RUBRO-CYANEA. A cross of B. Nutans 
and B. Saundersi. Red bracts and deep blue 
flowers. Spring and summer bloomer. Foliage 
variable, mostly bronzy with cream _ spotting. 
$1.50 ea. 
SPECIOSA X NUTANS. prolific grower. 
Attractive foliage. Pink bracts and yellowish 
flowers in late spring. $1.00 ea. 
THEODORE L MEAD. A lovely variety 
produced by this well known Florida horti- 
culturist but although widely grown all over 
Southern California has never had a name. 
We are taking the liberty of naming it after. 
the breeder. A _ luxurious 
spreading shiney foliage 
spikes of flowers. 
blue flowers. 
grower with low 
and huge pendant 
Pink bracts and green and 
Superb plant for hanging basket 
culture. Everblooming habit. $1.50 ea. 
THYRIFLORA HYBRIDS. A cross_be- 
tween B. Thyrsiflota and B. Amoena. We 
believe this is the finest of all hybrid bill- 
bergias to date. Light green to bronzy, wide, 
upright leaves. Stem stiff and upright. Large 
rosettes of scarlet bracts and violet flowers. 
Winter and summer blooming. $1.50 ea. 
SAUNDERSI. A very striking foliage plant 
with purplish bronze leaves heavily spotted 
cream. Bracts. bright red. Flowers blue. 
$2.00 ea. 
Brunsvegia Rosea 
Naked Lily 
This name for the older name of Amaryllis 
belladonna seems to have taken root for the 
present so we will use it from now on. South 
African amaryllid blooming in July-August 
before the leaves appear. Although it is 
fairly hardy and might survive temperatures 
down to zero it is primarily a winter grower 
and in the colder sections when planted out- 
doors it does not have a long enough season 
of active leaf growth and for that reason 
fails to flower. In such locatities it should 
be treated as a pot plant and grown in a 
glasshouse or conservatory during the winter. 
Plant shallow in warm sections and in an 
open sunny spot. Summer and fall delivery. 
ROSEA. Pure white flowers edged pink. 
Fragrant. 175¢) ea. 
MULTIFLORA HYBRIDS. Tall stemmed 
and many flowered hybrids in a wide range 
of colors, all with very large fragrant flowers. 
Fine for cutting. $1.00 ea. 
Bietilla 
Chinese Ground Orchid 
HYACINTHINA. A very attractive ground 
orchid that is hardy except perhaps in the 
extreme North. Plant in the late fall or 
winter in a sunny location with lots of leafmould 
and peat mixed into a sandy loam. It will 
appreciate a top dressing of manure in the 
winter. Provide light shade if grown in 
pots. Six to ten flowers of a  rosy-purple 
color on a 14” stem in early spring. Pleated 
foliage. Fall and winter delivery. 75¢ ea. 
Boussingulata 
Madiera Vine 
BASSELOIDES. A hardy tuberous climber. 
A fast grower that will cover a large area in 
one season. Bright green heart shaped leaves 
and numerous tassels of pure white flowers 
in Aug. Deciduous. Fall and winter delivery. 
$2.50 doz. 
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BELAMCANDA CHINENSIS 
Belamcanda 
Blackberry Lily 
CHINENSIS. An earily growing hardy 
perennial with iris-like leaved and requiring 
the same treatment. he flowers are freely 
produced on tall well branched stems, and 
resemble miniature tigridias. They are later 
followed by pods which burst open exposing 
shiney black seeds about the same size and 
appearance as large blackberries. Useful for 
flower arrangements. Fall and winter delivery. 
$2.00 doz. 
Calanthe 
STRIATA SIEBILDINI. An evergreen type 
of orchid which has the same growing habit 
and reportedly the same herdiness as Bletilla, 
but which has very showy flowers. The 
leaves are pleated, large, oval. The flowers 
are about ten in number, 24% inches across 
and mostly clear yellow although some have 
brown coloring. We have been growing this 
for many years now and can recommend it 
very highly as a pot plant or in the open. A 
novelty of the highest merit from Japan. 
Winter delivery. $2.00 ea. 
Calostemma 
PURPUREA. A rare Australian ameryllid 
which flowers in Aug. before the leaves. About 
a dozen rosy purple flowers of a narcissus- 
like form on a tall stem. Unusual and attrac- 
tive. Prefers sandy soil rich in humus and 
open sunlight. May be grown in pots. Try 
a few. Summer delivery. 50¢ ea. 
Chlidanthus 
Yellow Amaryllis 
FRAGRANS.. An amaryllid of a _ yellow 
daffodil color blooming in early spring. Highly 
fragrant flowers. Must be lifted and dried 
out during the winter in order to induce it 
to flower. Sunny exposure, sandy soil. De- 
to April. $2.50 doz. 
