HESPERANTHERA STANFORDIAE—This is really a beauty. A 
rather rare South African bulb-flower that gives a display of 
brilliant, satiny yellow flowers in late winter when grown in: pots. 
We like it, and displays of it at our nursery attract much favorable 
comment. Handle like Freesia. 3 for 50c; 7 for $1.00; 25 for $3.00. 
GLORIOSA ROTHSCHILDIANA=Glory Lily. Airy, recurved 
\/ flowers in iridescent crimson, some- 
times gold-edged or _ rose-tinted. 
Can be brought into bloom in pots 
under glass in late winter. Ex- 
» ceedingly showy and long in 
bloom. Illustrated opposite. Forec- 
ing tubers, each $1.25; 3 for $3.50.. 
CYCLAMEN GIANT FLOWERED 
—Richly colored, fragrant flowers 
of large size and exquisite form. 
For pot culture in window or 
greenhouse. Dormant tubers. Mixed 
tubers. Mixed colors only. Each 50c; 3 for $1.25. 
IRIS TINGITANIA WEDGEWOOD—tThe big, long-lasting blos- 
soms come in the purest of wedgewood blues. A delightful Iris 
for winter forcing in window or greenhouse, 3 for 40c; 10 for 
$1.20. 
STREPTANTHERA CUPREA— Sprays of rath- 
er large flowers in a glowing, orange-toned 
copper, deepening to black-purple at the cen- 
ter. Rich in effect. Handle like Freesia. 3 for 
65c; 10 for $1.75. 
IFAFA LILIES—The Ifafa Lilies are species 
and varieties of Cyrtanthus a South African 
bulb of the Amaryllis family. The pretty little 
flowers come as clusters of slender waxen 
trumpets. Easy for pot culture, blooming freely 
year after year. Illustrated opposite. Four 
kinds of UNIFORM PRICE of 45c each; 4 for 
$1.60, assorted as desired. LUTESCENS—Soft, 
glossy yellow. ROSEUS—Salmon pink, MAC- 
KENI—Ivory whitee HOWARD VARIETY— 
Red-toned orange. 
SAUROMATUM GUTTATUM—Monarch of the 
East. Hold the dry tubers in a dark, cool 
place until late February, then set them in a window where there 
is not much sun. In a few days great flower-spathes will arise 
from the unpotted tubers, which by now will likely be somewhat dry 
and wrinkled. The ‘“flowers’’ are of large size, of rose-tinted, 
purple-streaked ivory tone, Illustrated next page. After blooming 
the tubers can be planted in the garden for the summer months, 
where they will give decorative foliage effects. Tubers, each $1.00; 
3 for $2.75. 
THE PARANA LILY—In April and May come charming trumpet 
blossoms of pure pink. It is Habranthus brachyandrus, a cousin 
of Amaryllis that blooms easily and freely when grown in pots. 
Bulbs suitable for forcing, each 40c; 3 for $1.00. 
2m 6 VELTHEIMIA VIRIDIFOLIA 
—A rather spectacular, pot 
bulb ‘for winter bloom. From 
nests of glossy, crispy foliage 
rise, on 20 inch stems, massive 
flower trusses of rosy pink with 
buff shadings and _ cinnabar 
tones. The big bulbs ripen off 
after flowering, but. will bloom 
again each winter for many 
years, so this is truly a long- 
time investment in pleasure. 
| Big bulbs. Each [5e: 3 for 
| $2.00; 10 for $6.00. 
LEUCOCORYNE IXIODES 
ODORATA—A Chilean exquis- 
ite from Andean foothills that 
is called Glory of the Sun. 
The 18-inch stems each carry 
several large and starry blue 
flowers with undulate petals 
and white centers. The flowers 
are pleasingly fragrant, long- 
lasting. The bulbs respond 
readily to winter forcing, 
wm though this should be on the 
slow, cool side. 3 for 50c; 7 for 
$1.00; 25 for $3.00. 
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