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E. O. ORPET, HORTICULTURIST ae a: 
3579 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CaliforniAN 181946 x» 
APRIL, 1945 . Rod sieces aati 
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS: 

We thank you for your inquiries and requests for catalogs, and in 
nespolse arevsending out thissprief sist of specialties. When the 
scarcity of labor and paper ceases we expect to issue an illustrated 
list again. This list supersedes previously published prices. Postel 
charges are included but very large bulbs end clumps will be sent 
ExDLessmecollect. 
some collectors! items which are not commercially profitable have 
been regretfully discontinued, but we are still raising a few choice 
novelties the numbers of which are strictly limited. 
Winter and spring blooming bulbs are ready for delivery in early 
september, and will be listed in the first part of these pages. The 
Second part will be devoted to those bulbs which bloom in summer and 
early fall, and which will be delivered according to maturity and 
GMper Oost rOowunoctanoit, Inelateswintcr or early spring. jBletillas 
will be ready for delivery in late fall, also Chlidanthus & Galtonias. 
ALSTROMERIAS: exceptionally useful cut flowers which self clean, last 
for two weeks in water; the new forms come in soft pastei colors, are 
of the easiest possible cultivation, bloom spring to summer and should 
be left to dry out until new growth starts. Plant where they can be 
left undisturbed since clumps increase in size and vigor with age and 
are very difficult to move after the first year in the seed bed. Sandy 
loam, plenty humus, sun or very light shece. 
A. hookeri, pale pink dwarf variety,exquisite foliage. Rock gardens. 
25¢ ea. 
A. ligtu hybrids. Wide range of pastel tints, seme form and habit as 
old chilensis but superior in every way. $2.00 coz.20¢ ea. 
A. pelegrina "Lily of the Incas." Flowers rose, wide open like azal- 
eas. Blooms early, and like the white form can be brought in for 
Easter. Both types of A. pelegrina have green lines on back of petals. 
A. pelegrina alba. Both warieties same price. $2200 doz. 20¢ ear 
Ay wulchra tricolor’) Dwarf, habit,fls.white with flush .ofsligeht 
maroon. New and very dainty. $2200) doze20d) ea. 
AeerlolLaces. svbeactesteintroductions trom Chive. “His. eformaofra. 
pelegrina, color true violet. Grows tall. Seeds only bO¢npkKts 
needs’ also of-A.,pulchra, tricolor SOC DEE. 
Seeds A. ligtu Zot Diu 
AMARCRINUM howardi. Blooms sporadically with foliage. 2:00 ea. 
BABIANA hybrids. Shades of blue, same culture and use as Freesias. 
VOEPOOZ% 
BLETILLA hyacinthina, and also the white form; charming terrestrial 
orchids which grow well among Cymbidiums or ferns. 
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