Houdyshel Hybrid Sparaxis. We have grown and selected seedlings from the 
original Dutch varieties and now have a much more colorful strain. The colors 
mentioned above are descriptive of this strain and we can add that occasionally 
one finds colors approaching yellow, or blue. 2 for 15c. 65c doz. Per 100, $2.75. 
Small bulbs bloom well in the garden and even in pots they usually flower. 
Price 35c doz. Per 100, $1.75. The 100 rate is our wholesale price which we will 
allow to garden clubs, dealers or any one who gets up a club order or even wishes 
to plant a long row or a bed. We have a reduced acreage and must reduce our 
planting of Ixias, Sparaxis and some others. Hence the low priced rates. 
Ixias are 2 to 3-ft. tall. They have slender, wiry stems and are nice for cut- 
ting. The flowers close at night and on dark days but the long closed buds look 
like pink striped oblong pieces of bright colored candy and sometimes I think 
they are prettier than the open flowers. 
Ixias, assorted colors, 3 for 15c. 40c doz. Per 100, $2.00. 
Babianas. Blue flowers for the winter garden are hard to find. Bibianas are 
intense blue to blue violet. Culture exactly like Freesias. 
Babiana hybrids, mostly blue tones, 3 for 15c, 50c doz. 
Tritonia lineata. This interesting species grows 18” tall, or more. Flowers are 
white, crosSed by grey lines—hence “lineata.” 3 for 15c. 45c doz. 
T. hyalina. Sometimes called ‘Flame Freesias.”’ They are shades of vivid 
orange red. Some one should cross them on “lineata” and get an orange 18” tall. 
15c each. 85c doz. 
Marica gracilis. Walking Iris or Apostle Plant. The fugitive 2” flowers, white 
and blue with yellow and brown markings in center, are lovely. The flowers are 
followed by a small plant at end of leaf-like scape. These become heavy and bend 
over to ground and take root, thus walking away from mother plant. Culture: 
give nearly full shade, plenty of water, never drying out. Tender tropical but 
grown in pots in north. 50c each. 
Moraea polystachia. African representative of the Irids. 2-ft. stems, covered 
by a multitude of flowers, mauve and violet with yellow in throat. Blooms pro- 
fusely in the winter in California, beginning 6 weeks after planting or in pots 
in the north. Culture: like freesias. 2 for 15c. 50c doz. 
LILY FAMILY-—Liliaceae 
The type species is Lilium, or true Lily. Many call Crinums, Callas, Cannas 
or any bulbs “‘Lilies,” but this is an error. 
Lilium. This genus includes all true Lilies. Culture: It is better to plant all 
true Lilies in the fall. Plant about 4” to 6” deep to top of bulb. These lilies will 
all be hardy in milder northern states but a good mulch helps them in all climates 
and in all seasons. They need a mildly acid soil. A great deal of humus, as leaf 
mould or peat, should be mixed with soil. Lilies must have their feet cool and 
their heads warm. Therefore planted among low shrubs or plants where tops are 
in the sun is ideal. They do very well in the half shade of trees or a lath house. 
Lilium Maxwill. This is a hybrid of L. Maximowiczii and Willmottiae. Both 
parents are Asiatic natives but their hybrid is one of the most hardy lilies, vigor- 
ous and easy to grow. Flowers are yellow-orange with brown spots. A vivid out- 
standing lily. 75c. 
L. Parryi. A California native. Spotted pale yellow flowers. Vigorous and 
easy to grow. $1.00. 
L. Regale improved. This is a little whiter and better than the wild species. 
75c. 
The three lilies, all large bulbs for $2.25. Order early, our stock is small and 
plant as soon as received. 
Roman Hyacinths. Have single flowers, usually, and a less dense raceme 
than the Dutch Hyacinths but they have equal fragrance and great beauty in the 
garden or in pots. Culture: the same as for Dutch Hyacinths as noted below, 
either in gardens or pots. Our bulbs are California grown and are twice as good 
as imported bulbs. Assorted varieties, (they may be nearly or all white) 25c each, 
$2.00 doz. Pink. It is almost impossible to get California grown pink Romans, but 
we have them for 35c and 50c, or $3.00 and $4.50 doz. 
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