Tukerous Rooted Begonia 
popular that 
The large 
These begonias are now so 
they no longer need introduction. 
double flowered forms are the standard of 
perfection and give full satisfaction for the 
money invested. The small flowered types 
are charming and have many _ enthusiastic 
sponsors. 
Start the tubers anytime Jan. 
porous soil or peat just pressing the tubers 
on the surface but not covering them. After 
active growth has started and the plants are 
to April in 
about three inches high, remove and plant 
in pots. Cover the tubers with one inch 
of soil. Soil compost may be a mixture of 
leafmould, peat, well rotted manure and sand. 
Use. large pots such as six to eight inch 
sizes and provide plenty of drainage. The 
soil need not be very deep. In the fall 
after the tops have turned yellow remove 
the bulbs and store in a dry warm place. 
Delivery Jan. to April. 
DOUBLE CAMELLIA. The flowers are 
full double, of true camelia form and very 
large. Under ideal conditions flowers six to 
eight inches in diameter are not uncommon. 
The colors are pink, rose, salmon, apricot, 
orange, scarlet, dark red, yellow and _ white. 
Separate colors 50¢ ea. mixed colors 35¢ ea. 
DOUBLE FIMBRIATA. (Carnation Flowered 
Begonia). Same as above but the petals are 
deeply serrared. Colors and prices same as 
above. 
LLOYDI. (Hanging Basket Bebonia). An 
unsurpassed strain containing only double 
flowered varieties. It will produce hundreds 
of flowers from one bulb when well grown. 
Also useful as ground cover in shady flower 
beds. Mixed colors. 35¢ ea. 
MULTIFLORA. This is the popular begonia 
used for pot culture in Europe. It carries 
many medium to small size double flowers 
which literally cover the whole plant. Will 
do well in sun or shade. Mixed colors only. 
50¢ ea. 
SUTHERLANDI. A charming species with 
small light green foliage and spreading habit. 
Ideal for pot cluture or for hanging basket. 
Produces hundreds of orange colored flowers 
about one inch across. Although the bulbs 
are very small it is a rapid grower and soon 
qa covers the pot. Highly recommended. 
35¢@ ea. 

BEGONIA FIMBRIATA 8 
Asparagus 
Asparagus Fern 
DEFLEXUS. An extremely graceful form 
of A. Scandens with long sprays of feathery 
foliage. Fine for pot culture, as a hanging 
plant or as a climber on a wire fence. It 
is not particular as to soil or exposure and 
anyone can grow it anywhere. Delivery any- 
time. $1.00 ea. 
Billbergia 
Bird of Paradise 
These are bromeliads, air plants, related 
to the pineapple. They naturally grow on 
but under cultivation seem 
They 
trees like orchids 
to thrive under any and all conditions. 
may be grown in sand, peat, leafmould, moss, 
osmunda fiber or any comination of these 
ingrediants. The main point to consider is 
that they must have perfect drainage. They 
may be grown on limbs of trees or may be 
tied to a piece of rustic wood with sphagnum 
moss and hung. They like filtered sunlight 
or light shade, overhead watering and not too 
wet at the roots. They hold water in the 
rosette of leaves and use it from there rather 
than from the roots. These cultural conditions 
apply to all bromeliads we list in this catalog 
unless otherwise noted elsewhere. Delivery 
anytime. 
NOTE—AIL bromeliads are mailed dry and 
bareroot. Occasionally they will come without 
any roots but will form roots soon after 
being planted. 
AMOENA. A dwarf variety with brilliant 
orange-scarlet bracts. Flowers deepest blue. 
Well established plants will bloom  thruout 
the summer. $1.50 ea. 
AMOENA X RUBRO-CYANEA. A _ new 
hybrid combining the brilliant color of amoena 
with the attractive foliage of Rubro--Cyanea. 
May bloom at any time. $2.00 ea. 
BURKHOLTZI. Tall, light green foliage. 
Rose bracts and lavender flowers. Rare. 
$2.50 ea. 
CALOPHYLLA. (Red, white and blue). 
Foliage wide, bronzy green heavily barred trans- 
versely with gray. Blood red bracts, white 
ovary and dark blue flowers. Everblooming. 
A grand house plant. $1.50 ea. 
DISTACHIA. Long, pointed foliage heavily 
spotted cream. Tall pendant flowers appear 
in the spring. Bracts deep rose, flowers blue 
and green. 50¢ ea. 
EUPHEMIAE. A stoloniferus plant that 
is ideal for hanging baskets. Wide, reflexed 
blue green leaves 12 inches high. The powdery 
bracts are rose followed by violet colored 
large flowers. $2.00 ea. 
NUTANS. This is the common variety 
grown everywhere in Southern California. 
Narrow leaves. Compact grower. Winter 
bloomer. Bracts light pink. Flowers blue 
and green on pendant stem. 50¢ ea. 
NUTANS X ALBERTI. Very long, strap 
shaped deep green leaves which turn purplish 
bronze in the sun. Flower stems sometimes 
nearly three feet long. Bracts bright red. 
Flowers deep purple. A very thrifty grower 
and a fine pot plant. Spring bloomer. $2.00 
ea. 
NOBILE. Largest of the varieties listed, 
both in foliage and flower. The leaves are 
wide, stiff and deep green. The pendant 
flower stem hangs over the side and the tips 
of the flowers touch the ground. The bracts 
are brilliant rose, wide-spread and a _ foot 
across. The tassel of closely packed flowers 
are yellowish green and the petals are tightly 
recurved. Rare. $3.50 ea. 
