Do not water much before growth 
starts. Altho a little warmth favors 
earlier growth and flowers it may be 
easily overdone. 
Haemanthus Katherinae. The 
bright red flowers fill a large rounded 
umbel often 10” or more in diameter. 
I have counted nearly 125 in an 
umbel, the broad banana-like foliage 
droops gracefully into an umbrella 
form. Scarlet seeds follow the flowers. 
A plant in flower is an unforgetable 
sight of tropic beauty. The entire 
plant is of quite large proportions, the 
foliage and flower umbel reaching a 
height of 30” to 36”. Introduced 
from Natal:in 1877 they.are yet rare. 
There are certainly not many hundred 
in the United States. 
There is a short dormant period 
between January to March. That is 
the only time they can be moved. We 
have only a few bulbs for $10.00 ea. HAEMANTHUS KATHERINAE 
These should have a 12” to 16” pot. 
H. multiflorus. Not exactly a smaller edition of Katherinae but smaller and much 
like it. The umbel is nearly as large, composed of 60-100 blood red flowers. It is 
said that plants in bloom have sold for $25.00 in flower shops. The bulbs have a little 
longer dormant period but should be ordered early, not later than March usually. Give 
them a 10” to 12” pot. Blooming size, $3.00. Larger bulbs for $4.00. Larger size 
is more sure to flower. 
H. puniceus. Small, evergreen plant, very easy in culture in a pot or under a tree. 
Hardy to 28°. Very pretty foliage. Small umbel of scarlet flowers, on 12” mottled 
stem in late winter to early spring. Decorative red fruits. Delivery any time of year. 
$2.75. Does well in half shade. 
Hemerocallis. Daylily. The flowers range in color from dark bronzy red, thru 
pastel tones of pink to orange and yellow. They are borne on a branching scape well 
above the foliage. 
The Greek name, meaning “beautiful for a day,” refers to an individual flower. 
But these are so freely produced, thru a long period, that “beautiful every day’ would 
be more apt, as a collection of several sorts show masses of flowers thruout the spring, 
summer and fall and here we often have some winter flowers. Today, Dec. 23, 1944, 
we have many Daylilies blooming. The modern sobriquet of “The Perennial Supreme” 
is well deserved. 
Culture. While their beauty is their greatest recommendation, their easy culture 
and hardiness adds to their desirability. They will succeed where any plant will succeed. 
I have known abandoned plants here, where we have arid, hot summer, to persist for 
years. But that must not be their fate. They grow well in full sun. Slight shade is 
even better. If given constant moisture about their roots, preserving this and coolness 
of the earth with a good mulch, the plants are ideally situated and respond with 
generosity. They are hardy even in severe winters in the north. They are fibrous 
rooted, not bulbs, and must be planted at once when received. Altho they can be moved 
any time, it is better to ship from late fall to early spring. 
In these war times, when it is difficult to get labor for maintenance of extensive 
gardens and landscaping, one solution is to plant Daylilies extensively. They are an 
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