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BRODIAEA 
Easily naturalized in almost any soil. Plant 
about 3 inches deep and leave them alone. They 
are especially happy under deciduous trees, in 
the rock garden, or in rough, gritty soils. 
Coccinea. Floral Firecracker. Tall, slender 
stem capped with dazzling crimson flowers. 
Prefers a loose, gritty soil. Height 1 to 2 feet. 
6 for $1.50; 12 for $2.75. 
Grandiflora. The large, glossy purple flowers 
are very beautiful and have great lasting 
qualities. The bulbs can be naturalized in 
any clay soil, especially if moist. 12 for 95c; 
25 for $1.65; $5.25 per 100. 
Ixioides Splendens. Called ‘“‘Golden Star.” 
Has an umbellate cluster with flowers of fine 
golden yellow on stems 6 to 8 inches high. 6 for 
95c; 12 for $1.65. 
Mixed. This mixture contains the following 
colors: blue, red, yellow, white. Good for 
naturalizing because the bulbs self-sow and 
Increase quite rapidly. 12 for 95c; 25 for $1.65; 
$5.25 per 100. 
CALOCHORTUS (Mariposa Tulip) 
Mariposa is simply the Spanish word for 
butterfly, and is applied to these flowers because 
the eyes and markings are so much like those on 
a butterfly’s wings. 
Mixed Colors. The flowers are simply mar- 
velous in their variety of colors and markings. 
Scarcely two are alike; In a mixed lot they 
may vary through white, lilac to purple, and 
again through shades of pink to claret-red. 
In any mixture whites, more or less eyed, 
predominate. There is no better investment 
for the flower lover than a quantity of these 
bulbs. They thrive best in a rather porous 
soil, either sandy or gritty, and grow either 
in sun or light shade. Flowers are 2 to 4 
inches in diameter, on 1 to 2-foot branching 
stems. Mixed colors. 6 for 85c; 12 for $1.50; 
25 for $2.75. 
CAMASSIA 
Few bulbous plants meet climatic and soil 
conditions better or give a more attractive bloom. 
They are hardy without protection, and thrive 
either under ordinary garden conditions or when 
naturalized In open, moist woods. The flower 
stems are 2 to 4 feet high, with as many as a 
hundred star-shaped flowers measuring 14% 
inches across produced m long succession. 
Esculenta. Very showy in mass planting. 
Flower spikes 2 feet high bearing a cluster of 
star-shaped flowers of very fine, rich purple. 
Gocd for wet and swampy places where other 
bulbs do not grow. 12 for 65c; 25 for $1.20; 
$4.00 per 100. 
Leichtlini Alba. Same as preceding but 
stronger grower, with larger white flowers. 
6 for $1.50; 12 for $2.75; 25 for $5.25; $16.50 
per 100, d s 2 

Calla Lily 
CALLA LILY (Zantedeschia) 
Plant Callas indoors in the [ate fall. In April 
or May dormant bulbs may be planted near the 
pool in a sunny spot where they will flower 
beautifully in August or September. 
Elliottiama. Yellow Calla. Should be planted 
extensively. The deep golden yellow flowers 
are truly magnificent and are produced in 
abundance. The green foliage is spotted white, 
which adds to its beauty. A lovely house plant 
as well as garden subject. 50c each; 3 for 
$1.25; 6 for $2.25. 
Godfrey. White Calla. Most ornamental 
foliage if grown near pool where it will get 
plenty of water. An excellent, easily grown 
house plant. 65c each; 3 for $1.65; 6 for $3.00. 
Melanoleuca. Rare “Black-throated”? Calla. 
The flower spathe ts large, yellow and widely 
flaring. Margin and tip recurve, revealing a 
sharply contrasting purplish black throat 
blotch. The handsome yellow flowers are 
larger than those of Elliottiana. The plant is 
also taller and the spotted foliage even more 
decorative. Does particularly well outside, 
making a fine show in the garden and is a 
superb pot plant easily grown in the house. 
75c each; 3 for $2.00; 6 for $3.75. 
Rehmanni. The Pink or Rose Calla. A rather 
uncommon species native in Natal. The 
flowers are small but pink and therefore most 
unusual. An uncommon plant for the green- 
house or indoor culture. 75c each; 3 for $2.00; 
6 for $3.75. 
