Tulipa 
(Wild Tulips) 
Those of you that have never experienced 
the thrill of growing these wildlings do not 
know what you are miss ng. ‘The great 
diversity of form, size and color among _ its 
members is something to marvel at. They 
are far more interesting than the hybrid 
forms and much less difficult to grow. In 
Southern California they may be left un- 
disturbed in the ground for many years and 
they will do better each succeeding year. 
Try a few this season. Delivery Sept. to 
Jang 2)000 doz: 
CLUSIANA. (Candystick Tulip). A charm- 
ing and graceful early tulip of easiest cultural 
requirements. Once planted in the garden they 
will take care of themselves and grow and 
bloom in spite of everything. Flowers white 
with red stripe on the outside of each petal 
and purple in the center of the flower. 
18 to 24 inches tall. Fine for cutting. 
FOSTERIANA, RED EMPEROR. Com- 
bination of scarlet and vermilion with black 
and yellow center. Tall grower and _ the 
largest flower of any tulip. 
KAUFMANIANA. (Water Lily Tulip.) An 
early dwarf variety with large flowers. The 
color is creamy yellow stained red _ outside 
and deep yellow inside. Very effective in 
the rock garden. 
Urginea 
Sea Onion 
MARITIMA. This plant has huge bulbs 
eventually weighing many pounds, which have 
medicinal value. It is the Red Squill of 
commerce and is used for extracting emetics 
and making rodent poisons. The long re- 
cimes of white flowers appear in July before 
the leaves. The cultural requirements are 
the same as for brunsvegia rosea. Delivery 
July to Sept. 1.00 ea. 
Vallota 
Scarborough Lily 
PURPUREA. A _ South African amaryllid 
exqusite beauty. The leaves are long, 
evergreen, dark green stained purple at the 
base. It is a late summer bloomer and 
carries an umbel that is as large as that of 
clivia but much more intense in color. It 
may be grown outdoors in California and 
Flordia but has to be treated as pot plants 
elsewhere. It must become crowded and 
rootbound to flower well, so do not be too 
anxious to divide it or take the bulblets 
off the mother bulb. It resents being disturbed 
in this manner. Plant in a well drained, 
moist, shady location in soil rich in humus. 
of 
Our stock is very limited. Delivery any- 
time. Large bulbs $2.50 ea. smaller bulbs 
le Omeas 
Veltheimia 
VIRIDIFOLIA. Handsome Cape bulb with 
beautiful shiney green wavey leaves. he 
form of the flower head resembles a kniphofia 
but the flowers are pink tipt green. Plant in 
the open in the South but treat as a house 
plant in cold sections. Plant in sandy soil 
and give half shade. Late summer and fall 
delivery. 75¢ ea. 
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Wachendorfia 
Bloodyroot 
THYRSIFLORA. A waterside plant form 
South Africa with long, pleated foliage and 
tall, six foot spikes of bright yellow flowers 
in spring. The roots are blood red. Plant 
in a moist sunny location. Tender. Delivery 
anytime. 1.00 ea. 
Watsonia 
A group of tender bulbs related to the 
gladiolus with stiff, erect stems carrying numer- 
ous small glad-like flowers. The kinds listed 
here are evergreen and summer blooming. 
They like lots of moisture, and a _ sunny 
location. They will do well in pots. Being 
evergreen we do not dry out the ocrms but 
treat them as green plants. They are shipped 
in damp moss and when received they should 
be planted at once and kept moist until 
new roots form. After that ordinary garden 
care is all that needed. Delivery anytime. 
25¢ ea., 2.00 doz. in separate named species 
or in mixture. 
BEATRICES. The most popular species 
because of the variability of the flower colors. 
They take in the full range of shades from 
apricots thru orange, salmon, pink, rose and 
other shades. Flowers last long when cut. 
GALPINI. eC Wwatte 
species with small but 
in late summer. 
TUBULARIS HYBRIDS. Graceful thin 
stems of flowers in various shades of orange. 
One of the best for cutting. 
TANGERINE. A selected variety of W. 
Beatrices with bright tangerine color. 
MIXED. This mixture includes the above 
and many other species of which we have too 
few to list here. 
is 
compact growing 
brilliant red flowers 
VALLOTA PURPUREA 
