Miscellaneous 
Shasta Daisy. Esther Reed. ‘The favorite variety and fully double. They must be 
moved by March 1. If too cold to plant outside, pot them at once and shift to garden 
when warm. Single divisions 25c. 3 for 60c. $2.25 per dozen. 
Royal Robe Violet. Latest, best, deepest violet. Long stems. Grow like any other 
violet, in pots or outside, cool half shade for hot climates. 30c ea. 4 for $1.00. 
Commelina coelestris. Day Flower. The most intense, true blue flower. Flowers 
open about noon in great profusion. Plants are nearly perpetual bloomers. Plant tubers 
2” or 3” deep, now in California or early spring in north. They usually perpetuate 
themselves in the north by seeds but tubers can be dug and stored. Small tubers 10c, : 
60c doz. Large 20c, $1.35 doz. 
Strelizia regina. Bird of Paradise. Musaceae, Banana Family. Large brilliant, bird 
shaped fls. in winter. Hardy at New Orleans. Easily grown outside in deep south or in 
tubs in greenhouse, half to full sun. Two year old plants, $2.00. Blooming size, $5.00. 
Large, $7.50 per division singly or in clumps. 
THE PINEAPPLE FAMILY—Bromeliaceae 
Bromeliads include Billbergia, Cryptanthus, Aregelia, Tillandsia, Neoregelia and 
many more genera. Those listed below have rich tropical foliage and usually a very 
showy inflorescence. All are tropical and are hardy out doors only in the very deep 
south, but they are gorgeous pot plants any where and very easy to grow. 
All need about half shade. Too much shade prevents the coloring of those having 
variegated or colored foliage. Do not overwater when first planted or in winter when 
semi-dormant, nor should they be dry enough to shrivel foliage. In hot weather, when 
growing well, water abundantly. Being epiphytic, their natural soil is rotted wood 
mould or leaf mould but they grow well in a shady garden in a sandy soil to which an 
abundance of leaf mould or peat has been added. We grow them in pockets of leaf 
mould on the trunks of palm trees. In pots, give good drainage and a soil of sand or 
sandy loam one part and leaf mould and/or peat 3 parts. Nature gave’ the Billbergias a 
cup in the center of plant to hold a drink of water. 
Billbergia calophylla. Large, bronze-green foliage with contrasting bars of (grey. 
Very large, showy inflorescence of blood-red bracts and blue flowers. $2.50. 
B. corina. Beautiful foliage, barred grey. $3.00. 
B. distachia. Foliage, reddish green with cream spots. Long flower racemes with 
rose pink bracts and blue flowers with green margin. Blooms early spring and again in 
late summer. 50c. Three clones, slightly different, one of each for $1.15. 
B. macrocalyx. Grey barred leaves to 18”. Bracts rose red. Yellowish green 
flowers edged light blue. $4.00. 
B. nutans. The most popular of all as it blooms in mid-winter and is very lovely. 
Pink bracts, blue and green flowers. 50c. Three for $1.00. 3 
B. pyramidalis. Dark green, luxuriant foliage. Dense spike with bright red bracts. 
Red petals, tipped violet. For an 8” pot. $2.50. 
B. rubro-cyanea. The most colorful in foliage, showing green, white and red 
combinations. Inflorescence, crimson bracts, flowers green, edged dark blue. To bring 
out colors in foliage give more sun exposure being careful that foliage does not burn. 
Two seedlings of this sanderiana-nutans hybrids at $1.25 ea. or both for $2.00. 
B. speciosa. Foliage green above. Under side greyish green. Bracts rose, flowers 
pale green tipped with blue. $2.00. 
B. thrysiflora. Mature foliage faintly barred. Summer blooming. Vivid inflores- 
cence, scarlet bracts, blue and purple flowers. $1.50. ag 
B. Zebrina. Leaves with contrasting white bands and spots. Salmon bracts and 
green flowers. $2.50. 
Collection of all ten varieties. List price, $20.25 for $17.50. 
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