
At left, the double Amaryllis Alberti, 
known for nearly 100 years, a weak- 
growing form of A. belladonna, Linn., 
or maybe of A. rutila or A. reginae. 
It is an attractive cut flower, bright 
Hayward Photos orange-red in color, but difficult of 
culture. Right, another view of “Pink 
Favorite” showing the blooming scape 
from a different angle. 

bulbs did not respond the same. There were also certain factors which delayed 
the growth of this process in America, mainly the war. Before the war, at Lake- 
mont Gardens we offered small propagated bulbs of several dozen types of the 
finest Amaryllis, which were lost in the war-time conditions of labor scarcity. Now 
we are starting again and in a few years will have a line of our own varieties grown 
from cuttage. 
One Florida Amaryllis firm, the Lake Hope Flower Farm, operated by William 
and Ralph S. Cammack, has produced a selection of outstanding types from the Mead 
strain as vegetatively propagated named varieties. These are all interesting and 
attractive hybrid Amaryllis, typical of the better types of blooms found in the Mead 
strain and are available at reasonable prices. 
Seeds Available 
Seeds of Amaryllis are available in season, May through September in most 
years, in both imported packets direct from Ludwig and from our own crosses, 
mostly Dutch-Mead stock, to bring the good qualities of the two strains in closer 
harmony. Ultimately from this may come a super strain of hybrid Amaryllis with 
beauty of form combined with common garden vigor such as marks the Mead strain 
at this time. 
Seed from Holland is available in separate shades, but there is no guarantee that 
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