is stiff and erect forming a cup. They are tender tropicals that are easily grown 
in pots but do well outside in So. Calif. 
Being epiphytes they should be rooted in almost pure leaf mould, wood earth, 
(rotted wood), peat or sphagnum moss mixed with a little sand for greater sub. 
stance. But they do quite well in half sand and half leaf mould or peat. Here in 
our hot sun they need half shade, but in the house, a sunny window is usually 
right. Sun brings out rich colors of foliage but don’t over do the sun exposure as 
it may burn the leaves and prevent their functioning. The “cups” should hold a 
drink when growing, In the winter they rest and when you start them in winter 
do it “easy like.” Not too much water until well rooted and growing but never 
allowed to dry out. 
N.B. It is too cold to ship the higher priced sorts of these tender tropicals 
to the north by mail before Mar. We do so only at your risk. Unless you direct 
otherwise we will give them extra packing, and ship them by express, f.o.b. The 
Express Co., assumes full liability for safety. 
Billbergia nutans. The earliest to flower, often late Dec., usually in Jan.-Feb. 
The inflorescense is most beautiful. Price 50c. With bud showing, $1.00. 
B. calophylla. Attractive large green leaves, with transverse bars of gray on 
outside. Blood red flowers bracts and dark blue flowers. Free blooming thru warm 
weather. $2.50. 
B. distachia hybrid. Foliage reddish green with cream spots. Long spikes 
with rose pink bracts and blue margined green flowers. Blooms in early spring 
and a few in late summer. $1.00. 
B. macrocalyx. Pink bracts with blue bordered flowers. Erect instead of 
drooping inflorescence. Late. $2.50. 
B. rubro-cyanea. The foliage has very rich variable markings of green, red 
and white. Flowers green, edged dark blue with crimson bracts. $1.50. 
B. speciosa. Light green leaves with greyish bloom on back. Gorgeous inflor- 
escence of green flowers with pink bracts. $2.50. 
B. thrysiflora. Abundant and gracefully recurved bright green leaves. Start- 
ling inflorencence of scarlet bracts and purplish flowers. $2.50. 
Miscellaneous Seed 
Clivia miniata and C. miniata hybrids. Seeds will be sent when ripe. This 
will be between Feb. and June. 25c. 
C. Nobilis hybrids, from selected plants. 50c ea. 
Hippeastrum advenum. Plant at once. Fall bloomer. Cover seed with 14” 
soil. Use regular potting soil. Easy to grow like any other seed. 10c pkt. 
Sesbania. Sometimes called Tree Wisteria. These grow 5 to 8 ft. tall in tree 
form with all branches near top giving umbrella-like shape. The flowers are red 
in large racemes. Plant seed as you would plant a bean, (they belong to Bean 
Family), where you will want the plant to remain as they do not transplant 
easily. Or plant each seed in a pot and shift when proper size, The seed and 
seedlings must not become dry. They flower well the second year. This is a most 
attractive and unusual shrub in the far south and is worthy of growing in tubs 
in the north. Being deciduous, they can be stored in basements in winter. 25c pkt. 
Tecolote Bill’s Fancy Corn. Most gaudily colored. There are white ears, black, 
blue, pink, red or striped ones but most of them will consist of several colors. We 
cannot promise exact colors as like Tecolote Bill you never know what he is go- 
ing to do. They will be interesting and attractive decorations for around Thanks- 
giving to Christmas. 25c per pkt. 
Aunt Mary’s Sweet Corn. This almost unknown variety is our favorite. Not 
because it is sweeter or better in flavor than Golden Bantam or Country Gentle- 
men but it has larger grains on large ears and it stays soft and succulent a long 
time Indeed it is difficult to get the grains to harden up and ripen. 25c pkt. 
Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod Beans. We always considered Ky Wonder 
Beans the only first quality Beans until we grew these. These are so much earlier, 
bear thru such a long season that they are good enough for us. The flavor is as 
good as Ky Wonder. 25c pkt. 
All the above seed are our own products. 
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