ELLEN BOSANQUET. The most unique 
color among Crinums, being a deep wine- 
rose. You will never be sorry for planting 
this variety in your garden. 3 feet. $1.50. 
KIRKI. Flowers white with red band 
through center of each petal. The large 
umbels may have as many as ten flowers 
open at one time. Very beautiful. $1.50. 
MOOREI. An African species that does 
best in partial shade. Beautiful, large, bell- 
shaped flowers in various shades of pink 
on 3-foot stems. The flowers are freely 
produced throughout the Summer and Fall. 
Will stand considerable shade and nearly 
as hardy as CAPENSE. $1.00. 
Cymbidium 
Cymbidium orchids are becoming more 
and more popular in this country because 
of their ease of culture, great beauty, wide 
range of colors and unsurpassed lasting 
quality even when cut. The flower stems 
are often four feet high and carry from 
twelve to thirty flowers four to six inches 
across. An established plant will throw 
up four or more such stems at one time. 
The flowers will stay in good condition 
from six to eight weeks, and if used for 
corsage can be used many times if placed 
in the refrigerator when not in use. The 
range. of colors cover cream, yellow, ma- 
roon, brown, pink, green and combinations 
of these colors. In the species the color is 
fairly constant, but in some of the hybrids 
there is a wide variation of color between 
different seedlings so that it is rather diffi- 
cult to describe the color of any one hy- 
brid. However, they are all interesting and 
lovely. 
In Southern California they are grown 
in the open very much like Bearded Iris. 
The two main points to consider in their 
culture are light shade and good drainage. 
They enjoy occasional surface mulching 
with barnyard manure. In the colder sec- 
tions they should be grown in pots and 
brought under glass during the Winter 
months. A compost suitable for Begonias 
and Gloxinias will be found satisfactory, 
or they may be grown in Orchid Peat with 
some leafmould added. They resent too 
much shade and too much moisture. They 
may be propagated by natural divisions 
like Iris, and from back bulbs (bulbs that 
have shed their foliage and are of doubtful 
use to the plant) which will take about 
four years to make a blooming size plant. 
We will have a limited number of these 
back bulbs to offer to those who wish to 
experiment with them at $2.00 each and 
up. However we do not guarantee them to 
grow and cannot replace them. You will 
have to take your chances same as we do. 
All plants are sent bare root packed in 
damp moss. If plants are wanted during 
the Winter, when extra packing is neces- 
sary, they will be sent express collect, but 
no charge will be made for packing. De- 
livery throughout the year. Send for price 
list of varieties available. 
Cypripedium 
Perfectly hardy orchids native to the 
eastern United States. Plant in part shade 
in a moist location; they take kindly to 
cultivation. In California they should be 
planted in pots in pure peat or leafmould 
and the pots placed in water or pool. They 
should never be allowed to dry out. De- 
livery November to April. 
PUBESCENS (Common Lady’s Slipper). 
Bright yellow flowers in May. 12 to 20 
inches tall. 75c. 
SPECTABILE (Showy Lady's Slipper). 
White to rose colored flowers in June and 
July. By far the best. 1 to 212 feet. 75c. 
Dianella 
INTERMEDIA. Australian plants related 
to Phormium (New Zealand Flax) and 
just as useful for its foliage effect, but with 
the added beauty of its flowers and ber- 
ries. Will succeed in cool greenhouse or 
in the open shade in the South. Dark green 
foliage with clusters of bright blue flowers 
and yellow anthers, followed by berries 
same color as the flowers. 3 feet. Delivery 
throughout the year, 35c. 

Dierama Pendula 
