Pancratum 
Peruvian Daffodil 
MARITIMUM. Like a giant pure white 
daffodil but blooming in summer. — Six to 
eight fragrant flowers to each umbels. The 
strap shaped, twisted leaves are blue-green 
and are evergreen. It is similar to the well 
known ismene but likes to be grown in dry 
sandy locations. It refuses to flower if kept 
moist during the summer. Will tolerate 
alkilinity in the soil. Delivered anytime. 50¢ 
ea. 
Quesnelia 
Billbergia 
cultural 
in 
of 
and will 
conditions. 
themselves but 
the billberiga. 
Bromeliads similar 
grow under the same 
The flowers are brilliant 
lack the colorful bracts 
ARVENSIS. This is a _ terrestrial plant 
and should be grown in the ground or soil 
mixture if potted. The leaves are large and 
spiney. The bloom is erect and a brilliant 
shade of pink in a large closely packed umbel. 
hould be grown in open sunlight. Rare. 
5.00 ea. 
LIBONIA. 
to 
Light green foliage that is 
rather stiff in carriage. The flowers are 
stunningly different being a combinarion of 
deep orange and blackish purple. 2.50 ea. 
SPECIES. An _ unidentified species, much 
smaller in size than the above species and 
very graceful. The blue-green leaves are 
sharply recurved. It is  stoleniferus and_ is 
fine for use in hanging basket work. he 
flowers are small and a combination of deep 
blue and bright red. $1.50 ea. 
Rohdea 
Sacred Lily of China 
JAPONICA. A fine foliage plant from 
China and Japan and is saught after as a 
pot plant and house plant. It will take 
quite some frost without damage although we 
don’t know just how hardy it is. The in- 
conspicuous flowers are followed by closely 
packed berries which turn scarlet in November 
and keep fresh and colorful till April. Plant 
in any kind of soil and place in a_ shady 
location. When ordering please mention the 
year of the catalog ordered from. Delivery 
any time. As we have never been able to 
find out the names of the varieties we are 
listing them under number. Delivery anytime. 
No. 1. Type plant. Wide, sward shaped 
leaves, plain green. 1.00 ea. 
No. 2. Wavey light green leaves edged 
creamy yellow. 1.50 ea. 
No. 3. Same as No. 2, but with leaves 
striated yellow. 2.00 ea. 
No. 4. Smooth, deep green foliage edged 
white. 2.00 ea. 
No. 5. A tall growing variety with large, 
erect foliage edged cream. 3.00 ea. 
No. 6. Deep green, low growing reflexed 
foliage with prominently crested midrib. 4.00 
ea. 
No. 7. Same an No. 6 but with the crest 
variegared yellow. 5.00 ea. 
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Saxifraga 
CORDIFOLIA.. A rhizomateus nearly hardy 
plant ‘with very large elliptical foliage and 
large clusters of lavender-pink flowers a'l 
winter. Ideal pot plant. Thrives in shady 
locations. Will root readily from cutting. 
Delivery anytime. Cuttings 50¢ ea., plants 
1.00 ea. 
Sisyrinchium 
Plants of the iris family with 
colored flowers which last only one day, 
the plants bloom over a long period. 
are recommended for edgings and for 
ding. Delivery anytime. 2.50 doz. 
BELLUM (Blue Eyed Gzass). Common on 
California hillsides. Grows in moist meadows 
and will become dormant when the ground 
dries up but is evergreen where there is a 
constant supply of moisture. Produces quanti- 
ties of half inch flowers in various shades 
of blue and purple during spring and summer. 
BERMUDIANUM. Similar to S. bellum 
and by some considered to be only a dwarf 
variety of it. Grows only six inches high 
making a lovely blue _ carpet. Ideal for 
planting in the rock garden. 
CALIFORNICUM (Yellow Eyed Grass). 
Native of high altitudes in Southern Cali- 
fornia, this evergreen plant is worthy of a 
place in the garden. The flowers are com- 
paratively large and brilliant yellow. The 
foliage is light green and _ short. 
STRIATUM. This is very different from 
the other species in habit and appearance. The 
leaves are blue-green, wide and tall resembling 
an iris, and is evergreen. The flower spikes 
rise to a height of three feet with a columnar 
head a foot high literally covered with creamy 
yellow flowers. Very effective as specimen 
plants. 
variously 
but 
They 
bed- 
Sparaxis 
__BLOEM ERF HYBRIDS. 
A cross of spar- 
axis tricolor and _ streptanthera cuprea origin- 
ally, this strain has been greatly improved 
over a period of years by selection and is 
truly a worth while bulb. The color range 
is marvelously variable. In fact no two plants 
are alike. They are easy to grow, their 
culture being the same as for other South 
African bulbs such as freesia and ixia. Fall 
delivery. $1.50 doz. 
Sprekelia 
Aztec Lily 
FORMOSISSIMA SUPERBA. A large 
flower of dazzling scarlet color, larger and 
brighter than the older type plant. It is an 
amaryllis from Mexico having a shape similar 
to a cattleya orchid. May be grown in the 
open sun in the ground or in pots. May be 
lifted during the winter and stored away. 
Thrives in poor, sandy soil. It can be 
flowered several times a year by alternate 
active growth and_ rest _ periods. Delivery 
anytime 50¢ ea. 
