they are easy in pots and bloom for Easter if planted early and grown in a cool room 
in good sun exposure. Low priced, easy to grow and desirable, early white flowers are 
a winning combination so we grow plenty. L. 15c ea. $1.25 doz. One to a 5” pot. 
Veltheimia viridifolia. This is one of the most beautiful plants one can grow in a pot. 
The glossy vivid green leaves are wavy margined and form a perfect rosette much like 
a bird’s nest fern. From the center arises a scape with tubular drooping flowers closely 
spaced. The color is a deep rosy or purplish pink of an ineffable tone not found in any 
other flower. It begins to bloom, if planted early, in So. Calif. gardens or other equally 
mild climates or in pots in the north by Dec. 15 and continues for nearly 3 months as 
larger bulbs send up 2 to several spikes. Culture is very easy. Use a sandy loam soil to 
which is added fine screened peat or leaf mould about one-fourth. Some charcoal is good. 
Read general potting directions again. Order before Oct. 1 if possible as foliage starts in 
storage, but we can ship bulbs with foliage until Jan. 1, usually. Price, 50c and $1.00 ea. 
Tulips. We had a few left over last fall and planted them. Most of them are about 
the same size this year, 114” diam., or over. We will offer them only in a mixture at 
2 for 25c or $1.00 per doz., until sold. 344” to 144” at 75c doz. Both are blooming sizes. 
Tulip Culture. They prefer sandy soil to which is added much leaf mould, peat or 
compost. Heavy soils will do if sufficient leaf mould, rotted manure, etc., has been added. 
Plant in Oct. or Nov. Even Dec. will do but early is better. Water once and rake the 
soil surface when dry enough. Give no more water for about 3 weeks. In that time, they 
should become well rooted and should then be watered once a week all winter in Calif., 
unless it just happens that we get a good rain. Tulips may be left in the ground for sev- 
eral years. 
OXALIS FAMILY — Oxalidaceae 
There are two types, the winter and the summer growing. The summer growing 
species are listed in our spring catalogs. The following are all winter growers. These are 
brightest and most vivid of winter flowers for a sunny window or in the garden in the 
south. They give a profusion of bloom over several months period. A bed looks like a 
carpet of solid pink, rose, white, yellow, etc. The flowers are large, some over 1” diam. 
Culture. Plant about 2” deep, 3” apart. Large bulbs may be farther apart and a little 
deeper. In pots, the smaller may go 6 in a 4” pot. Use good rich soil, altho they will 
grow in any soil. Give full sun exposure as they open only in full light and close at 
night. Order and plant early as they begin to sprout even in August. But they may be 
shipped even with long sprouts up to mid-October. 
Oxalis Bowiei. A large plant with bright rose red flowers. 3 bulbs to a 5” pot. 5c 
each. 50c doz. $3.75 per 100. Largest size 10c each. 
O. cernua. Bermuda Buttercup. Deep golden yellow flowers. Very profuse. 5c each. 
50c doz. $3.50 per 100. Extra large jumbo bulbs 10c. 3 for 25c. 85c¢ doz. 
O. Grand Duchess. Low growing plants, but give a profusion of very large flowers 
in three colors. The Pink, Lavender and White, 5c each. 45c doz. $3.00 per 100. Largest 
size 10c each. 
O. crassipes. Flowers bright rose. Evergreen and everblooming. Increases by tubers 
and can be moved at any time. Plant at once. Large tubers 25c each. 6 for $1.00. 
O. crassipes alba. A pure white form. Very pretty and always in bloom. 50c each. 
O. Regnalli. Large, truncate leaves, reddish on under side. Trifoliate. Evergreen and 
everblooming. Large white fls. Tuberous rooted. 35c ea. 
Oxalis Special. The bulbs offered in this lot are assorted in size and color. They will 
all flower well. Some are accidentally mixed, others are surplus. Price, 30 for $1.00. 
THE CALLA LILY FAMILY — Araceae 
This family contains the so-called Calla Lilies or Zantedeschia, Black Callas and other 
Aroids. 
Culture. All Zantedeschias and Arum palaestinum are suitable for pot culture. A. 
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