HOUSTON 15, TEXAS 
OPHIOPOGON JAPONICUS. Dragon’s 
Beard. (Korea.) 10 in. 0°. Not so desir- 
able as a border plant as Liriope but is 
often used aS a ground cover in dense 
shade. Any soil in sun or full 
Delivery any time. $10.00 per 100. 
OXALIS FLORIBUNDA. (Brazil.) 8 to 
10 Mp eltomem Cc LOW Se LLOnmmtubersminsreadao fi 
bulbs. Foliage and flowers smaller than 
Bowei. The hundreds of pink flowers give 
dependable, year-round color to the gar- 
den. Blooms here in all except the coldest 
weather. One of the finest plants for 
borders or for pot culture. Sun or light 
shade. Plant any time. $3.00 doz.; $20.00 
rer 100. 
Oo. FLORIBUNDA ALBA. Like above 
but with white pet Very desirable. 
$4.00 per doz. 
PHYSOSTEGIA GRANDIFLORA 
VIVID. 2 ft. Hardy. Spire-like terminal 
heads of pink flowers in mid-summer. 
Likes a moist place in the sun. October 
to April delivery. $1.50 for 3; $5.00 doz. 
P. ROSY SPIRE. 3% ft. Blooms after 
the above and the flowers are a deep 
rosy crimson. Same price. 
P. SUMMER GLOW. 4 ft. The flower 
spikes are often 18 inches long. Rosy- 
crimson. Price same as Grandiflora. 
P. SUMMER SNOW. A white variety 
that gives a striking effect when planted 
with the other kinds or against dark green 
foliage. $2.00 for 3; $5.00 doz. 
POLIANTHES TUBEROSA. Tuberose. 
(South America.) 8 to 4 ft. A tender bulb 
valued for the very fragrant white 
flowers that are borne in Summer and 
fall. Much used by florists for cut flowers. 
However, we think they are better suited 
for garden planting because the frag- 
rance is too powerful for many persons 
when used in the house. Plant in full sun 
in any good soil. Except in the warmer 
sections the bulbs should be dug and 
stored in winter. November to April de- 
livery. $1.50 doz.; $12.00 rer 100. 
SPREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA SU- 
PERBA. Aztec Lily. (Mexico.) 1% ft. 10°. 
The foliage is evergreen and the flowers 
a dazzling vermillion scarlet with the 
shape of an orchid. Blooms best when 
planted shallow in well-drained soil in full 
sun. Fertilize with bone meal and super- 
phosphate. May be grown in pots. De- 
livery any time. $1.00 each. 
TIGRIDIA PAVONIA. Shell Flower. 
(Mexico.) A tender bulb that may be 
treated the same as Gladiolus. The 
flowers are beautiful in form and are 
gorgeously colored. They last but one day 
but are produced all summer. Plant in 
full sun in well-drained soil. Delivery 
February to mid-April. $1.50 doz.; $12.00 
per 100. 
TRITOMA, Torch Lily. Red Hot Poker. 
(South Africa.) Hardy, low growing 
plants with evergreen, grass-like foliage. 
In summer and fall the brilliant flowers 
of the NEW HYBRID TRITOMAS are 
shade. 
among the most colorful 
They make beautiful cut 
good drainage and any 
sun. Fertiiize with superphosphate and 
bone meal. Price, except where otherwise 
noted, $2.00 for 3; $6.50 doz. 
T. GOLDMINE. The brilliant golden 
yellow flowers are borne in profusion in 
late spring and on until frost. The flower 
spikes are almost 3 feet high, and a 
mature clump will often have 10 or more 
spikes at one time. 
T. PRIMROSE BEAUTY. The 30-inch 
primrose yellow spikes are slightly arched 
and very graceful. They give a charming 
effect in the garden as well as when 
used in arrangements of cut flowers. 
T. SPRINGTIME. Borne on 3 ft. spikes 
the upper part of the flower is rich coral- 
red and the lower half ivory yellow. Both 
in the garden and in arrangements it 
combines beautifully with pale blue Del- 
phinium or with white Regal Lilies in 
flower at the same time. 10 to 15 flower 
spikes at one time. (Pat. No. 318.) 
T. VANILLA. The dainty clear yellow 
flowers are borne on 24-inch stems. Very 
free flowering; often producing as many 
as 25 flower spikes at one time. 
T. WHITE FAIRY. Of the same habit 
and size as Vanilla and combines well 
with that variety. The graceful flowers 
are pure white. $1.00 each; $10.00 doz. 
TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA, Pink Aga- 
panthus. (South Africa.) 2 ft. 15°. The 
foliage of this bulb is evergreen and when 
crushed has the odor of garlic. May be 
used in salads. The flowers are clear 
pinkish-lavender borne in umbels’ on 
slender 2-ft. stems. Easy to grow in any 
good soil in sun or part shade. Detivery 
any time. $1.00 for 3; $2.50 doz. 
T. FRAGRANS. Fine form of the above 
that biooms in winter. The foliage is 
in the garden. 
flowers. Give 
good soil in full 
much broader and does not have garlic 
odor. $2.50 each. 
ZEPHYRANTHES. Rain Lily. Fairy 
Lily. (Southern U. S. and Mexico.) 1 to 
2 ft. 10°. Low growing summer flowering 
bulbs. Because of their free flowering 
habits these are among the finest of all 
plants or bulbs for giving color to the 
garden in summer and fall. An excellent 
plant for low borders. Any average soil 
in sun or light shade. 
Z. AJAX. The flowers are golden yellow 
and very attractive. $2.00 doz.; $15.00 per 
100. 
Z. CANDIDA. The foliage is dark green 
and rush-like. The white flowers are 
borne on 10-inch stems. $1.00 doz.; $7.00 
per 100. 
Z. CARINATA. The 38 to 4-inch flowers 
are a beautiful silvery pink. For constant 
eolor in the bed or border this is one of 
the finest of all plants. Almost continu- 
ously in bloom from April to November. 
Very profuse after each rain. $1.50 dozen; 
$10.00 per 100. 
VINES 
ANTIGNON LEPTOPUS. Coral Vine. 
Queen’s Wreath. (Mexico). 40 ft. 10°. 
Large clusters of bright rose pink flowers 
in summer and autumn. A familiar vine 
in the Deep South. Any soil in full sun. 
In the colder sections should have a win- 
ter mulch of leaves or peat moss. $1.00 
and $2.00 each. 
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ANTIGNON LEPTOPUS ALBA. White 
Queen’s Wreath. This rare, white-flow- 
ered form of the Coral Vine gives a strik- 
ingly beautiful effect, particularly when 
planted with the pink flowered type. The 
flowers are used by florists in arrange- 
ments. Spring delivery. $2.50 each. 