CHIONODOXA 
(Glory-of-the-Snow) 
A mass planting forms one of the most sump- 
tuous displays of floral beauty—a mass of blue 
and white, intense and brilliant. They bloom at 
the time of the Crocuses, producing dwarf flower 
spikes that bear from twelve to fifteen flowers 
of sky-blue with a pure white heart, creating a 
lovely effect. They should be planted in the 
fall, 3 inches deep, about eighteen bulbs to a 
square foot, in a sunny location or in half shade 
and in places where they can remain undis- 
turbed for a number of years. The flowers will 
cross with one another and will seed themselves, 
forming natural colonies. AII are 6 to 7 inches 
high, therefore excellent in the rockery as well. 
Gigantea (Alleni). Large light blue flowers, 
most charming tin masses. 12 for 65c; 25 for 
$1.20; $4.00 per 100. 
Luciliae. Bright blue, white center. Often six 
to eight blooms on each stem. 12 for 65c; 
25 for $1.20; $4.00 per 100. 
Luciliae Alba. A very beautiful pure white 
variety. 12 for 75c; 25 for $1.35; $4.50 per 100. 
Luciliae Rosea. A fine variety with pink flow- 
ers. 12 for 75c; 25 for $1.35; $4.50 per 100. 
Sardensis. True gentian-blue. 12 for 65c; 
25 for $1.20; $4.00 per 100. 
Mixed. All varieties mixed. 12 for 65c; 25 for 
$1.20; $4.00 per 100. 
ERANTHIS (Winter Aconite) 
About two weeks before Crocus are in bloom, 
these little yellow flowers like buttercups appear 
about 3 inches above the ground, set in fine 
green, frilled collars which never seem to mind 
the worst of weather conditions. Will thrive 
under trees where few other plants can hold 
their own. They seed themselves freely, and 
colonies from self-sown seed are soon formed. 
Plant at once upon receipt, firmly, 2 inches deep 
in shade or full sun, about eighteen bulbs to a 
square foot. 
Hyemalis. The common Winter Aconite. 
Clear yellow; very early. Good for the rock 
garden, under Sedums or under trees. Plant 
bulbs at once when received. 12 for 65c; 
25 for $1.20; $4.00 per 100. 
Hyemalis Cilicica. Deep yellow flowers. 
Foliage bronzy and finely cut. A lovely rock- 
garden variety. 12 for 65c; 25 for $1.20; 
$4.00 per 100. 

Eucharis grandiflora 
ERYTHRONIUM (Trout Lily) 
Also known as Dogs-Tooth Violet 
and Adders-Tongue 
These are charming woodland plants produc- 
ing small lily-like flowers in early April in delicate 
tints of white, pink, cream, bright yellow and 
rose. They thrive in wooded places, under 
shrubs and in shaded corners or crevices of the 
rock garden. 
Californicum. Cream colored, often with 
four or five flowers on a stem. Leaves richly 
mottled. A large colony is a beautiful sight. 
12 for $1.25; 25 for $2.25; $7.50 per 100. 
Hendersoni. Like Californicum but the flowers 
are a lovely light purple, with the centers deep 
maroon, almost black. 12 for $1.25; 25 for 
$2.25; $7.50 per 100. 
Revolutum Johnsoni. The most beautiful of 
all. A stout plant producing exquisite rose- 
pink flowers. 6 for $1.25; 12 for $2.25; 
25 for $4.25. 
Tuolumnense. Glacier Lily, Mountain Lily, 
or Golden Easter Lily. One of the most beau- 
tiful and rarest of Dogs-tcoth Violets, doing 
best in shady woodland places in well-drained 
soil. Not unusual to see stem with ten to 
twelve golden flowers, often 3 inches across. 
Excellent for cutting. Plant im _ colonies. 
12 for $1.25; 25 for $2.25; $7.50 per 100. 
Mixed. Made up of the above named varieties 
and others. Splendid for naturalizing and for 
rock garden in light shade. 12 for $1.25; 
25 for $2.25; $7.50 per 100. 
EUCHARIS (Amazon Lily) 
Grandiflora. A rare bulb from the Amazon, 
producing deliciously scented, pure white 
waxy flowers shaped not unlike a daffodil. 
The foliage is handsome and evergreen, some- 
what like that of Funkia. May be grown in 
the garden In warm parts of the country. 
Does well in the cool greenhouse and is an 
easily grown house plant. Give same care as 
Amaryllis. $1.50 each; 3 for $4.00. 
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