Oakhurst's Rare and Unusual Bulbs 
ACHIMENES 
Achimenes 
This year we are offering a really fine collec- 
tion of these charming plants. Some of them 
are new to us, and all are very beautiful and 
worth while. Achimenes is related to the African 
Violets and if you can grow one you can grow 
the other, except that Achimenes can be grown 
to perfection out of doors whereas African Vio- 
lets are strictly house plants. Plant the small 
rhizomes one inch deep in a porous soil such as 
you would use for Gloxina or Begonia. A soil 
rich in leaf-mould, peat and chopped sphagnum 
moss with no manure added is suitable. Place 
in a shaded location. Water sparingly until ac- 
tive growth starts. Then give more water and 
light and start to fertilize with liquid manure 
when the plants are about two inches high. 
Never allow them to become dry. They will start 
to bloom in late summer. The rhizomes are 
very small and look like some kind of seeds, 
but that has nothing to do with the quality of 
the plants. Some plants just naturally make large 
bulbs while others just as naturally make small 
ones. Delivery November to April. $2.00 dozen. 
Please note that if you order less than six of 
any variety the price is 20c each. 
ADELE DE LA HAUTE. The 2!4 inch flow- 
ers are shell pink shading to carmine at the cen- 
ter. Pinkish foliage. 
AMBROISE VERSCHAFFELT. One of the 
most prolific bloomers with 2-inch flowers veined 
and striped vivid purple on light ground and 
edged lilac. Yellow Center. 
DENTONIA. Large flowers of sky-blue color; 
center white tinted crimson at the base. 
DIADEM. Rich carmine red; center’ dark yel- 
low spotted red. Very distinct. 
GIANT PANSY. 2!4-inch flowers of sky 
blue background. Purple and yellow blotches on 
petals. Very dark foliage. 
LITTLE BEAUTY. Of dwarf habit with dark 
foliage. 114-inch Salmon-cerese flowers. 
LONGIFLORA MAJOR. This is the largest 
blooming variety with 3!4-inch flowers that open 
out flat. The color is vivid bright blue. Tall 
grower. 
MARGARET. The purest white flowers are 
214 inches across. The foliage is bright, velvety 
green. 
MAUVE QUEEN. Large flowers of rosy mauve 
with finely red spotted yellow center. 
MAXIMA. The flowers are three inches 
across, white with red veinings. Purple eye. 
MEXICANA. Large, deep blue flowers shad- 
ed white at the center artd yellow at the base. 
PULCHERRIMA. An easy to grow plant with 
large, bronze-purple foliage and 214-inch flowers 
of rich purple with pecoed edges. 
In addition to the above, we can supply the 
following: 
GRAND MIXTURE. All 
mixed, $2.00 doz. 
COLLECTION-A. Collection of one each of 
20 varieties separately labelled, $5.00. 
COLLECTION-B. Collection of one each of 
12 varieties not listed above and separately la- 
belled, $3.00. 
colors and_ types 
Acidanthera maurielae 
Acidanthera 
MAURIELAE, now sometimes advertised as 
Hollandia, is similar to and requires the same 
culture as for gladiolus. Large, tubular flowers 
of purest white with crimson-maroon blotches 
in the center. Summer blooming. 3 ft. tall. Ex- 
cellent for cutting. Delivery January to June. 
$1.50 doz. 
