Amaryllis advena. Oxblood Lily. 5 to 8 ox-blood red flowers in an umbel, 
on a 10” slender scape, preceding foliage. Fall bloomer. Culture. Not suitable 
for pot culture, but so nearly hardy that in mild sections of north it will 
succeed. In Michigan, in the section where peaches are grown, this Amaryllis 
has been grown commercially. It may be planted 6” deep or more, and 
mulched, in a protected situation. Full sun exposure, heavy or medium loam 
soil is good but does well in lighter soils also. Order before September 15 
if possible, or you may miss first year flowers. 60c ea. $5.00 doz. 
A. ambigua. The flowers have a long tube, like a lily. There are 5 or more 
on a very tall scape. The exquisite, spicy fragrance perfumes the entire 
garden. Customers report success with pot culture. Hardy in south. The 
bulb may be covered by 4” of soil. $2.50. 
A. immaculata. Usually known as A. candida. The long, tubular, lily- 
shaped flowers are pure white except that the tube may have a greenish 
tint. This might be valuable in breeding for pure whites, tho I am not sure 
that they flower as early as the hybrids. Another species in the same 
subgenus, Macropodastrum, A. ambigua is believed to be a natural hybrid 
between A. elegans (solandriflora) and A. vittata, subgenus Lais. The hybrid 
should be the seed parent for a shorter tube. $4.00. 
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 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. 
A. Sibyl Houdyshel. Withdrawn to increase stock. Please do not order 
this or any Amaryllis not listed in this catalog. 
Amaryllis hybrids. In addition to the four species listed above, we offer 
the best field grown American strains. These include Howard and Smith, 
my own and other hybrids. We call them the Select Strains. These field 
grown bulbs are much easier to grow than imported, greenhouse grown 
bulbs. In order to produce the high quality Amaryllis, selected bulbs are 
grown in the greenhouse for one season. The flowers are hand pollinated. 
Thus there is more certainty of high quality than from seed collected at 
random in the field. 
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. There- 
fore, 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. 
Select Strains, Assorted Colors. 24%” diam., up. 90c ea. 3 for $2.50. 
$9.00 doz. 
Select Strains, Near White. These have less color markings than the 
White Background. When their seed is planted, we have found a few pure 
whites of high quality and usually larger than the pure whites that we have 
imported. The color markings are variable. Some are very close to pure 
white and none have heavy markings. 242” up, $3.00. Three for $8.00. 
Select Strains, Crimson Shades, 2%” up, $1.00, 3 for $2.75. $10.00 per doz. 
Select Strains, Red Shades, 242” up, $1.00, 3 for $2.75. $10.00 per doz. 
Select Strains, Scarlet Shades, 2%” up, $1.00, 3 for $2.75. $10.00 per doz. 
Select Strains, White Background. We have marked about 100 large bulbs 
in our field that are this color. The general effect is of a white flower but all 
have markings in variable degree. These are larger bulbs than the above and 
will usually give 2 or 3 scapes of flowers. 3”-3%4” diam., $2.25, 3 for $6.50. 
3%” diam. up, $3.00. 
Select Strains, Assorted Colors, large sizes, 3-3%4”, $1.45, 3 for $4.10. 3144” 
up, $2.00 ea. 
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