Amaryllis and many others may be plunged or shifted to the outside garden when 
weather is sufficiently warm, to complete their growth. Give them good culture, enough 
water and liquid fertilizer or manure mulch to keep them growing. Only when leaves 
begin to yellow in spite of good culture, are they ready to become dormant. Then 
gradually dry them off and repot. Bring in before heavy frosts. 
CATALOG ARRANGEMENT 
is by Plant Families. We also try to group plants according to their relationships, rather 
than alphabetically. You need to read the entire catalog. 
In the following lists, the genus (plu. genera) is mentioned first. After it, the 
species (plu. also species) or horticultural variety is named. The initial of the genus 
is used for the second and succeeding species. Thus A. will stand for Amaryllis or 
Agapanthus depending on the genus last named in full. 
THE AMARYLLIS FAMILY—Amaryllidaceae 
This Family includes the following bulbs, Agapanthus thru The Alliae. 
The American Plant Life Society was founded in 1934 as The American Amaryllis 
Society. The interests of the Society have recently been enlarged to include other bulbs 
and plants and the name changed, but with no lessening in interest in Amaryllids, 
The annual book, “Herbertia,” is devoted to Amaryllids. It consists of about 250 
pages, beautifully illustrated, on fine book paper, and is edited by Dr. Hamilton P. 
Traub of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, the greatest living authority on the Amarylli- 
daceae. Each member receives a copy. 
The members also receive the occasional publication, “Plant Life,” on other bulbs 
and plants. 
Those who grow Amaryllis as an interesting and intellectual hobby and who love 
their vivid beauty, are invited to become members of the society. The annual dues 
are $2.50 per year, which you may send me. 
Due to paper shortage, Herbertia volumes for 1945 and 1946 have not been 
published. No actual date can be set, altho it was expected that both volumes would 
be distributed in 1946. But the paper situation has become worse instead of better, as 
hoped for. I am actually writing this catalog with no assurance that the paper for it, 
ordered last June, will be delivered in time to issue it in January. 
Herbertia is worth waiting for and if you want it I suggest you send your $2.50 
for 1945 membership or $5.00 for 1945 and 1946, and stand in line. We have to wait 
for many things. I am standing in line for a cook stove, refrigerator, auto and other 
things. For the want of a car we can now go places only in a White Truck, open cab. 
But we have deposited our $100 check on a Station Wagon and after many weary 
months of waiting we have slowly moved up to third place. We shall get our Station 
Wagon and you shall get Herbertia as soon as possible to produce them. 
Latest word from Editor, Dr. Traub, states, Herbertia, vol. 12, has been in printer’s 
hands for a long time. Vol. 13, practically complete. Vol. 14, well along. Plant Life 
Saparata prepared: Holland Bulb Industry, 1940 to 1945; Bromeliaceae, (Billbergias, 
etc.); Callas, (Zantedeschia); Verbenaceae. 
Nomenclature. Carl Linnaeus, father of modern Botany, made the first scientific 
arrangement of plants according to relationships in the 18th century. His information 
about many plants was wholly inadequate to achieve perfection for his huge task and 
later explorations and discoveries in the plant field have made possible many improve- 
ments in arrangement and nomenclature. Horticulturists are often loath to accept the 
new classifications and names, but it is to our interests to accept truth, tho sometimes 
uncomfortable at first. In order that our customers may not order a bulb they already 
have under a new name, we give both names, 
Agapanthus means Love Flower. Blooms in spring and summer. Large attractive 
umbels, blue or white on tall erect stiff stems. Easy to grow in south in full sun or 
slight shade, any good soil and in the north in tubs or buckets, wintered in basement. 
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