in an unbel. Flowers late summer usually. This is one of our best amaryllids for 
greenhouse culture. In potting use plenty of drainage. Soil should be equal parts 
rich sandy loam, peat and cow manure. Add a little sharp coarse sand and 
granular charcoal if available. Use small pots and shift to larger as necessary. 
Vallotas resent being moved and should not be repotted for several years. They 
are not safe under garden or field culture and that has almost led to extinction 
of commercial stocks in U. S. Under culture the plants do not lose foliage and 
even if they do the bulbs must not be dried off. Keep at least slightly moist 
when dormant. Only the gift of a friend makes this offering possible. Get them 
now as we may Sell out at $2.50 ea. 
Zephyranthes. Fairy lilies. The smallest Amaryllid, 6”-12” tall. Fine in 
beds or borders. Hardy in middle south. In north dig and store. They may be 
grown in pots. Give acid soil, sandy loam with leaf mould or peat. Full sun or 
slight shade. 
Zephyranthes grandiflora. The largest Zephyranthes and the best pink. It 
is very easy to grow. In the south, its habit of flowering every time it rains 
in summer gives it the name of Pink Rain Lily. Small bulbs 15c ea. Large 25c. 
The Alliae, or onions are now included in the Amaryllis Family. The fol- 
lowing Alliums are useful as foods as well as ornamental. Culture simple and 
easy. 
Allium schoenoprasum. True Chives. Small clumps, 10c, 3 for 25c. 
A. tuberosum. Japanese Garlic. Deliciously flavored leaves. HV Cr Bee and 
probably not hardy in north. 25c. 
A. ampeloprasum. Spanish Garlic or Burbank’s Garlic. This is the largest, 
sweetest, juciest garlic and the easiest to peal. It has a 30” flower scape with 
a large round umbel of white flowers. An ornament in the herb garden. Rapid 
multiplier. Large bulbs, 15c. $1.00 doz. 
The following are purely ornamental Alliae, not edible. 
A. triquetrum. A fine white Allium for pots or shade garden. Being a 
winter grower it is not hardy in the upper north. Prefers shade. 10c. 4 for 25c 
60c doz. 
Brodiaea uniflora. Lovely porcelain blue flowers on a low plant. Usually 
grown in pots in north but a customer reported them hardy in Ohio. 6 bulbs in 
a 4” pot will go well with Oxalis in your kitchen window garden. Must have a 
cool room. 6 bulbs for 25c. 45c doz. Var. alba. We have a very few of the white 
variety at 10c ea. 80c doz. 
BULBS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS 
Give bulbs or orchids for Christmas, birthday, Mother’s Day, Anniversary or 
any time a present is desired. They are ideal presents for flower lovers. It is 
much easier to order bulbs or orchids than to shop in the crowds. There is a 
saving too, because while books, magazine subscriptions, toilet accessories, 
jewelry and almost every gift item one can-think of, has risen in cost, bulbs, 
cut flowers, orchids (both cut flowers and plants), are actually lower in price. 
Nothing gives more pleasure than flowers, bulbs or plants and they cost less. 
On top of these advantages, one can shop by mail with confidence and avoid the 
crowds. For books, give garden books. 
IRIS FAMILY-—Iridaceae 
The Iris is the type genus of this family, which includes Iris, Gladiolus, 
Watsonias, Freesias, Sparaxis, Tritonias, Babianas, etc., listed on the following 
pages. 
Tall Bearded Iris. A garden is not complete without a good collection of the 
newer varieties of bearded Iris. Our grandparents loved them and grew quanti- 
ties even though they had only blue and white and these were very inferior 
to the present tall, large flowered Iris in blue, white, yellow, red, pink and blends 
of all kinds and combinations. 
Iris were well named for the goddess of the rainbow. In mythology, Iris 
was attendant to Juno and carried her messages and sometimes also for Jupiter. 
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