and the flowers are larger, more flat and wide open. For pots, or winter 
flowers, few plants will create as much bright color as Sparaxis. No 
fragrance. Assorted colors, 2 for 15c. 65c doz. $4.00 per 100. 
Ixias are 15” to 24” tall, have slender, wiry stems, nice for cutting. 
Flowers close at night and on dark days but the pink striped, long buds 
are even more attractive. Medium size corms, 3 for 15c. 55c doz. 
Babiana Hybrids. These are mostly blue. A few may be purple. They are 
about 10” tall. Very nice in pots or in the southern garden. Corms are small. 
3 for 20c. 60c doz. 
Bh ta lineata. Grows to 18”. White crossed by grey lines. 3 for 15c. 
c doz. 
T. hyalina. “Flame Freesias.”’ Orange red to pink. 10c ea. 90c doz. 
Marica gracilis. Walking Iris or Apostle Plant. The fugitive 2” flowers, 
white and blue with yellow and brown markings in center, are lovely. The 
flowers are followed by a small plant at end of leaf-like scape. These become 
heavy and bend over to ground and take. root, thus walking away from 
mother plant. Culture: give nearly full shade, plenty of water, never drying 
out. Tender tropical but grown in pots in north. 75c ea. Delivery any time. 
Moraea polystachia. African representative of the Irids. 2 ft. stems, 
covered by a multitude of flowers, mauve and violet with yellow in throat. 
Blooms profusely in the winter in California or in pots in the north. 
Culture: like freesias. These are very scarce this year, thus higher in price, 
but you can plant one or a few and raise a lot from the freely produced 
seed. To see these flowering in winter is to want them. Very large corms, 
25c. Flowering size, 15c. $1.50 doz. 
LILY FAMILY — Liliaceae 
The type genus is Lilium. Many call all bulbs lilies, an error. Included 
in the Lilacea are the following bulbs: Hyacinths, Tulips, Muscari, Ornitho- 
galum, Veltheimia, Scillas, etc. 
Lilium. This genus includes all true lilies, altho Gloriosas are so close 
that the flowers are similar in form. Culture. It is better to plant all true 
lilies in the fall altho certain types may be planted in spring. The few we 
list will do well as far north as the Great Lakes but I am not sure about 
northern Iowa and beyond. In the north, all lilies are benefited by a good 
winter mulch. Plant 4” to 6” deep (deeper probably in north) in mildly acid 
soil. Sandy soil is best and all soils for lilies should have addition of much 
humus—leaf mould, peat. Planted among low shrubs, where tops may reach 
up into the sunlight, with their feet cool and their heads warm, they are 
ideally situated. They do well in the half shade of trees or a lath house. 
All can be grown in pots, but after flowering must be shifted to garden. 
They do not always recover. 
Lillum pardalinum giganteum. Sunset Lily. (Calif. mountains.) To 8 ft. 
Flowers yellow, tipped with bright red. Petals recurved. 75c ea. 
L. Parryi. Also a Calif. native and like the former, hard to get at present. 
To 4 ft. Fls. pale yellow, spotted on inside. Flowering size bulbs, $2.25 ea. 
L. Willmottiae. From China. To 5 ft. Fls. orange red, spotted with brown. 
Petals recurved. 40c. 
Dutch Hyacinths are universally admired by all flower lovers. Their 
exquisite beauty, rare fragrance and easy culture contribute to their 
popularity. We sold so many last year that we could plant back only very 
small bulbs. AS a result we can only offer bedding size bulbs, around 1” 
diam. and none that are large enough to pot and force. They might flower 
in pots but flowers would be short stemmed and small and we do not 
recommend them for potting. Several labels were lost in the field so we will 
sell only assorted colors. Culture: The preferred soil is good sandy loam. 
Heavier soils that have been made lighter by the addition of humus will 
do very well. In the south they need to be covered only 2”-or 323 In the north 
plant a little deeper and give enough mulch to protect them. Plant from 
Oct. to Dec. Early is best. Price 15c ea. $1.25 doz. 
Muscari, Grape Hyacinths, var. Heavenly Blue. Close relative of 
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