Very effective when planted throughout the flower border 
in informal groups. 
Before first fall freeze dig and dry corms carefully. Store 
in dry sand, or Buckwheat hulls, in a cool dry room. If 
stored loose without any protective material such as the 
sand or Buckwheat hulls, the corms will dry out and become 
worthless. ie 
VALLOTA 
This beautiful Amaryllid is generally rated as a greenhouse 
bulb, but can be successfully grown by the amateur with- 
out a glass house. A well lighted cellar for winter storage 
is necessary. 
PLANTING. For the first potting use a very light. soil 
mixture, and place a little sand at base of bulb. Set bulb 
same distance below surface as its diameter. Use as small 
a pol as possible. 
When soil becomes well filled with roots shift to next size 
larger pot, being careful not to break roots or disturb the 
ball of soil. Continue this until size pot is attained in which 
you wish to keep the plant permanently. 
The final potting is very important as the plant should 
not be disturbed for 3 or 4 years from this point on. Drain- 
age must be perfect. The soil should be of a strong per- 
manent nature and very rich in plant food. The best 
mixture is composed of a turfy loam with equal parts of 
peat moss and old cow manure—to which is added a little 
sand and charcoal. 
GENERAL CARE. Keep in full sunshine at all times of 
year. Strongly resents root disturbance, so avoid reporting 
until there is danger of roots bursting the pot. Feed 
regularly during growing season with a well balanced 
liquid fertilizer (Ra-Pid-Gro). 
Beware of overpotting. Better to have the bulbs crowd 
each other out of the pots. Always repot directly after a 
flowering period. 
WINTER CARE. Toward end of growing season start 
withholding water and store in a well lighted cellar. Never 
dry off completely as the foliage is practically evergreen. 
Just keep roots moderately moist during the winter. 
SPECIAL NOTES. Failure to flower is usually because 
plant is kept too dry during rest period. Several years are 
required to develop a truly magnificent specimen plant. 
ZEPHYRANTHES 
In warmer sections of the country all varieties are reliably 
hardy, and equally so in the middle states if given ade- 
quate winter protection. In the north they must be treated 
as tender bulbs, such as Gladiolus, being planted in the 
spring and lifted and stored ia the fall. 
They prefer a soil rich in humus, and an adequate supply 
of moisture. Location should be sunny and well drained. 
As bulbs of various species vary in size the best general 
rule to follow for planting is 2 to 3 times as deep as the 
diameter of the bulb. Care must be taken when cultivating 
the smaller bulbs that they are not disturbed or pulled 
out. Smaller bulbs can be planted as close as 3 or 4 inches, 
and all should be planted in groups for best effect. 
Dig in the fall before danger of freezing and store in a cool 
cellar in damp (not moist) soil or peat moss for the winter. 
Check occasionally to make sure that bulbs are not too 
damp nor too dry. 
CALADIUMS 
Full Cultural Instructions will be included ‘with 
Every Shipment. 
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Beautiful full-color Kodachrome slides of many of the 
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All slides are 35 mm., in standard 2 x 2-inch cardboard 
mounts. 
Sets of various plant groups may be purchased, or obtained 
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Somerton, Arizona 
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