flowering and keep the growth luxuriant for about six months or more (as long as they 
will grow) you will have nice fat bulbs, with a bud or buds formed within for the 
following season. Don’t check their growth. Leave that to the bulbs. 
When leaves naturally begin to yellow it is a signal that they would like to rest. 
Some bulbs will continue to have green foliage but one should reduce water to give an 
early winter rest. Well established bulbs can often be brought into flower in January 
or even by Christmas. But they should have had a few weeks rest preceding that. 
How to judge the quality of the flowers of Amaryllis hybrids. The perfect flower 
of the Leopoldi type should be 5” to 8” across. The petals should be well rounded 
and broad, overlapping each other, no twisting of petals, and they should form a wide 
open, flat flower. The texture should be smooth and firm, of good substance. The tube 
should be short. There should be little or no green in throat but as the species, Leopoldi 
contains considerable green there are few hybrids that do not contain some green. Very 
few are perfect in any respect. 
There should be no dull colors, like brick red. But colors should be bright and of 
every imaginable tone within the range of this genus. 
Self colors are desirable to go along with stripes and other variations. But it is 
difficult to get other than red selfs and these are unusual. A few of our Select Strains, 
American Hybrids are pure red, scarlet, rose or pink selfs. But they are few and not 
separately labeled. Don’t order self colors or any colors except as listed. For pure self 
colors, order Dutch Hybrids. All are pure selfs, except Purple. 
Please note. There is no quantity discounts on Amaryllis except as noted with listing. 
Amaryllis advena. Oxblood Lily. 5 to 8 ox-blood red flowers in an umbel, on a 
10” slender scape, preceding foliage. Fall bloomer. Culture. Not suitable for pot 
culture, but so nearly hardy that in mild sections of north it will succeed. In Michigan, 
in the section where peaches are grown, this Amaryllis has been grown commercially. 
It may be planted 6” deep and mulched, in a protected situation. Full sun exposure, 
heavy or medium loam soil is good but does well in lighter soils also. Price 50c ea. 
$5.00 doz. Delivery late June. 
AMARYLLIS, SELECT 
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