Potting soil is described under “General Culture Directions.” pH 7 is about right. 
Clivias usually flower the first year after moving but not always. The only certain 
way to get a flower this year is to pay the extra cost of budded plants. Since budded 
plants require more careful packing and cost more postage we must add this cost to 
our price. 
We regret that lack of labor has made it impossible to control snails perfectly in our 
Clivias. The foliage is not so perfect as in pot grown plants. But the imperfect foliage 
will be soon replaced in pots when given good culture, especially if fed with liquid 
manure when fully established and growth has started. 
Lack of labor has also resulted in a reduction in the size of our stock. We have 
been unable to raise seedlings and offset plants. Our special prices have been low in 
comparison with other plants of equal quality. The prices in this catalog are a little 
more than last fall’s but they are still very reasonable. 
Clivia miniata. Wide open flowers of soft yellow orange. Usually earliest to flower, 
Jan. to Mar. Hardiest and easiest to grow. Good blooming sized plants, $2.50. Budded 
plants will be sent as soon as ready for $3.25. 
C. miniata hybrids. Similar to the species “miniata”’ in foliage, hardiness, wide open 
flowers, etc., but there is some variation in color and form of flower. Most of them 
are in light orange tones. A few are dark and a few have a white throat. Do not express 
your color preference for any Clivia hybrids as we cannot tell the color from the plant. 
Blooming size plants $4.00. With bud, $5.00. Larger plants, $5.00. Budded, $6.00. 
Cooperia pedunculata. Texas Rain Lily. Close to Zephyranthes but larger. Lovely 
white flowers appearing after rains in summer. Hardy except in far north. In central 
sections it may be planted to 6” deep for frost protection. It may be dug and stored 
over winter in north. 25c. $2.50 per doz. 
Crinums. Species of this large genus are native to every continent. They are most 
attractive plants for their foliage alone and with their fragrant, lovely flowers they are 
indispensable in southern gardens, for the landscape effect among shrubs and trees. 
The flowers are useful for cutting and many florists use them. 
The landscape value of Crinums, Hemerocallis and the true Liliums (such as Regale 
and the Sunset Lily), L. pardalinum giganteum, is a fact to be thankful for. In a border 
among low shrubs this combination has every advantage of beauty. The bulbs may 
remain in one place, undisturbed for many years and maintenance costs are low. By 
keeping a fine mulch of thoroly decayed manure and leaf mould on the surface, tillage 
is almost or quite unnecessary. Weeds can be soon eliminated. 
Hardiness. Only the Crinum longifolium is hardy in the north. Crinum Cecil 
Houdyshel and Powelli alba are hardy as far north as Va., Ky., Tenn., So. Mo. and 
So. Kans. or anywhere that temperatures seldom go much below zero and then only for 
a short time. On the border line, plant bulbs with base at least 8” or 10” deep, 
preferably in a protected situation and well mulched over winter. 
Culture, in addition to the information above we add that Crinums may be planted 
in the south with base of bulb only a few inches under soil surface or bulb entirely 
covered but neck of bulb above surface. The best soil is a deep rich loam. Ours is 
heavy and they do very well. Crinums are heavy feeders. Soil should contain much 
humus and manure can be applied 2 or 3 times a year as a mulch when bulbs are 
established. Give only light applications of fresh manure. Give plenty water. See them 
grow, flower, raise a family. 
C. campanulatum. Belongs to the “Milk and Wine Lily” type. That is, the flowers 
are white with a bright rose stripe thru center. $1.00. 
C. Cecil Houdyshel. Flowers, deep rose pink. One of the best hybrids, all qualities 
considered. It is the same cross as C. Powelli but is much larger, more robust and 
instead of flowering in but a limited period it is almost a perpetual bloomer. Large 
bulbs often produce 7 or more flower scapes in a year, the most profuse of all. Blooming 
size, $2.00. Jumbo bulbs, $3.50. 
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