Full sun exposure, heavy or medium loam soil is good but does well in lighter 
soils also. Price 50c ea. $5.00 doz. Delivery late June. 
A. psitticina. Species from S. Brazil. Large bulb and plant. The large flowers 
are green tinted with carmine lines radiating to the carmine edge of petals. The 
effect is of a very pretty red and green Amaryllis. But the green here is attrac- 
tive. Here this species flowers in winter and is a free bloomer. When well 
established in a pot this species will have foliage thru the winter. A cool house 
or room is best. Valuable in raising hybrids when seeking winter bloomers. 
$7.50 each. 
A. Sibyl Houdyshel, A. ambigua, A. Johnsoni, A. Near White Hybrids. All 
these are sold out for the present. Please do not order them or any others not 
listed in this catalog. 
A. Hybrids, Select Strains. These are the best American hybrids, of Leopoldi 
ancestry. Many Amaryllis sold are chance seedlings grown from seed collected 
in the field. These are likely to produce the sturdiest bulbs. From a vegetative 
standpoint they are the best. But for the most beautiful flowers, breeders select 
the best parents having the most beautiful flowers, grow them in a greenhouse 
and cross them by hand. Our Select Strains are produced thus. 
Color Classes. These are named from the parents. When they first bloom, off 
colors are removed or “rogued’”’ out. They are again rogued the second year. 
Nevertheless, the color classes are only approximately correct. Many off colors 
are missed when rogueing. There is also a wide difference in opinion as to color. 
One calls a flower pink. Others may call it rose. Therefore, we do not guarantee 
the color but we do exchange them if the customer is not satisfied. Seldom, 
however, is a customer willing to part with a bulb of this strain, even tho it be 
an off color. The following color classes are as selected and named by the 
originator. When you get a wrong color and do not wish to keep it, notify us at 
once and await instructions. 
We have several lots of Select Strains that we can offer. In order to make 
it easier for you to order we will classify them as Offers No. 1, 2, 3, 4 etc. When 
you order, be sure to order like this, A. Select Strains, Offer No. 1, (or No. 2, 
etc.) State size, color and price. 
A. Select Strains. Offer No. 1. Assorted colors. 24%4”—234” diam. We can offer 
this size only in Assorted Colors, no named colors. Where formerly we had avail- 
able and usually sold up to 4000 or more each year, we had only 1,500 last fall 
and only 500 are left. Therefore order early. Price 90c ea., 3 for $2.50. 
Offer No. 2. We have a good stock of these in larger sizes. These bulbs 
usually give 2 or 3 scapes and better flowers. We have still further reduced the 
prices this spring to lighten the demand for 214” bulbs. Assorted Colors, 234”— 
3”, $1.25 ea.; 8”—314”, $1.75; 34%4”"—31%”,, $2.25 ea. 
Offer No. 3. We have the same bulbs, classified by the originator as Red, 
Scarlet and White Background. Prices, just add 50c to the prices for assorted 
in offer No. 2. 
Offer No. 4. We marked a few bulbs of the large sizes in the field. This is 
an expensive process, and we must add’this cost to the bulb. They are not 
better bulbs but there are no off colors. We can furnish Red, Scarlet, White 
Background and Stripes for 25c per bulb more than in Offer No. 3. That will be 
75c more (in each size) than for Assorted Colors in Offer No. 2. - 
Offer No. 5. Solid Colors. We have Scarlet and Red in solid colors with only 
slight flecking of a lighter color in the throat. 3” or over. Price $5.00. 
Offer No. 6. Scarlet or Red in pure self color, no fleckings or markings. 3” 
or over. $7.50. These are excellent bulbs to breed from. 
A. Houdyshel’s Hardy Hybrids. We have been calling these Rutila hybrids 
but a long study of their characters leads to a doubt whether the species rutila 
is in their ancestry. But there is no doubt about their hardy, thrifty nature. Do 
not be misled by the use of “hardy” to describe them. They are not winter hardy 
in Minnesota or the coldest states. But they are the toughest, hardiest Amaryllis 
and this season a customer in Fort Scott, Kansas, who had taken our advice and 
covered the top of the bulb with 4” of soil, gave a heavy mulch of straw and 
manure over winter, reported that these pulbs were uninjured and bloomed 
beautifully this spring altho they had a low temperature of 17° below zero. 
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