Uakhurst’s Rare and Unusual Bulbs 

ACHIMENES 

Aechmea 
A group of bromeliads allied to Billbergia. 
They require the same cultural conditions as 
the billbergia, and are excellent subjects for 
the conservatory, or for outdoor culture in 
the South. They will withstand temperatures 
down to 20 degrees above zero. Delivery 
thruout the year. 
CALYCULATA. ‘Tubular rosettes of bright 
green foliage about 15” high. The cones 
of bright yellow flowers are carried on a 
thin, stiff stem 18” high. A compact grower. 
$1.50 ea. 
CAUDATA. A very strong growing plant 
with strikingly beautiful three foot leaves in- 
formally variegated with cream stripes. The 
flowers are carried on stiff stems and form 
a large head of orange and yellow of long 
lasting quality. $3.00 ea. 
DISTACANTHA. A robust species with 
large rosettes of stiff glaucus green foliage 
growing to a height of three feet and re- 
sembling a small Century Plant. The leaves 
are saw-toothed and terminate in a_ sharp 
spine at the tip. The flower stem is just 
a little taller than the leaves terminating in 
a 6” head of purple flowers eminating from 
reddish bracts. The color remains for a long 
time. $3.00 ea. 
ORTGIESI. A _ very unusual dwarf plant 
with rosettes of recurved serrated leaves. The 
flowers are a deep lavender and are  pro- 
duced from a reddish cone in the center of 
Achimines 
This year we are offering a really fine 
collection of these charming plants. Some of 
them are new to us, and all are very beautiful 
and worth while. Achimines is related to 
the African Violets and if you can grow one 
you can grow the other, except that Achimines 
can be grown to perfection out of doors where- 
as African Violets are strictly house plants. 
Plant the small rhizomes one inch deep in 
a porous soil such as you would use for 
Gloxinia or Begonia. A_ soil rich in leaf- 
mould, peat and chopped sphagnum moss with 
no manure added is suitable. Place in a 
shaded location. Water sparingly until active 
growth starts. Then give more water and 
light and start to fertilize with liquid manure 
when the plants are about two inches high. 
Never allow it to become dry. They will start 
to bloom in late summer. The rhizomes are 
very small and look like some kind of seeds, 
but that has nothing to do with the quality 
of the plants. Some plants just naturally 
make large bulbs while others just as naturally 
make small ones. Delivery January to April. 
$2.00 doz. 
AMBROISE VERSCHAFFELT. One of the 
most prolific bloomers with 2 
veined and striped vivid purple on light ground 
and edged lilac. Yellow Center. 
inch flowers 
the leaves which occasionally also assumes 
a red color. $4.00 ea. 
ADELE DE LA HAUTE. The 2% inch 
flowers are shell pink shading to carmine at 
the center. Pinkish foliage. 
DAZZLER. 2 inch flowers of coppery red 
with broad yellow center. Very light green 
foliage. 
LONGIFOLIA MAJOR. This is the largest 
blooming variety with 3% inch flowers that 
open out flat. The color is vivid bright blue. 
Tall grower. 
PATENS. A very dwarf compact growing 
plant with overlapping foliage. The flowers 
are 1% inches in diameter and of a Fuchsia 
Red color. 
_PULCHERRIMA. An easy to grow plant 
with large, bronze-purple foliage and 2% 
inch flowers of rich purple with pecoed edges. 
MARGARET. The purest white flowers 
are 2/4 inches across. The foliage is bright, 
velvety green. 
MAUVE QUEEN. 
Rosey mauve flowers 
are 1% inches across. The foliage is very 
deep. reddish. 
MAXIMA. The flowers are three inches 
across, white with red veinings. 
VARIEGATA. The 2% 
variegated sky blue, dark blue-purple, white 
and yellow. Foliage is dark green on top 
side and bright red on the lower surface. 
Purple eye. 
inch flowers are 
