Golden Daffodil. Large bulbs. Deep golden daffodil yellow. Richly fragrant. Easy 
to force in pots in any size over 4” but our larger bulbs are easier and better than the 
cheaper 4” bulbs. The 34” bulbs are sold at low prices but they will not force. 2 for 
15c. 65c doz. $5.00 per 100. 
Sparaxis are closely related to Freesias, but are far more colorful. The colors range 
thru vivid tones of bright red, crimson, carmine, pink, apricot and sometimes an almost 
white one. A few reds are almost maroon. There is usually a contrasting color in throat. 
They are a little taller than Freesias and the flowers are larger, more flat and wide open. 
For pots, or winter flowers, few plants will create as much bright color as Sparaxis. 
Houdyshel Hybrid Sparaxis. We have grown and selected seedlings from the original 
Dutch varieties and now have a much more colorful strain. The colors mentioned above 
are descriptive of this strain and we can add that occasionally one finds colors approaching 
yellow, or blue. 2 for 15c. 65c doz. 
Small bulbs bloom well in the garden and even in pots they usually flower. Price 
35c doz. 
Tritonias are also close to Freesias but taller. Culture like Freesias and Sparaxis. 
Tritonia lineata. This interesting species grows 18” tall. The flowers are white, 
crossed with grey lines, hence “lineata.” 3 for 15c. 50c doz. 
Ixias are 2 to 3 ft. tall. They have slender, wiry stems and are nice for cutting. The 
flowers close at night and on dark days but the long closed buds look like pink striped, 
oblong pieces of bright colored candy and sometimes I think they are prettier than the 
open flowers. 
Ixias, assorted colors, 2 for 15c. 50c doz. 
Babianas. Blue flowers for the winter window garden are hard to find. Babianas are 
the answer. They are a vivid, intense blue to blue violet. Culture exactly like Freesias, 
Tritonias, Sparaxis and Ixias in pots or garden except they should be planted about twice 
as many in a pot or given space. Though the bulbs are small, they like to be planted 
about 3” deep in the garden and 2” in the pot. 
Babiana hybrids. 3 for 15c. 50c doz. 
Marica gracilis. Walking Iris or Apostle Plant. The fugitive 2” flowers, white and 
blue with yellow and brown markings in center, are lovely. The flowers are followed 
by a small plant at end of leaf-like scape. These become heavy and bend over to ground 
and take root, thus walking away from mother plant. Culture: give nearly full shade, 
plenty of water, never drying out. Tender tropical but grown in pots in north. 50c ea. 
Moraea polystachia. African representative of the Irids. 2 ft. stems, covered by a 
multitude of flowers, mauve and violet with yellow in throat. Blooms profusely in the 
winter in Calif., beginning 6 weeks after planting or in pots in the north. Culture like 
freesias. 2 for 15c. 50c doz. 
LILY FAMILY—Liliaceae 
The type species is Lilium, or true Lily. Many call Crinums, Callas, Cannas or any 
bulbs “‘Lilies,” but this is an error. 
Lilium. This genus includes all true Lilies. Culture. It is better to plant all true 
Lilies in the fall altho one can plant the stem rooting sorts in the spring but with results 
not quite as satisfactory. Regale and Maxwill are stem rooting and should be planted 6” 
to 12” deep. Pardalinum makes roots from the base of its bulb only and should be 
planted only about 4” deep to top of bulb. These lilies will all be hardy in milder 
northern states but a good mulch helps them in all climates and in all seasons. They 
need a mildly acid soil. A great deal of humus, as leaf mould or peat, should be mixed 
with soil. Lilies must have their feet cool and their heads warm. Therefore planted among 
low shrubs or plants where tops are in the sun is ideal. They do very well in the half 
shade of trees or a lath house. | 
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