etc. Include Crinums if you have large space; Iris Family: Gladiolus nanus, 
(Baby Glade), Dutch Iris, Freesia, Ixias, Sparaxis, Babiana, Tritonia, Marica, 
Moraea; Lily Family: most of the true lilies, Roman and Dutch Hyacinths, 
Muscari or Grape Hyacinths, Scilla, Ornithogalum, Veltheimia; Oxalis Family: 
both winter and summer growing species; Arum or Calla Lily Family includes 
White, Yellow and Pink Callas or Zantedeschias, botanically, the Black Calla, 
or Arum palaestinum, Fancy Leaf Caladiums, (the most gorgeous pot plant 
in existence because every leaf is like a brilliant flower), Sauromatum ven- 
osum, Amorphophallus revieri; The Gesnaria Family including Gloxinia, 
Achimines and Saintpaulia; Orchids; Ranunculus and Anemones; Bromeila 
or Pineapple Family including Billbergias. 
All of these are listed, either in our spring or fall catalog. Nearly all our 
bulbs and plants may be grown in pots but there are a very few exceptions 
and these are indicated in the listing. 
CATALOG ARRANGEMENT 
is by Plant Families, according to their relationships. 
In the following lists the genus (plu. genera) is mentioned first. After it, 
the species (plu. also species) or horticultural variety is named. The initial 
of the genus is used for the second and succeeding species. Thus A. will stand 
for Amaryllis or Agapanthus depending on the genus last named in full. 
When a person’s name in parentheses follows a plant’s name, that person is 
the botanical authority for the name. 
THE AMARYLLIS FAMILY — Amaryllidaceae 
This Family includes the following bulbs, Agapanthus thru The Alliae. 
The American Plant Life Society was founded in 1934 as The American 
Amaryllis Society. The interests of the Society have recently been enlarged 
to include other bulbs and plants and the name changed but with no lessening 
in interest in Amaryllids. 
The annual book, “Herbertia,” is devoted to Amaryllids. It consists of 
about 250 pages, beautifully illustrated, on fine book paper, and is edited by 
Dr. Hamilton B. Traub of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, the greatest living 
authority on the Amaryllidaceae. Each member receives a copy. 
The members also receive the occasional publication, “Plant Life,’ on 
other bulbs and plants. 
Those who grow Amaryllis as an interesting and intellectual hobby and 
who love their vivid beauty, are invited to become members of the society. 
The annual dues are $3.00 per year, which you may send me. 
The society also publishes the following two books. These are bound in 
manila paper. These books will be of interest only to advanced collectors and 
students, those who understand scientific terms. 
Amaryllidaceae: Tribe Amarylleae, by Traub and Moldenka. 18 illustra- 
tions, 194 pages. $4.00. This is a systematic treatment of one of the main 
tribes of Amaryllids, in scientific language. The most important work on the 
taxonomy of Amarylleae since the publication of Baker’s “The Amaryllideae,”’ 
in 1888. 
Descriptive catalog of Hemerocallis Clones, 1893-1948. By Norton, Stuntz 
and Ballard. This describes by means of Key numbers all horticultural 
varieties and species of Daylilies. 
These may be ordered direct from the secretary of the society E. Fred- 
erick Smith, Dept. H., Box 2398, Stanford, Calif. He will be glad to receive 
your membership fee for the society or your renewal. 
Amaryllid nomenclature. Carl Linnaeus, father of modern botany, made 
the first, rather complete scientific arrangement of plants according to rela- 
tionships in the 18th century. His information about many plants was wholly 
inadequate to achieve perfection. Even in my later first French edition, 1798, 
nearly all American epiphytic orchids-were placed in one genus, Epidendrums, 
and under the genus Amaryllis he included certain Crinums, Zephyranthes, 
Sprekelias, Brunsvigias, Nerines, etc. Botany is a progressive science and 
later explorations and discoveries have made possible many improvements in 
plant classifications and have required changes in nomenclature. Horticul- 
turists are often loath to accept the new classifications and names. But we 
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