Do not plant Amaryllis too close to trees or shrubs. They do not compete 
well with roots of such robust plants. ; 
How to judge the quality of the flowers of Amaryllis hybrids. The perfect 
flower of the Leopoldi type should be 5” to 8” across. The petals should be 
well rounded and broad, overlapping each other, no twisting of petals, and 
they should form a wide open, flat flower. The texture should be smooth and 
firm, of good substance. The tube should be short. There should be little or 
no green in throat but the species Leopoldi contains considerable green. There 
are few hybrids that do not contain some green. Very few are perfect in 
every respect. j 
There should be no dull colors, like brick red. But colors should be bright 
and of every imaginable tone within the range of this genus. ’ 
Self colors are desirable to go along with stripes and other variations. 
But it is difficult to get other than red selfs and these are unusual. A few of 
our Select Strains, American Hybrids are pure red, scarlet, rose or pink selfs. 
But they are few and not separately labeled. Don’t order self colors or any 
colors except as listed. 
Please note. There is no quantity discount on Amaryllis except as noted 
with listing. 
A. Psitticina. Species from S. Brazil. Large bulb and plant. The large 
flowers are green tinted with carmine lines radiating to the carmine edges of 
petals. The effect is of a very pretty red and green Amaryllis. But the green 
here is attractive. 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. This should be ordered early. Late orders are likely to 
get bulbs that are thru blooming. 
A. Sibyl Houdyshel. This is a Burbank origination, purchased by me in 
1912. It seems to be the only one of his Amaryllis originations that are still 
in existence. We can offer this only at long intervals as named varieties must 
be increased vegetatively, a slow process and an expensive one. We run out 
even of Amaryllis Johnsonii also and can list only occasionally, and A. John- 
sonii is a 150 year old variety. 
It is well to remember this when one is tempted to purchase named 
varieties, that are highly praised and sold at prices under $6.00 to $10.00. 
Recently this was tested by an Amaryllis connoisseur. He bought several 
duplicates of named sorts and found there was enough difference between 
flowers labeled the same to prove they were not of the same clone. Evidently 
they were seedlings of one bulb produced by self pollinating the flowers. 
This is Sibyl Houdyshel, exactly as produced by Burbank. It is a lightly 
colored, white background. It has a narrow edging of rose pink and is flushed 
and marked rose pink. It is a very pretty flower but no better than some of 
the better White Backgrounds. Price $6.00. 
A. Johnsonii. Deep red flower with a contrasting band of white thru the 
center of the petals. Bulbs and flowers are smaller than hybrids of the present 
day but it still is a popular, worth while Amaryllis. Our bulbs are small, 
around 2” to 2%” diam. I cannot guarantee all to flower but I think most 
of them will. Buy if you want to get a start, with this understanding. It is 
an easy to grow Sort. Price 75c, 3 for $2.00. 
Amaryllis Ambigua. Altho listed by Herbert in 1838 as a species, author- 
ities Since Baker (1888) consider it a wild hybrid between solandriflora and 
vitatta. The flower scape is very tall, strong and erect with 5 to 9 flowers, 
white with lines of pink, A beautiful, long tubed, lily-shaped flower with rich, 
exotic fragrance. Plant the large bulbs in the garden, covered 2” or 3” with 
soil. In pots at least covered. We do not have reports of success with it as a 
pot plant and therefore we are not too sure. But it does well in the garden in 
the south and probably could be grown in large pots. It is somewhat eccentric. 
We have known bulbs to lie dormant a full year without foliage but remain- 
ing sound. We send only fresh dug bulbs with roots. Price, $2.50. 
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 
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