Habranthus Andersonius var. taxanus, formerly called Zeph. texana, pretty copper- ee 
colored flowers on slender stems, collected bulbs, 50¢ each as available. crane 
Cooperia pedunculata, night-blooming, vigorous Texas bulb, white flowers facing 
upward, 25c each, 2.50 doz. 
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Cooperia drummondi, fascinating little night-blooming bulb, flowers white with 5- 
inch tube in some specimens, 25c each. 
Zephyranthes Atamasco, native Florida species, largest flowers of the genus, up. 
to 4 inches in diameter, spring blooming, deciduous, $1.00 each. . 
We have stocks of a few more of these tiny bulbs in small supply, available as 
may be, including Z.Treatiae, Z.Simpsoni, Z.mesochloa, Z longifolia, Z.pulchella, Hab-- 
ranthus cardinalis, H.juncifolius, etc. We are always looking for new species and 
varieties. There are interesting articles on Zephyranthes in Nat. Hort Mag. July, 1935, 
and Roy. Hort. Soc. Journal, April, 1937. 
GLORIOSA LILIES 
The Gloriosa lilies are just that—glorious. They are tuberous rooted herbaceous 
plants, having climbing stems with remarkable tenurils on the tips of the leaves by 
which they cling. The tubers are L- or V-shaped, and are planted flat about. two sy i 
three inches deep in any good garden 
loam, well drained and rather sandy, 
preferably. They like moderate watering. 
The flowers are borne in the axils of 
the upper leaves, and are among the 
showiest of nature’s entire kingdom of 
plants. In receni years florists are be- 
ginning to use them for corsage work, 
and they have proved a spectacular suc- 
cess, colorful and long-lasting. The peri- 
-anth is composed of six petals, recurved 
and lance shaped, and wavy at the edges, 
briliant red and yellow in the showy 
.. Kothschildiana, the popular favorite 
species. EY 
These remarkable plants grow well in 
warm greenhouse or in the garden in 
the lower South. In the summer they can 
be handled like Gladiolus in northern 
Gardens with good succes. They should 
. be given some support or something to 
GLORIOSA ROTHSCHILDIANA scramble over. We have a pot grown 
The Glory Lily strain which blooms on stems about two 
feet tall. Other types grow as tall as 10 feet from largest bulbs, and may produce 
24 blooms on a single plant. . ; 
When the stems die, the tubers may be dried off, dug and stored until ready to 
plant again. They may also be grown from seed in several seasons. The best species 
for general purposes is the gorgeous G.Rothschildiana, with large red and yellow flow- 
ers. G.Superba grows only in summer, with orange yellow blooms. G.Planti has small. 
bright, orange-red flowers on slender stems and long, snaky roots. G.Rothschildiana is. 
from East Africa. G.Superba is a native of India and tropical Africa, and was intro- 
duced to cultivation in 1690. 
G.Rothschildiana: 25c, 50c and $1.00, according to size of tubers. 
G.Superba: 25¢ and 50c, according to size. 
G.Planti: $1.00 and $2.00, according to size. These are very rare. 
_ GERBERA DAISIES : 
The Gerbera daisy is one of the world’s aristocrats of cut flowers. Successful 
culture of the Gerbera daisy is the assured mark of an accomplished horticulturist. It. 
is a popular cut flower in the American florist trade, always suited to the need, either 
a a little nosegay for a tearoom table, or a presentation bouquet for the president’s 
ady. | ‘ N | 
Gerberas are perennials with long leaves something like dandelions. They grow 
in semi-arid parts of South Africa, and like a warm, fertile, rather alkaline, well-_ 
drained, substantial loam. It must be moderately rich, and they require a good part 

of humus in their mixture. Tankage, now almost unobtainable, suits them very well as 
a fertilizer, but any good mixture will do. They can be grown in beds, boxes’ or pots a 
in the greenhouse. 
In the South where frosts are not severe they are excellent garden plants for ay: 
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