At this time reduce the water but do not al. 
low leaves to wilt. Hot winter rooms are very bad. Keep them cool, not over 
60° or 70° nor under 35°, although ours are not injured out doors by tempera. 
tures as low as 26°. Give more water in late Feb. 
No one can euarantee a Clivia to bloom. The only sure way is to order one 
in bud to be delivered at the proper stage. This requires more careful handling 
and packing costs more. We have had 100% success in handling plants this way. 
Clivia miniata. Wide open flowers of soft yellow orange. It is first to flow. 
er, late December to February, the hardiest and easiest to grow. Prices $1.00 
and $2.00 ea. The $1.00 size often flowers but is not so sure. We can furnish 
plants with bud, the only sure way to have a flower the first year, for $2.50. But 
order at once for a flower. Small plants, 50c. 
C. miniata hybrids. These are rather close to miniata, similar in foliage, 
hardiness, wide open flowers, ete., but there is variation in color, Most of them 
are in lighter orange tones but a few are much darker. No choice of color offered, 
as they are not marked. They flower about March. Three blooming sizes at $2.50, 
$3.00 and $3.50 ea. Small plants, $1.00. Very often plants moved at this time 
d> not flower the first year unless already budded. We wll ship plants with bud, 
sure to bloom in two larger sizes for $3.75 and $4.25. 
C. noblis hybrids. A fine European strain. Foliage broad with rounded apex. 
The large flowers range from apricot-orange to red- orange. Large plants, $10.00. 
In bud, $12.00. 
N.B.: Please cooperate and do not state color preference in Clivia hybrids. 
No choice is possible. The plants are not marked as to color. 
Cooperia pedunculata. Texas Rain Lily. Close to Zephyranthes but larger. 
Lovely white flowers appearing after rains in summer. Hardy except in far 
north. In central sections it may be planted to 6” deep for frost protection. It 
may be dug and stored over winter in north. 15c. 
Crinums. Species of this large genus are native to every continent. They are 
most attractive plants for their foliage alone and with addition of their fragrant, 
lovely flowers they are indispensable for southern gardens, for the landscape 
effect among shrubs and trees. The flowers are useful for cuttng and many flor- 
ists use them. 
. Culture. The species Longifolia is hardy in milder sections of the north. 
There it should be planted quite deep in a protected: place and mulched over win- 
ter. C. moorei and the hybrids derived from them, Cecil Houdyshel, Powelli, 
etc., are only a little less hardy. Any Crinums, except such tropical sorts as Am- 
abile, should be hardy in the middle south where Amaryllis belladonna can be 
grown. In the north, even the largest sorts may be grown in an 18” tub and win- 
tered in a basement. 
While Crinums prefer a deep rich loam, all will do well in heavy soils except 
Amabile and Augustum. All appear to do better with slight shade but with the 
exception of C. moorei, Virginia Lee and Gordon Wayne, they do very well in 
full sun. These must have considerable shade. 
Crinum amabile. One of the most beautiful. The freely produced flowers are 
crimson purple and possess the richest fragrance. Give them a rich, deep sandy 
soil, feed and water them well. Calif. winters are often too wet and cool for 
them, causing rot. They should be dug and heeled in a box of earth and stored 
under a roof. S. $2.00. M. $3.50. L., $5.00. 
C. Americanum. Native to southeastern U. S. The species is variable and 
some forms do not succeed well away from their native swamps. We offer a 
form long grown in California, that does exceptionally well. Flowers blush white, 
Increases by underground stolons, soon making a large clump. 50c. 
C. campanulatum. Belongs to the “Milk and Wine Lily” type. That is, the 
flowers are white with a bright rose stripe thru center, $1.00. 
C. Ceci] Houdyshel. Flowers, deep rose pink. One of the best hybrids, all 
qualities considered. It is the same cross as C. Powelli but is much larger, more 
robust and instead of flowering in but a limited period it is almost a perpetual 
bloomer. Large bulbs often produce 7 or more flowers scapes in a year, the most 
profuse of all. Small bulbs, $1.50. Good blooming size $2.00. Jumbo bulbs weigh- 
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