To stimulate growing plants, for the first application dissolve 1 tab. in 2 gal. water. 
For succeeding waterings, use 1 tab. to 4 gal. of water once a week. 
Warning. Do not soak dormant bulbs in Vit. B-1. It rots them. 
Information Please. I am always seeking for more and recommend that you do 
the same. That is why I belong to The American Plant Life Society, (see under 
Amaryllidaceae) and The American Horticultural Society. The latter society publishes 
the American Horticultural Magazine, four large copies on heavy book paper, per year, 
which members receive. The topics covered are the entire field, not merely bulbs. The 
annual dues are $3.00 per year which you may send to me if you wish. 
You should join a local Garden Club, and subscribe for Flower Grower, Albany, 
N. Y. Send direct to them, $2.50 per year. Two years for $4.00. 
Bailey’s Cyclopedia of Horticulture. This 3-vol. set of over 3,600 large pages 
describes almost every cultivated plant. A wealth of culture information is also included. 
For $25.00 we will send the complete set, postpaid. Sales tax in Calif. 63c. 
Hortus Second (Bailey). A Concise Dictionary of Gardening and General Horti- 
culture. This large 778 page volume lists nearly all plants offered in catalogs. There 
are fewer culture hints than in the Cyclopedia but we use and recommend both. Price, 
$5.00 postpaid. Sales Tax 13c to Calif. customers. 
A Southern Garden, a handbook for the Middle South. By Elizabeth Lawrence. 
A most useful book for all southern gardeners especially, and even those in the north 
can benefit by reading it. About bulbs and all garden plants. 251 pages. Price, $3.00. 
Enjoy Your House Plants. An excellent handbook of Window Gardening, by 
Dorothy Jenkins and Helen Van Pelt Wilson. Illustrated. 238 pages. Price, $2.50. 
Begonias, And How To Grow Them. By Bessie Raymond Buxton. An invaluable 
hand book for those who grow Begonias including the Tuberous Rooted. 161 pages. 
Illustrated. Price, $2.25. 
All the books above are nicely bound and printed on the best book paper. We 
recommend them and will mail them post paid on receipt of price, plus sales tax if to 
California. Start a garden library. Good bulbs and plants alone do not insure success. 
One must learn, study and experiment intelligently. 
BULBS AS POT PLANTS 
Bulbs are the most desirable of pot plants and may be easily forced in the living 
room, kitchen, or small greenhouse. Their response is much more rapid than that of 
a recently potted non-bulbous plant because of their storehouse of food and energy in 
the bulb. The reward is often an outstanding flower in a few weeks. 
The proper time to pot will usually be given under the listing. It is very important 
to pot at once the following: Brunsvigia, Haemanthus coccineus, Amaryllis advena, 
Lycoris radiata, Sternbergia or others that bloom very early in fall. Pot soon the Arum 
Palaestinum, Veltheimia, Lachenalia, Nerines and Oxalis. White Callas, Freesias, 
Sparaxis, Tritonias, Babianas, and those that flower from mid-winter on, may be planted 
from Oct. 1 to Dec. 15. Colored Callas may be potted as early as Dec. 15 if watered 
only lightly until well started. They start easiest about Feb. 15 and are less likely to 
rot from too much water before growth starts. Amaryllis hybrids and most Amaryllis 
species may be potted from Dec. 1 to Apr. 1 but the early date is preferable. 
The Elisena, Agapanthus mooreanus minor, A. pendulus, are sent as soon as 
dormant as all are deciduous. They do not usually start before about Feb. and should 
be watered very little until growth starts. Don’t water Elisena before Feb. 1 and keep 
it in a very warm room, as this will make it start more easily and more sure to flower 
early. 70° to 80° is not too warm. Amaryllis, Agapanthus, and Elisena like a warm 
room when growing but most of the others need a cool room. 
Clivias are among the most gorgeous of pot plants. I would place only Amaryllis 
and Orchids as more desirable. They need a cool room and not too much water in 
winter. Cymbidium Orchids are gorgeous pot plants. They should be potted in %4 peat 
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