are few hybrids that do not contain some green. Very few are perfect in 
every respect. : 
There should be no dull colors, like brick red. But colors should be bright 
and of every imaginable tone within the range of this genus. cee 
Self colors are desirable to go along with stripes and other variations. 
But it is difficult to get other than red selfs and these are unusual. A few of 
our Select Strains, American Hybrids are pure red, scarlet, rose or pink Selfs. 
But they are few and not separately labeled. Don’t order self colors or any 
colors except as listed. . 
Please note. There is no quantity discount on Amaryllis except as noted 
with listing. Do not order any Amaryllis not here listed. 
Amaryllis ambigua. The flowers have a iong tube, like a lily. There are 
5 or more on a very tall scape. The exquisite, spicy fragrance perfumes the 
entire garden. Customers report success with pot culture. Hardy in south. 
The bulb may be covered by 4” of soil. $2.50. 
A. immaculata (A. candida) The long, tubular, lily-shaped flowers are 
pure white except that the tube may have a greenish tint. This might be 
valuable in breeding for pure whites. Another species in the same subgenus, 
Macropodastrum, A. ambigua is believed to be a natural hybrid between 
A. elegans (solandriflora) and A. vittata, subgenus Lais. The hybrid should 
be the seed parent for a shorter tube. $4.00: Very large, $5.00. 
Amaryllis Hybrids. Select Strains. These are mostly Howard and Smith, 
the best American, field grown Amaryllis. A few are our own and other 
selected hybrids of equal quality. They are much easier to grow, less likely to 
fall victim to rot or disease than imported, greenhouse grown bulbs. 
Color Classes. These strains are produced from bulbs selected for finest 
flowers, grown in a greenhouse for one blooming Season only. There they are 
cross pollinated and the seed ripened. The seed are planted in the field and 
grown there to flowering size. Weaklings do not receive greenhouse coddling 
and do not survive. The seedlings are segregated into the color classes of 
their parents. When they first flower off colors are transplanted into their 
proper class. Some colors may be missed when rogueing. The prevailing color 
of Amaryllis is red in a multitude of Shades that includes red, crimson, 
scarlet, rose, pink, orange, salmon or even purple. No two people will agree 
about color classifications. 
Our guarantee of Amaryllis is that you will like and want to keep the 
Amaryllis we send you. We don’t say “If the flower is not exactly your ideal 
of the proper color, keep it anyway and we will refund your money.” Who 
pays for these free bulbs? Does the dealer lose this value or do those 
customers who keep their bulbs and pay for them, pay enough to cover such 
losses? Anyone knows that profit is essential to business. If you do not 
approve the Amaryllis you receive, return it at once, when the flowers 
exhibit their full quality to you. Do not wait one month to do this. One 
customer after two years of miSmanagement, decided she did not like the 
bulbs and wanted to return remnants the size of marbles. Another asked 
replacement without return, several years later. We assure you that such 
losses of replacements are not added to the prices of our bulbs. Pack the 
bulb carefully if you wish it replaced and send us the same amount of 
postage which you have paid and we will return another bulb with the same 
guarantee. Not more than one or two kicks are received per 1000 bulbs sold. 
Select Strains. Assorted Colors. 242” diam. up. 90c ea., 3 for $2.50. $9.00 
doz. Wholesale, $65.00 per 100 f.o.b. express. 
Select Strains, Near White. In breeding for pure white from pure white 
parents, Howard and Smith rejected all that showed color and placed them 
in this class. The coloration varies from very slight to medium but always 
much less than in White Backgrounds. The quality is better than most 
imported pure white. If you grow the seed you can get some pure whites for 
your trouble. Only it is not trouble, it’s fun. 2%” up, $3.00. 3 for $8.00. 
$30.00 doz. 
Select Strains. Red, Crimson or Scarlet. 24%” up $1.00 ea. 3 for $2.75. 
$11.00 doz. Wholesale, $75.00 per 100, f.o.b. express. 
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