
BELGIAN HYBRID CLIVIA 
BELGIAN HYBRIDS. A very robust 
growing strain developed in Europe. They 
are decorative even when not in flower, as 
the dark green leaves are 3 inches or 
more in width and very attractive. The 
flowers are well formed and large. Al- 
though there is some variation in color of 
the flowers, most of them are deep orange 
fading reddish. $5.00 each. 
MINIATA. The wild species from Africa, 
with long, narrow, dark green foliage and 
umbels of salmony orange flowers fading 
to light yellow in the center. Free flow- 
ering and attractive. $1.50 each. 
MINIATA HYBRID. Attractive orange 
flowers with yellow center. Multiplies rap- 
idly and will soon form large clumps. $2.50 
each. 
Cooperia 
PEDUNCULATA (Rain Lily). Fragrant 
white flowers similar to Zephyranthes. 
Summer blooming. Can be flowered sev- 
eral times a year by alternate watering 
and drying out. 12 inches. Winter delivery. 
$2.50 doz. 
Crinum 
Tropical plants belonging to the Amaryl-~ 
lis family, with evergreen foliage and 
large bulbs. They soon establish them- 
selves in any soil and make huge clumps. 
In colder sections of the country they may 
be grown in tubs or large pots. Plant with 
half the bulb above the ground. Delivery 
throughout the year. 
CAPENSE ALBA. Blue-green foliage and 
large clusters of white flowers produced 
in profusion. Hardiest of the Crinums. Will 
thrive outdoors as far North as Ohio if 
planted deep. $1.50 each. 
CECIL HOUDYSHEL. One of the best 
hybrid Crinums and a most profuse bloom- 
er. Deep rose-pink in color. 4 feet. $3.50 
each. 
ELLEN BOUSAUNQUET. The most 
unique color among Crinums, being a deep 
wine-rose. You will never be sorry for 
planting this variety in your garden. 3 feet. 
$2.50 each. 
MOOREI. An African species that does 
best in partial shade. Beautiful, large, 
bell-shaped flowers in various shades of 
pink on 3 ft. stems. The flowers are freely 
produced through the Summer and Fall. 
$1.50 each. 
POWELLII ALBA. An extremely beau- 
tiful, pure white flowered hybrid. 3 feet. 
$1.50 each. 
Cymbidium 
Cymbidium orchids are becoming more 
and more popular in this country because 
of their ease of culture, great beauty, wide 
range of colors and unsurpassed lasting 
quality even when cut. The flower stems 
are often four feet high and carry from 
twelve to thirty flowers four to six inches 
across. An established plant will throw 
up four or more such stems at one time. 
The flowers will stay in good condition 
from six to eight weeks, and if used for 
corsage can be used many times if placed 
in the refrigerator when not in use. The 
range of colors cover cream, yellow, ma- 
roon, brown, pink, green and combinations 
of these colors. In the species the color is 
fairly constant, but in some of the hybrids 
there is a wide variation of color between 
different seedlings so that it is rather diffi- 
cult to describe the color of any one hy- 
brid. However, they are all interesting and 
lovely. 
In Southern California they are grown 
in the open very much like Bearded Iris. 
The two main points to consider in their 
culture are light shade and good drainage. 
They enjoy occasional surface mulching 
with barnyard manure. In the colder sec- 
tions they should be grown in pots and 
brought under glass during the Winter 
months. A compost suitable for. Begonias 
and Gloxinias will be found satisfactory, 
or they may be grown in Orchid Peat with 
some leafmold added. They resent too 
much shade and too much moisture. They 
may be propagated by natural divisions 
like Iris, and from back bulbs (bulbs that 
have shed their foliage and are of doubtful 
use to the plant) which will take about 
three years to make a blooming size plant. 

CRINUM CECIL HOUDYSHEL 
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