Freesia 
Early Spring. blooming -South African 
cormous plants that are so much used as 
cut flowers. They are highly fragrant and 
easily grown. Suitable for pot culture, 
forcing under glass, and planting in the 
open in warm sections. They do best in 
rich, sandy soil, and should be kept fairly 
moist after active growth has started. 
When the foliage has turned yellow the 
corms should be lifted and stored in a cool, 
dry place and replanted any time after 
September 15th. A long season of bloom 
may be had by planting at intervals of 
three weeks. In California and the South 
they may be left in the ground for a num- 
ber of years. Delivery September to Janu- 
ary. 
TECOLOTE HYBRIDS. A superior strain 
of large size, clear colors and robust 
growth. Fine mixture of all colors. $1.50 
doz. 
RAINBOW MIXTURE. A mixture of the 
standard commercial varieties. $1.00 doz. 
Gloxinia 
Gloxinias are one of the showiest of pot 
plants, and are ideally adapted for green- 
house culture. In Florida and Southern 
California they may be grown in lath- 
houses or in shady spots in the garden pro- 
vided they are protected from winds. Plant 
in 5-inch or larger pots, using same com- 
post as for Tuberous Rooted Begonias. 
Plant shallow, barely covering the bulbs. 
When active growth starts feed occasion- 
ally with liquid manure. In watering never 
wet the foliage, as it will cause spots. De- 
livery Jan. to April. All varieties 50c each. 
BLANCHE DE MERU. 
throat. 
EMPEROR FREDERICK. Scarlet, white 
border. 
EMPERIOR WILLIAM.. Violet, 
border. 
ETOILE DE FEU. Scarlet. 
MOUNT BLANC. White. 
PRINCE ALBERT. Dark violet, frilled 
edge. 
PRINCESS ELIZABETH. Blue, 
throat. : 
ROI DES ROUGES. Dark crimson, frilled 
edge. 
TIGRINA. Light rose to dark violet spot- 
ted on white ground. 
VIOLACEA. Soft violet. 
Rose, white 
white 
white 
Haemanthus 
Blood Lily 
ALBIFLOS. The evergreen glaucus foli- 
age is very wide, edged with fine hair, and 
is very attractive. The flowers appear in 
late summer and are held very close to- 
gether in a 3-inch umbel and are pure 
white. The berries are scarlet. Plant with 
just the base of the bulb below the sur- 
face of the soil. $3.00 each. 

HAEMANTHUS KATHERINAE 
COCCINEUS. A very unusual Amaryllis 
that is always unique. The pair of succu- 
lent leaves are about two feet long and 
four inches wide and lie flat on the ground, 
attracting immediate attention because of 
their unusual appearance. The leaves die 
down in early Summer. The flower scape 
rises from the dormant bulb in September 
and is heavily and attractively mottled 
with purple and red. The flowers are pro- 
duced in an umbel four inches across and 
are blood red, followed by green berries 
which turn red upon ripening. Bulbs 
should be planted shallow in a partially 
shaded location. For pot culture use rich 
garden soil with leafmold and peat added 
and fertilize frequently with liquid ma- 
nure. Withhold water when the bulb be- 
comes dormant. Delivery July to October. 
$3.00 each. 
KATHERINAE. The most gorgeous of 
the Haemanthus, and entirely different 
from the above in all its characters. The 
leaves, about six in number, expand in 
umbrella fashion from the top of the stalk, 
which in Southern California often grows 
to a height of two feet. The flowers are 
produced with the foliage in the Summer. 
The umbel, which is six or more inches in 
diameter, is composed of about 100 star- 
shaped red flowers with yellow anthers, 
and is held on top of 30-inch stem. The 
flowers are long lasting and are followed 
by scarlet seeds. The plant becomes dor- 
mant in the Winter. It is new in this coun- 
try, vary rare and outstandingly beautiful. 
Delivery January to April. $10.00 each. 
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