
Hayward Photo 
This is the colorful and graceful Amaryllis Belladonna, Linn, formerly known as 
Hippeastrum equestre. It is the “Florida Red Amaryllis,” found in gardens over the 
Sunshine state, and is the most abundant natural type available in the United 
States. This is the bulb which caused all the botanical furore in the Amaryllis 
nomenclature controversy. 
It should be remembered that these bulbs are the highest achievement of 
the hybridizer’s art. Well grown they have won many awards in European horti- 
cultural circles, and will be a lasting addition, under proper cultural care and 
attention, to any Amaryllis collection or seed stock of America. They are more 
delicate in constitution than the common Amaryllis usually found on seed store 
counters for a few cents everywhere. They are also the best exhibition Amaryllis 
available, on the whole, in our opinion, and we are acquainted with several of 
the Dutch strains, and can supply bulbs of at least two others this season, on 
request, for purposes of comparison, if the idea appeals to our customers. (Van 
Tubergen and Van Meuwen strains.) 
The Ludwig “separate shade” bulbs are our special interest this season, and 
to customers placing their orders before March Ist, we offer as long as the supply 
is available five Ludwig imported bulbs in separate shades, including scarlet, pure 
white and rose-pink, @ $10.00 for the collection, postpaid. These bulbs are regularly 
priced @ $3.00 each, and pure white and pink are sold only in combinations with 
other shades, which include salmon, orange, dark red, striped, and mixed. 
These lower priced bulbs in separate shades are seedlings,. and hence are 
subject to all the variations in form and color of the seedling strains of Amaryllis, 
but by generations of selective breeding the Ludwig Amaryllis has been brought 
to a high stage of perfection far beyond anything found in the form and coloring 
of most American Amaryllis. They are greenhouse grown and should be handled 
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