2h FI 
ALSTROEMERIAS 
or 
Peruvian Lilies 
the gardening public is mainly due to the ease of 
their cultivation, wide range of color, excellent keep- 
ing quality as a cut flower, and freedom from disease 

and pests. 
The culture begins with the selection of a sunny, sheltered, 
and well drained location where they may remain undisturbed 
for years. It is often fatal to transplant them after they are es- 
tablished. Plant them in the fall 6 or 8 inches deep in a soil 
well enriched with humus, leafmold or fertilized compost. They 
seem to prefer a slightly acid soil, which, although well drained 
remains cool and well watered until after their blooming season 
during the last of June to the middle of July. The tops come 
up during the winter and will withstand light frost but if the 
weather should become severe the tubers should be protected 
against freezing by a mulch of straw, ferntops or other packing 
material. 
The color range of the flowers is as near unlimited as any 
flower in cultivation, running through the pastel shades to 
creamy yellows, and from light pinks to striking reds. All 
flowers regardless of color have a rich golden yellow splotch in 
the center of each upper petal, which is penciled with a har- 
monizing shade of maroon. When cut and placed into a vase 
these flowers will last ten days to two weeks. They are excellent 
for corsage work 
Among the desirable characteristics of these plants is their 
freedom from disease and insects. Slugs alone are the outstand- 
ing pests. Occasionally aphis will become troublesome, espe- 
cially if grown indoors. 
DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES 
A. aurantiaca—Hardy, provided the tubers do not freeze. Two 
to three feet high. Foliage evergreen on a graceful stem. 
Flowers a deep orange. Blooming size tubers $1.50 per 
dozen. ; 
A. lutea—Same as the above except the flowers a clear butter- 
cup yellow. Blooming size tubers $1.50 per dozen. 
A. chilensis—Hardy. Three to five feet. Flowers in pleasing 
shades of near white, creamy yellows, pinks and reds. 
Mixed colors. Blooming size tubers $1.00 per dozen. Spe- 
cial colors in six inch pots, $1.00. 
A. Ligtu—Have three types under this name and am not certain 
that they are the Ligtu of Father Feuillet. I am not offer- 
ing them under this name until I am certain that they are 
the true A. Ligtu. 
A. Ligtu, var. Angustifolia—A beautiful clear pink. Not guar- 
anteed to be the true angustifolia of Herbert. Single tuber 
$1.00. 
A. pulchra, (tricolor)—Hardy. 14 to 16 inches. Umbels with 
six to eight white flowers flushed with a pleasing shade of 
purple. Two upright petals with a rosy purple splotch on 
the upper half. with a streak of golden yellow across it. 
Tubers, $1.00 a dozen. 

Alstroemenss Ligtu (?) 
Pen sketch by Mr. J. M. Shull 
A. psittacina (pulchrella)—The parrot. Half hardy here at 
Seattle. Flowers tubular. Petals very dark red at the base, 
shading into a bright red and changing to a vivid green 
at the tip ends. Dozen $1.00. 
A. brasiliensis—Half hardy here. Similar to aboev except flow- 
ers a rich, deep wine. Scarce. Dozen $1.50. 
A. haemantha—Hardy. Two to three feet. Similar to A. chil- 
ensis. Flowers a striking orange red. Leaves more ciliate. 
Upright sepal reflexed. Single tuber, $1.00. 
A. pelegrina—Lily of the Incas. Tender. Eighteen inches. 
Flowers open, two inches wide, white flushed with laven- 
der. Petals shouldered and tipped with lavender. Small 
blooming size tubers, $1.00 per dozen. 
A. pelegrina, alba—Same as the above except flowers white 
faintly flushed with chartreuse green and a prominent gol- 
den splotch. Small tubers, $1.00 per dozen. 
A. nemorosa—Very tender. Flowers tubular, orange spotted 
with black. Stems nude, leaves clustered near the sum- 
mit Very rare. Single tuber, $5.00. 
Tht study of the Alstroemerias is not complete and will not 
be for several years. The past several years have been spent 
in translating the literature concerning them and much confu- 
sion still exists about the Species A. Ligtu. The growing of these 
flowers is my hobby, and it has been an interesting and absorb- 
ing avocation. 
Grown by 
HARRY L. 
STINSON 
3723 S. 154th St., Seattle 88, Wash. 
