they should have a cool room with temperatures from above 32° to not much 
over 50°. Pots should be 8” for a small plant up to 12” for larger. As they 
grow and increase, do not divide but shift to larger pots. Drainage must be 
perfect. Potting soil is described under “General Culture Directions.” pH7 
is about right. One cannot guarantee a Clivia to flower the first year after 
moving tho they usually do. 
The foliage of our Clivias, grown outside in the ground, will not be as 
perfect as that of pot grown plants. But when potted, they replace the old 
foliage in a few months and become specimen plants. 
Clivia miniata. Wide open flowers of soft yellow orange. Hardiest. $2.75. 
C. miniata hybrids. Similar to the species ‘‘miniata” in foliage, hardiness, 
wide open flowers, etc., but there is some variation in color and form of 
flower. Most of them are in light orange tones. A few are dark and a few 
have a white throat. Do not express your color preference for any Clivia 
hybrids as we cannot tell the color from the plant. We lost so many of this 
type in the freeze of Jan. ’49, in a lath house, while those outside under trees 
were undamaged, that we are discontinuing the lath house culture and are 
closing out these plants. Those not killed have recovered fully from the 
freeze damage. We have probably 50 that are about blooming size. Price 
$3.00 ea. Very small plants for as low as 50c. Others 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and 
$2.00. The latter should flower in 1952. You will be surprised by their rapid 
growth in pots, under good culture. 
C. nobilis hybrids. As shown by. their wider and less tapering foliage, by 
their darker orange flowers, these probably have the species Nobilis in their 
ancestry. They do not, however, have the curved perianth of Nobilis and the 
flowers are almost as wide open and flat as miniata. They have the largest 
flowers and the finest colors in Clivias. Our former prices were as high as 
$10.00 to $12.00 ea. Now we can offer fine plants for $5.00 ea., and entire 
clumps with two or more plants for $10.00. 
C. cyrtanthiflora. The flowers have a long narrow tube, like Nobilis and 
are pendulous. As there are 30 to 40 flowers in an umbel the floral display is 
very attractive. An outstanding feature is that flowers are produced, now 
and then in our large clump from early Summer into late fall. Hybrid between 
Nobilis and Miniata. Probably no other American catalog can list this as it 
is extremely rare here. Price $15.00. 
a rine and Narcissus belong to the Genus, Narcissus of the Amaryllis 
amily. 
Culture. All Daffodils except the Polyanthus Narcissus are hardy both 
in the mild climate of the south as well as in the colder northern states. In 
the north especially it is best to plant the bulbs rather deep where the frost 
does not reach. Six inches is about right. Smaller bulbs may go more shallow 
and be mulched. In California too and all the south there is an advantage 
in deep planting. Plant September to November. . 
Sandy loam is the best soil, but any good rich garden soil will do. Use no 
fresh manure. The addition of lime to the soil is good, especially if leaf mould 
is used in sandy Soils. 
Trumpet Daffodils do not succeed well in the tropics. They should not 
be planted in So. Florida. Polyanthus Narcissus are too tender for the north 
but are said to do well as far north as S. Carolina on the Atlantic Coast. But 
in the north they are fine pot plants and often flower before Jan. 1. 
King Alfred, the most popular of Trumpet Daffodils. The large flowers 
are of deepest golden yellow. The large, frilled trumpet adds to the beauty 
of the flower. We can sell you a. dozen bulbs this year, medium sized rounds, 
for less than you would pay your florist for a dozen flowers next spring. 
15c ea., $1.40 per doz. Per 100, $8.00 by express, f.o.b. Large round bulbs, 
ile giving 2 or 3 flowers, 25c ea. $2.50 per doz. Per 100, $12.50 by express, 
0:05 
Polyanthus Narcissus, Paper White. The pure white flowers often come 
by December or even before. They are very useful for cutting. One larger 
bulb 25c. One dozen assorted blooming sizes, $1.00. 
Eucharis amazonica (or Grandiflora). Eucharist Lily. Star of Bethlehem. 
First collected on banks of Rio Magdalena, Colombia, S. A. Thus are combined 
16 
