gives so many flowers that your flowers cost no more and are earlier, larger, 
better and more sure. |. 
Tecolote Giant Double Ranunculus. 10c each. 50c doz. 
Anemones, large size; bulbs, same price: as Ranunculus. 
THE PINEAPPLE FAM ILY—Bromeliaceae 
Bromeliads includé Billbergia, Cryptanthus, Aregelia, Tillandsia, Neoregelia 
and many more genera. We list only Billbergias which include some of the most 
unusual and fascinating plants. Not only are the flowers in intriguing pastel 
shades but the floral display is made brilliant by the large vividly colored bracts 
that cover the scape. The leaves form a rosette and are more or less rigid. 
Some have brightly colored leaves and others_are often mottled, striped or 
barred. All: are desirable foliage plants. 
How to Grow Billbergias. All are tropical or semitropical and thus are 
hardy in outdoor gardens only in the deep south. But they are all easy to grow 
in pots and add distinction as well as beauty to the window garden. 
In pots, they should have a soil of 4% sand or sandy loam and % peat, or 
leaf mould. There should be plenty of drainage material in the pot as poor 
drainage may soon destroy them. Do not overwater when first planted or in 
winter when semi-dormant. Nor should they become dry enough to shrivel the 
foliage. In hot weather when they are growing well, water liberally. Keep & 
drink of water in their cups in the center. 
In the outdoor garden they should have the same soil as recommended for 
pots. A few, like “nutans,” will grow in nearly any soil but will do much bet- 
ter in the type recommended. 
They need about half shade. Too much sun will burn and finally destroy 
ithe foliage. Those species and varieties having highly colored foliage do not 
) develop their rich colors when too deeply shaded. Most of our plants are grown 
“in a well shaded Clivia house. When well established and growing, richer colors 
; porta be brought out by giving a little.more sun than we do. 
| Billbergia calophylla. Large, bronze- -green foliage with contrasting bars of 
ori prey. Very: large, showy inflorescence of blood-red bracts and blue flowers. $2.00. 
B.. corina. Beautiful foliage, barred grey. $2.50. 
B. distachia. Foliage, reddish green with cream spots. Long flower ra- 
cemes with rose pink bracts and blue flowers with green margin. Blooms early 
spring and again in late summer. 50c. Three clones, slightly different, one of 
each for $1.15. 
B. nutans. The most popular ofall as it blooms in midwinter and is very 
lovely. Pink bracts, blue and green flowers. 50c. Three for $1.00. 
B. Pyramidalis Hybrid. Pyramidalis x Amoena. Both parents are outstand- 
ing and this hybrid is no less. Beautiful in foliage and inflorescense. $2.25. 
B. rubro-cyanea. The most colorful in foliage, showing green, white and 
red combinations. Inflorescence, crimson bracts, flowers green, edged dark blue. 
To bring out colors in foliage give more sun exposure being careful that foliage 
does not burn. Two seedlings of this sanderiana- nutans hybrids at $1.25 ea. or 
both for $2.00. 
B. speciosa. Foliage green above. Under side greyish green. praca rose, 
flowers pale green tipped with blue. $2.00 
B. Theodore L. Meade. (Meade’s Hybrid). Nutans x Nobile. Handsome green 
foliage with vivid large inflorescense. It is called an everbloomer. But this does 
not mean that one plant blooms continuously or even almost. However a large 
group of plants will show flowers for nearly the entire year. It has no definite 
season but flowers from new leads as they reach the proper maturity. $4.00. 
B. thrysiflora. Mature foliage faintly barred. Summer blooming. Vivid 
inflorescence, scarlet bracts, blue and purple flowers. $1.50. 




‘B. Zebrina. Leaves with contrasting white bands and spurs. Salmon pre 7 
and green flowers. $2.50. 
Collection of all ten varieties, $16.50. 
The Big Four Collection includes Nutans, Distachia a two slightly dif- 
ferent clones of Rubro-cyanea. Here you have the most colorful in foliage and 
a mid-winter bloomer, that would cost you singly $3.50. The 4 for $2.75. 
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