_9. Red Ensign. Bright, metallic red with green margin. I like any color, if 
Ia sered: 
10. Rising Sun. Background tinted gold. Center, bright Gar. red with red 
ribs. You’ll not want to spend the gold in this one. 
11. Scarlet Pimpernelle. Scarlet, with straw yellow margins on large leaves. 
A poet’s delight. 
12. Sorocoba. Transparent, silvery white leaves suffused light pink. Green 
ribs, veins, edges. The artist’s dream. 
13. Thomas Tomlinson. Brilliant red with narrow green margin. Warmth in 
this color. Very showy. 
14. Triomphe De L’Exposition. Bright crimson with scarlet ribs on green 
background. A miracle of color on large leaves. 
Here are warm, glowing colors that would quicken the blood of a Gila Mon- 
ster on a cold desert night. Please order by number. Order early in order to 
miss none. Please allow us to ship Apr. 1 to northern states or at least Mar. 15. 
We will insulate well and ship in peat, and earlier if you request it. 
Many of these varieties are rare and hard to get but our prices are not 
advanced. Price, 30c ea. 12 bulbs each separately labelled, $3.50. All of one kind 
or all different, but unlabelled, $3.25 per doz. 
Collection. One bulb of each, i* varieties, all labelled $4.00. Unlabelled, 
packed in one bag, $8.75. 
GLOXINIAS—Gesneriaceae 
Garden Gloxinias really belong to the genus Sinningia and are hybrids de- 
veloped from S. speciosa. This species was introduced before 1817 and named 
Gloxinia speciosa. A few years later botanists discovered the error but the name 
Gloxinia will always we applied by gardners to these popular tuberous plants. 
The true botanical Gloxinias make no tubers. They are not florist’s flowers and 
are not offered in catalogues but Sinningias will always be called Gloxinias and 
we use the name here. 
Gloxinias are natives of Brazil, a warm tropical climate, which gives a key 
to their culture. Probably most failures result from trying to start them or grow 
them in cold rooms. They are ideal plants for your greenhouse or a warm room 
in the house. : 
The bell shaped flowers, originally purple, have been developed into shades. 
of red, pink, purple and white in many variations. Some are blotched, spotted 
or sprinkled with darker colors. All are very rich and beautiful. The foliage too 
is rich and exotic in appearance and the plants would be worth cultivating for 
the foliage alone. It is of soft velvety texture, glowing with almost metallic 
tints, a rich green marked by gray and white. 
Every month of the year we receive requests for Gloxinia tubers. They can 
only be had from Jan. to about April. We usually sell out by March. Later one 
must pay more and buy plants. We do not list plants because they cannot be sent 
long distances. Plants thus received are not very satisfactory. I advise you to 
buy tubers, early. : 
How to Grow Gloxinias. Pot the tubers in Feb. or Mar. April plantings will 
do well, if you can get the tubers. We expect to have them as late as April but 
a few sorts may be sold out. Cover the tubers lightly. Gloxinias are tropical. 
The tubers must be stored in a warm room, packed in dry sand or peat, not ex- 
posed to the air or to moisture. Storage temperature, about 55°. 
Our tubers may be set in 5” pots. Read our Potting Directions on a previous 
page. A good soil is one-third each of peat, rich fibrous loam and sand. If the 
loam is low in humus, combine it with well rotted leaf mould that has been 
rubbed thru a 1/8” mesh screen. ‘ 
A good starting and growing temperature is 60° at night and about 70° day 
time. A little higher during the day will not hurt them and in the summer when 
in full growth the temperatures nature provides will be higher. Most successful 
growers advise full shade for Gloxinias but some advise a south window and 
much sunshine. The best practice is probably between these extremes. Fortu- 
nately the plants will tell us when pleased. A stocky, vigorous, blooming plant 
is situated correctly: A leggy sprangling plant is receiving too little sun. 
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