older the plant becomes the more 
stems it will have and consequently 
the more flowers. They have attrac- 
tive evergreen foliage. Delivery 
throughout the year. 
BICOLOR. A very distinct species 
with light green foliage and light 
yellow flowers marked in the center 
of the falls with dark, velvety brown- 
purple. Blooms all summer. 75c. 
CATANULATA. A low growing 
variety with broad foliage and pros- 
trate habit. Medium sized, waxy 
white flowers on tall, perennial stems 
which have a tendency to lie on the 
ground, but will grow to a height of 
4 to 6 feet if staked. 25c. 
CONTRAST (Giridlian, 1940). Out 
of many crosses we have raised un- 
der general heading of Oakhurst hy- 
brids we have selected three out- 
standing varieties that we felt de- 
served to be named and introduced. 
These we named CONTRAST, LEM- 
ON DROPS and ORANGE DROPS. 

Dietes Oakhurst hybrids 
rounded flowers with standards and 3 
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We feel that it will Beadans a valu- 
able contribution to the gardens of 
subtropical America. CONTRAST is 
descriptive of the coloring of its well 
ly marked deep brownish orange in a 
the center of the falls and the style 
branches making a triangle of dark | 
purple in the center of the NE as 
4 feet. 75c. 
IRIDIOIDES JOHNSONI. A eater 
growing plant which soon forms 
large clumps. The flowers are 4 
inches across, purest white with lav- 
ender and orange markings. It 
blooms once every seven to ten Tas 
throughout the year. 50c. 
LEMON DROPS (Giridlian, 1940). 
The coloring of the flower is distinct 
from that of CONTRAST. The flower 
is large and well proportioned, 
creamy white in color of the petals 
with large markings of lemon yellow 
on the center of the falls. Very love- 
ly and refined. 4 feet. $1.00. 
OAKHURST HYBRIDS (Giidian 
1937). These beautiful Dietes are the 
result of crossing two rare South 
African species, and are a distinct 
improvement over the existing spe- 
cies and varieties. The flowers are 
over 244 inches across, well rounded 
in shape, resembling a miniature 
Japanese Iris. The color is a pleas- 
ing shade of ivory with waxy sub- 
stance and smooth eggshell texture. 
There is a bright orange or yellow 
mark in the haft of the falls and the 
top of the style branches are colored 
violet, making a very attractive col- 
or combination. The color of the 
apeaae vary on different plants. 
C: 
ORANGE DROPS _§ (Giridlian, 
1942). Same as Lemon Drops, but 
with bright orange markings instead | 
of SEEN $2.00. 
Epidendrum an ie 
An easy growing race of orchids — ie 
well suited for outdoor growing in 
California and the South. Planted in i 
full sun in ordinary garden soil and 
given ordinary attention they ore: 
form huge clumps and flower at all 
times. They grow up to <0 feet ‘high | oe 

