B. rosea, var. “Ethel.” This, our seedling, is probably not different from some 
already named variety. This name will be abandoned when we find the correct one. 
Dark coral rose with white throat. Late blooming. One of most beautiful. $2.00. 
Clivias. Altho easy to grow and to flower by the amateur, they will always he 
classed with the aristocrats of flowering bulbs, because the flowers easily place them 
there. They increase so slowly by division that the chief method must be thru the freely 
produced seeds. But Clivias require at least five years and usually seven, to flower 
from seeds. This time involves expense. They can never become very cheap. 
Clivias have evergreen, strap-like foliage somewhat resembling that of Amaryllis. 
The flowers are produced in umbels of 10 to 25, in rich and exquisite tones of 
orange, in March and April. When not in flower the deep rich green foliage and later 
the red fruits are most ornamental. 
Culture. They are usually grown in pots, even in the south, as more perfect foliage 
is thus possible, and when in flower one wants them in the house. We grow them in a 
lath house, lath spaced 4” apart and in garden under Avocado (evergreen) trees. They 
must have shade with only a few flecks of sunshine, but plenty of light and air. 
Clivias must never be dried off or allowed to lose their foliage. Keep them well 
watered after flowering, all summer and fall. Liquid fertilizer occasionally helps. When 
growth ceases in late fall rest them by giving them less water. But keep moist enough 
to prevent wiltmg of foliage. At this time they should have a cool room with tempera- 
tures from above 32° to not much over 50°. Pots should be 8” for a small plant up 
to 12” for larger. As they grow and increase, do not divide but shift to larger pots. 
Drainage must be perfect. Potting soil is described under “General Culture Directions.” 
pH 7 is about right. One cannot guarantee a Clivia to flower the first year after moving 
tho they usually do. 
The foliage of our Clivias, grown outside in the ground, will not be as perfect as 
that of pot grown plants. But when potted, they replace the old foliage in a few months 
and become specimen plants. 
Clivia miniata. Wide open flowers of soft yellow orange. Hardiest, $3.00 ea. 
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, $5.00 ea. 
Crinums. Send for special price list. 
Haemanthus. This south African genus of the Amaryllis family is rare in 
cultivation, therefore unusual. They are hardy only in almost frost free climates like 
So. Calif. and Florida, but are rare pot plants in the north. The soil must be well 
drained and should be composed of a mixture of loam, leaf mould and peat, with 
plenty of sand. The entire mixture should feel gritty. When in vigorous growth, the 
plants can use weak manure water or light, successive mulchings of manure. In our 
spring catalogs we list H. Katherinae, which is very rare and unusual and most gorgeous 
in beauty. 
Haemanthus coccineus. Blood Lily. This very rare bulb produces two opposite 
leaves, 3” wide, which lie on the ground. Winter grower. The bright red flowers are 
small but very numerous in an umbel 3” to 4” wide. These precede the foliage in early 
Sept. The 6” to 9” green stem is heavily spotted with red. If ordered after Sept. 15, 
it may not flower this year. Give full sun or half shade. $3.00 ea. 
H. albidus. Two or more rather stiff erect evergreen leaves. The small white 
flowers, 100 or more, are in a dense umbel. A rare and unusual plant from Holland, 
very pretty. $4.50 ea. 
H. puniceus. Smaller, evergreen plant that makes a desirable pot plant of easy 
culture. Small umbel of scarlet flowers, on a mottled 12” stem, followed by red fruits. 
Flowers in spring as a pot plant. Delivery any time. $3.75 ea. 
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