is ripe it bursts open and may be removed and dried. Plant the seed (soon) in a fine sandy 
loam containing plenty of humus. Do not use peat. Cover seed about 4”. Seedlings may 
be grown in pots in house or greenhouse where they will continue to grow all year 
without a dormant interval until they flower. Usually this requires 2 to 3 years. In the 
warm south they can be grown outside under the half shade of lath. But frost usually 
destroys foliage in winter and cool nights interrupt growth, slowing development. 
Brunsvigia rosea. Synonyms, Amaryllis belladonna, Callicore rosea. This bulb is 
familiar in Calif. and many parts of the south as Amaryllis belladonna, Naked Lady 
Lily, etc. 
These begin to flower often in late July. The variety Major is in full flower in Aug. 
Minor follows soon after. The umbels are many flowered and the flowers are of the most 
exquisite pink and most entrancing fragrance. They are not suitable for pot growing as 
in pots they flower only the first year. But that flower is well worth the cost of the bulb. 
It is hardy where winter tempera- 
tures go as low as 10° or 12° above Zero. 
Probably will survive 10° lower than 
this. That limits its culture to the south, 
and along the coasts to N. Car. and the 
state of Washington. In the deep south, 
cover top of bulb only 1” or 2”. On the 
border line of their hardiness they may 
be covered 4” or even more and 
mulched. Full sun or slight shade. They 
prefer to be rather dry when dormant 
in June and July. 
These bulbs, especially the var. 
“major,” should be ordered from the 
spring catalog, for delivery in July. Since 
“major” ordered now may or may not 
flower we will suggest that you plant 
assorted sizes that will become estab- 
lished and flower in succeeding years, 
tho a few may still flower. 
Brunsvigia rosea major. Fragrant, 
pure pink flowers. L. 50c. M. 35c. As- 
sorted sizes, mostly small, per doz., 
$2.00, postpaid. Per 100, $7.50 f. o. b. 
Larger sizes, $12.00 per 100, f. o. b. 
B. rosea minor. Pink, with light 
throat. Flowers in Sept.-Oct. Order be- 
fore Oct. 1, if you expect flowers this 
year. 50c. 
B. rosea, var. “Ethel.” This, our CLIVIA, RECENTLY RECEIVED, 
seedling, is probably not different from BUDDED PLANT 
some already named variety. This name 
will be abandoned when we find the correct one. Dark coral rose with white throat. 
Late blooming. One of most beautiful. $2.00. 
-Clivias. Altho easy to grow and to flower by the amateur, they will always be classed 
with the aristocrats of flowering bulbs, because the flowers easily place them there. They 
increase so slowly by division that the chief method must be thru the freely produced 
seeds. But Clivias require at least five years and usually seven, to flower from seeds. This 
time involves expense. They can never become very cheap. | 
Clivias have evergreen, strap-like foliage somewhat resembling that of Amaryllis. 
The flowers are produced in umbels of 10 to 25, in rich and exquisite tones of orange, 
in March and April. When not in flower the deep rich green foliage and later the red 
fruits are most ornamental. 

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