Marica 
Walking Iris 
GRACILIS. One of the South American 
Shell Flowers with long flat leaf-like stems at 
the ends of which several young plants 
are formed. These eventually weigh themselves 
down to the ground and take root. If grown 
in pots: they form fine cascades for hanging. 
The flowers are purest white with deep blue 
standards and brown center. They last but 
a day. One of the most popular house plants. 
Nearly hardy. Delivery anytime. 75¢ ea. 
Nerine 
Very striking group of amaryllids from 
South Africa. Some are evergreen while 
with very lovely 
rich sandy loam 
Delivery any- 
others are deciduous, but all 
umbels of flowers. Plant in 
and rest during the summer. 
time . 
BOWDENI. 
colored line down the center 
Seven to ten flowers on 18” 
bloomer. 1.00 ea. 
FOTHERGILLI MAJOR. Irridescent scarlet 
flowers of large size on 12 to 18 inch stems. 
Very brilliant and beautiful. 1.50 ea. 
MAGNIFICA. Pinker and larger than 
Bowdeli on 18 to 24 inch stems in the fall. 
ie Omer 
PINK TRIUMPHANT. A winter blooming 
hybrid that can be flowered for Christmas 
by resting it in the fall. Very large flowers 
‘milar to Bowdeni in color but taller. $1.50 
ea. 
Large flowers, pink with rose 
of each petal. 
stem. Fall 
NERINE BOWDONI 

20 
Neoregelia 
Painted Fingernail Plant 
SPECTABILIS. One of the finest brome- 
liads for the window garden. The rosette 
: bronze leaves which grow to a height of 
eight inches and a width of a foot, are trans- 
versely barred with gray, and prominently 
tipped with pink ‘‘Fingernail polish.” The 
violet flowers are held on a cone in the center 
of the plant and are colorful for a long time. 
In the freeze of last winter these plants 
wintered outdoors and came thru’ without 
serious damage even though we lost a great 
many other bromeliads. Stock scarce. De- 
livered anytime. 2.50 ea. 
TRISTIS. Best described as a miniature 
spectabilis. Same color scheme foliage ex- 
cept that it grown only six inches high and 
is narrower. 
Ornithogalum 
Star of Bethlehem 
ARABICUM. Large umbels of pure white 
flowers with a shiney black eye in the center 
of each flower. The individual flowers are 
over two inches across. Fine for cutting. 
Fall delivery. $1.00 doz. 
CAUDATUM. (Sea Onion). Very large 
bulbs with three foot leaves which are suc- 
culent and are supposed to have medicinal 
value. The flowers are small and greenish 
white, but there are hundreds of them along 
a four foot stem. Numerous bulblets are 
formed under the skin of the bulb which 
eventually drops off and takes root. Plant 
the bulb with most of it above the ground. 
Delivery anytime. 50¢ ea. Bulblets 50¢ doz. 
UMBELLATUM (Hardy Star of Bethlehem) 
Quantities of pure white flowers early in the 
spring. Fine grassy foliage. Makes best 
showing when undisturbed for a number of 
years. Fall Delivery. $1.00 doz. 
Orthrosanthus 
Morning Flower 
MULTIFLORUS. A ttender, grassy leaves 
irid related to the sisyrinchium. The three 
foot spikes of bright blue flowers are very 
attractive, and although they last but a day 
the prosession is kept up for nearly a month. 
May be grown in pots. <A _ fit companion 
for the lovely Libertia grandiflora as it blooms 
at the same time. Delivery anytime. 1.00 ea. 
Oxalis 
Plants related to the Wood Sorrel and with 
clover-like leaves that close up at night. They 
are useful for pot culture, hanging baskets 
and planting out in the open. 
CRASSIPES. A compact growing species 
with evergreen and everblooming habit. It 
is tuberous and does not set seeds, so does 
not become a pest in the garden. The flowers 
are small but in closely packed clusters and 
very colorful. Will grow in sun or half 
shade. Delivery anytime. 1.00 doz. 
CRASSIPES ALBA. rare pure white 
form of the above species and is fit companion 
for it in the garden picture. 1.50 doz. 
HIRTA. A large flowered winter blooming 
bulbous plant with bright rose-pink flowers 
and feathery foliage. Erect growing but will 
eventually become prostrate of its own weight. 
We recommend this very highly. 75¢ doz. 

