Fancy Leaved Caladium 
Tuberous plants related to the calla lily but 
with highly colored leaves. May be grown in- 
doors in the winter and outdoors in the sum- 
mer. For outdoor planting we recommend plant- 
ing only after the ground has become warm 
as they cannot take cold, wet conditions. They 
appreciate half shade, a soil rich in humus, lots 
of water and frequent fertilization. In the fall 
lift the bulbs and store in a dry warm place. 
Delivery January to May. 
In a grand mixture of all colors. $3.50 doz. 
Calanthe 
STRIATA SIEBOLDINI. An evergreen type 
of orchid which has the same growing habit and 
reportedly the same hardness as_Bletilla, but 
which has very showy flowers. The leaves are 
pleated, large, oval. The flowers are about ten 
in number, 244 inches across and mostly clear 
yellow although some have brown coloring. We 
have been growing this for many years now and 
can recommend it very highly as a pot plant or 
in the open. A novelty of the highest merit from 
Japan. Winter delivery $1.50 ea. 
Calostemma 
PURPUREA. A tare Australian ameryllid 
which flowers in August before the leaves. About 
a dozen rosy purple flowers of a narcissus-like 
form on a tall stem. Unusual and_ attractive. 
Prefers sandy soil rich in humus, and open sun- 
light. May be grown in pots. Try a few. Sum- 
mer delivery. 50c ea. 
Chlorophytum 
Often sold as anthericum, chlorophytum dif- 
fers botanically from that genus. Primarily a 
foliage plant, and is used much as pot plant, 
in hanging baskets, and also as ground cover. 
Long sprays of small white flowers are fol- 
lowed by numerous young plants which weigh 
the stem down making a very attractive cascade 
effect. Delivery anytime. 
ELATUM. No. 1. 
long. 25c.e4. 
No. 2. Light green leaves heavily bordered 
cream. 50c ea. 
No. 3. Light green leaves with wide cream 
midrib. 50c ea. 
PICTURATUM. A dwarf variety. Dark green 
leaves, white midrib. 50c ea. ; 
Cooperia 
Rain Lily 
PEDUNCULATA. These are closely allied 
to Zephanthes. They have very fragrant, night 
blooming flowers that stay partially open 
throughout the day. In the colder sections they 
may be treated like gladiolus, being stored in a 
cellar during the winter and planted out again 
in the spring. If planted where they can be 
dried out, they will bloom soon after watering 
and may be induced to bloom two or three 
times during the season by alternate watering 
and drying. Delivery throughout the year. 15 
inches. 35c_ea. 
Dark green foliage 24” 
Commelina 
Day Flower 
COELESTIS. A lovely tuberous plant with 
intense blue flowers lasting one day, and_ belong- 
ing to the same group of plants as the Wander- 
ing Jew. Blooms all summer. A rare color in the 
garden. $1.00 doz. 
Clivia 
Clivias are the aristocrats of the amaryllis 
family and always invite admiration when in 
bloom. Because they thrive best in dense 
shade they are ideal as house plants in the 
winter when they will flower indoors. They 
will withstand eight degrees of frost and_be- 
low that for several degrees the foliage will be 
damaged but the plants will recover. As both 
the leaves and roots are very long lived they 
should be grown in a rich, heavy soil. Place 
the plants in as small a pot as possible as they 
bloom best when rootbound. Do not be alarmed 
if the roots are exposed in the pots. Place in a 
larger pot only when the plant is pushed out 
of the pot or if the pot is broken. Apply liquid 
manure about every three months. Delivery 
anytime. 
MINIATA. This is the original species from 
South Africa and is quite common in California 
gardens. It has narrower leaves than the hy- 
brids and the flowers are of a salmon-orange 
color with yellow center. If kept rather dry 
during the summer it is apt to bloom a second 
time in the fall. $1.50 ea. 
_MINIATA HYBRID. Similar to the type 
but deeper in color of the: flower and wider 
leaves. $2.50 ea. 
BELGIAN HYBRIDS. This European strain 
has very wide leaves and is ornamental even 
when not in bloom. The flowers are large, well 
formed, of a deep red-orange color and are 
held on a_ heavy, stiff stem. $5.00 ea. 
ZIMMERMAN HYBRIDS. This strain is 
characterized by its very large flowers. The color 
is variable and may be any color from light 
salmon thru oranges to reddish. However we 
do not sell them in separate colors, but in mix- 
ture only. $6.00 ea. 
CAULESCENS. A _ newly discovered species, 
and so far as we know the first time ever 
offered for sale in this country. We know very 
little about it except that it forms a stem and 
the flowers are orange colored and pendulous. 
Should be invaluable to collectors and hybridi- 
zers. Weé are booking orders subject to safe ar- 
rival of the plants which is promised to us 
from South Africa. $10.00 ea. 
Clivia miniata 
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