Oxalis Bowiei. A large plant with bright rose red flowers. 3 bulbs to a 5” pot. 
5c ea. 50c doz. $3.75 per 100. Largest size 10c ea. 
O. cernua. Bermuda Buttercup. Deep golden yellow flowers. Very profuse. 3 for 
10c. 35c doz. $2.50 per 100. Largest size, 10c ea. 
O. Grand Duchess. Low growing plants, but give a profusion of very large flowers 
in three colors. The Pink and the Lavender varieties are 5c ea. 45c doz. $3.00 per 100. 
White 7c ea. 60c doz. $4.00 per 100. Jumbo sizes 10c ea. 
O. Hirta. One of the finest winter Oxalis, and most unusual as it makes a leafy 
stem that to some extent falls over and will trail down the sides of a pot. Nice for 
hanging baskets. The flowers are deep rosy red. Super jumbo bulbs, diam. 1” and up, 
the best blooming size for pots, 25c ea., $2.00 per doz., $12.00 per 100. L. 15c ea., 
$1.25 per doz., $9.00 per 100. M. 10c ea., 85c doz., $5.00 per 100. S. 5c ea., 40c doz., 
$3.00 per 100. Smaller sizes are likely to flower under ideal conditions only, but 
otherwise not too sure. 
Oxalis Special. The bulbs offered in this lot are assorted in size but some are 
small. They will all flower well. Some are accidentally mixed, others are surplus. Price 
30 for $1.00. 
THE ORCHID FAMILY 
The word Orchid is the synonym of floral beauty. The Lily, the Rose and the 
Amaryllis all have their devotees, but all admit that nothing in floral beauty can 
surpass that of Orchids. But the growing of most Orchids is an expensive luxury. 
The Cattleyas cannot be grown even in an ordinary greenhouse but require a special 
house, correct in temperature and humidity. Only an experienced specialist can grow 
them. The following orchids are not too difficult in pots in the north or in the outside 
garden in the south where minimum temperatures do not go much below 27°. Even at 
that temperature, if long continued they should be covered. Where temperatures descend 
to an occasional low of 20°-24° one must be prepared with boxes, cartons, etc., and 
do a thoro job of covering. 
Epidendron O’brienianum. The tall stems grow to a height of 3 ft. or more, are 
slender and require the support of adjoining plants or stakes. As the plant grows it 
produces terminal clusters of flowers thruout all the year when warm. This large cluster 
is composed of many small brilliant red flowers of a typical orchid form. Below each 
cluster as it withers, a lateral bud develops and continues the upward growth. At its 
base aerial roots develop. Propagation is effected by planting these air-rooted branches. 
Culture. Epidendrons need a warm, almost full sun exposure and constant but not 
excessive moisture. They will grow in well drained sandy loam soil containing some 
gravel but it is better to incorporate 50% leaf mould or 35% or more peat for a 
distance of a foot around and under the plant. 
Price of E. O’brienianum: cutting with aerial roots, 75c. Small clump, $3.00. 
Cymbidiums are immensely popular in So. California. Many are grown in green- 
houses in England and we must admit the English have high appreciation for floral 
values. 
The large 4” to 6” flowers are borne on a stem often 4 ft. long, and from 12 to 
over 30 in number. Well established plants may give 4 or more and large clumps up 
to 35 stems. The flower spikes remain in perfect condition for 8 to 12 weeks. The 
cut flowers have unsurpassed lasting qualities and may be used many times in a corsage 
if kept in a refrigerator between times. Florists retail the flowers for only a little less 
than Cattleyas. 
The flowers are of typical orchid form and in a wide range of colors. It is 
impossible to give accurate color descriptions of hybrid Cymbidiums as the hybrid is 
named from the cross and may include several seedlings not necessarily identical, tho 
close. Descriptions are usually only approximate but not always even that. 
Culture. Cymbidiums are terrestrial orchids from India and Burma where they 
grow in the moist atmosphere of mountains and foothills in perfectly drained situations. 
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