M. ss tristis 
Newly introduced from the Cape District. 
Will be useful mostly in rock gardens and 
pots, and is desirable for the very unusual 
colors of the: flowers. Blossoms are 1 to 1% 
inches in diameter, borne on a slender, well 
branched stem 1 to 1% feet tall and are a 
striking combination of olive-green and grey 
with a small yellow, violet-edged blotch at 
the base of the outer segments. Blooms in 
spring. 
$5.00 per 100 
PASITHEA CAERULEA 
An exceptionally pretty plant recently introduced 
from Chile. Many very bright deep blue flowers 
one inch in diameter and with yellow stamens on 
a 3 to 5 foot stem with many small branches. 
Green foliage not very conspicuous. Flowers re- 
tain their color for several days after closing. 
Blooms from late winter to late spring in Santa 
Barbara. Very useful in the garden as a cut 
flower. 
Should be planted where it can remain undis- 
turbed. 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 summer. Does best in well- 
drained loam soil. Requires very little fertilizer. 
Can also be grown in large pots under glass, but 
MUST BE KEPT Al 45 to.50 DEGREES AT 
NIGHT. Small dormant plants for delivery in 
late summer. 
$10.00 per 100 
STREPTANTHERA ELEGANS 
Cape bulb; foliage like tritonia; flowers open flat, 
pure white with dark purplish eye. Several spikes, 
of bloom 6-12 inches tall, from each bulb. 
$7.50 per 100 
VELTHEIMIA VIRIDIFOLIA 
Handsome Cape bulb. Forty to sixty reddish 
tubular flowers 14% inches long hanging closely 
from the tip of a stem 15 to 18 inches tall rising 
from the center of a rosette of showy bright green 
shiny leaves 9 to 12 inches long with wavy edges. 
Its bold habit and beautiful foliage make it espe- 
cially useful as a pot plant. Excellent in garden 
in mild climates and easy to grow under cool glass. 
Blooms in midwinter. See cut front cover. 
No. 1—$30.00 per 100 
No. 2—$25.00 per 100 
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