AMARYLLIS, 
WHITE BACKGROUND 

A. psitticina. Species from S. Brazil. Large bulb and plant. The large flowers 
have green tinted throat with carmine lines radiating to the carmine edge of petals. 
The effect is of a very pretty red Amaryllis. Here this species flowers in winter and 
is a free bloomer. Price $6.00 ea. Recommended only to breeders, collectors, or for 
earlier blooms. A $1.00 hybrid will be prettier. 
A. Hybrids, Select American Strains. These are the best American hybrids, of 
Leopoldi ancestry. Many Amaryllis sold are chance seedlings grown from seed collected 
in the field. These are likely to produce the sturdiest bulbs. From a vegetative 
standpoint they are the best. But for the most beautiful flowers, breeders select the 
best parents having the most beautiful flowers, grow them in a greenhouse and cross 
them by hand. Our Select Strains are produced thus. 
Color Classes. These are named from the parents. When they first bloom, off 
colors are removed or “rogued” out. They are again rogued the second year. Neverthe- 
less, the color classes are only approximately correct. Many off colors are missed when 
rogueing. There is also a wide difference in opinion as to color. One calls a flower pink. 
Others may call it rose. Therefore, we do not guarantee the color but we do exchange 
them if the customer is not satisfied. Seldom, however, is a customer willing to part 
with a bulb of this strain, even tho it be an off color. 
Select American Strains, Assorted Colors. 2!4” diam., up. 90c ea. 3 for $2.50. 
$9.75 doz. 
Select Am. Strains, White Background. White, with light to medium markings 
of color. 24%”, up, $1.00 ea. 3 for $2.85. 3” diam. $2.50 ea. 
Select Am. Strains, Near White. These are much nearer to pure white than White 
Backgrounds. Large bulbs, nearly 3” diam. or over, $5.00 ea. 
Select Am. Strains, Red Shades. 2'4”, $1.00 ea. 3 for $2.85. 3”, $2.50 ea. 
Select Am. Strains, Scarlet, 2!4”, $1.00 ea. 3 for $2.85. 3”, $2.50 ea. 
Select Am. Strains, Rose. 3”, $3.00 ea. 314” up $4.00 ea. 
Special Offer. Select Am. Strains. In Dec. we were obliged to dig an old block of 
large bulbs. Many labels could not be read. In order to classify the colors we would 
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