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ADVENTURES WITH CRINUMS 
By Cecil Houdyshel, Calif. 
Continued from Page 145 
mame immortal by producing Amaryllis 
Johnsoni. Many others have gained fame; 
why not try producing new types of crosses 
between Crinums and BRUNSVIGIAS? 
EDITOR’ NOTE: We are pleased to re- 
print this article which was in the Bulb Soc- 
jety bulletin for September. It contains 
much of interest on Crinums which should 
be recorded. We also agree with Mr. 
Houdyshel, in more gardeners becoming int- 
erested in breeding or improving different 
flowers; there is a big opening in this, espec- 
ially with the more rare types. It is our in- 
tention to have more reading matter on this 
subject during the winter. By the way 
those of our readers who would like to join 
the Bulb Society, should write them at 345 
W. Colorado St., Arcadia, Calif. 
MATRIMONY VINE? 
We have a terrible pest in our backyard 
and I am asking your advice about getting 
rid of it. I am not sure just what it is but 
my mother called it Privet Vine. It isn’t 
really a vine but grows tall and just leans 
on a support. It is woody; has a few thorns 
long slender leaves and a very small purple 
bloom. My husband and I have tried to dig 
it out but it keeps cropping up and spreading. 
Plants come up 20 feet from where the orig- 
inal plant grew. 
Mrs. J. C. Gamble, Mont. 
Your plant is the Matrimony Vine (Ly- 
cium). While it has underground suckers, 
it has never been invassive with us altho it 
does seem hard to kill out. If you had a 
plant or two, it could be dug out easily but 
one would want to watch carefully that a 
new growth did not come up and if it does to 
immediately dig it out. However, it should 
not be hard to kill if you did not let it leaf 
out. 
If treated early in the spring, when the 
growth is soft, some of the chemical weed 
killers might kill it out. Probably some of 
our readers have had practical experience in 
this work and will give their method. 
CALONYCTION TUBA (Ipomaea Tuba) 
We have been growing this vine for four 
years and wondered why it did not blossom. 
We learned why this year! A host of very 
small caterpillers eat the buds when first 
forming; larger caterpillers bore and use 
the buds for their young. I sprayed and 
gathered large and small caterpillars every 
morning for 30 days this season and now the 
buds are ripening their seeds and another in- 
sect bores and layes its eggs within. 
It appears we will not have seed this year. 
The bulbs do not multiply but we will try 
taking mature cutting after seeding. 
I have grown flowers for 60 years and 
have never yet seen so beautiful a tubular 
blossom as this one. 
Paul A. Girouard, Fla. 
Dichotomus: (dye-KOT-om-us), forked or 
two-branched. 
TREE and SHRUB SEEDS 
Continued from Page .149 
COryMmbosum (Gy DP egceverstee eres eteete 85 
pennsylvanicum, d.b. on... 1.25 
VIBURNUM (vye-BURN-um) 
acerifolium, clean seed... 65 6.00 
alnifolium:, clean S€€d .......ceeeeeeeeee 65 6.00 
americanum (trilobum), clean .... .90 9.00 
Carlesithybrids Revwcactrr ee 2.00 
PIONEER SEED COMPANY 
Dimondale, Michigan, U.S.A. 
XERANTHEMUM - ZINNIAS 
XERANTHEMUM. (zeer-ANTH-em-um) IMMORTELLE. Compositae. 
Easily grown annual everlasting flower with solitary heads of disk flowers. They 
are good as cut flowers and very popular for drying. Sow seeds early in the spring. 
—annuum, Mixed. BEt; GOUD]E AOWETS.........cccesccceseetserereseeesneeesecsssnrensereneencess XERN-1DX. 15¢ 
..XERN-1IDP. 15¢ 
——Purple. Double  flOWETS........ es esscssecessceereeeecenneenees 
—w—RHose. Double flowere........... .. XERN-1IDR. 15¢ 
— —White. Double Pure WHItC ii... eeeseceseeeeeeeereeessetectnecsceosssececneecenesonsasensaeens XERN-1DW. 15¢ 
PRICE: Oz. 55¢; 14 Oz. $2.00; 1 lb. $5.00, prepaid. 
YUCCA. (YUKK-uh) Adam’s Needle, Spanish Bayonet, Joshua Tree. Liliaceae. 
Suitable for bold effect in the border or for specimen plants on the lawn. Some 
are hardy, others need greenhouse care in the North. All easily grown from seeds. 
Reclassified recently to Y. Smalliana, which see. 
—filamentosa. 2 
—glauca. Greenish white fis; fls to 6 ft; lvs to 3 fit: Hard Vale OVC osstcccerss YUCC-14. 25¢ 
—gloriosa. Fls greenish white to reddish; lvs to 215 ft; fls to 8 ft; HHP... YUCC-15. 25¢ 
—mohavensis. Mojave Y. 10 ft; fils purple-white; HHP.........-0+ see YUCC-20. 25¢ 
—Smalliana. Adam’s Needle. White; fils to 12 ft; hardy in North.. va. YUCC-25. 20¢ 
—Yucca Blend. AbOVeE SPeECiCS MIKE... ee cscsseseeseseeseseeseesenasescseseesssecesssenseeneeseres YUCC-X. 20¢ 
ZINNIA. (ZINN-ee-uh) (crassima) Compositae. by: 
A genus of some 10 species of which Z. elegans is our popular garden Zinnia. 
These are tender annuals and they may be started early indoors where they can be 
transplanted to flats and set out as soon as frost danger is passed. A little pinching 
back will produce more bushy plants; set: out 114-2 feet apart for the large type. They 
are especially good in the border, in bedding and for stiking effect in mass plantings, 
and if solid colors used they will be much more effective. 
214-3 feet tall with large Dahlia-like 
. ZIN-1C. 15¢ 
DAHLIA-FLOWERED TYPE: The plants are 
blooms; especially good for bedding. 
—Canary Bird. Rich Canary yellow......cscscscseessessessersserssersereesencressenssnes 
Grimson Monarch. Large deep crimson... . ZIN-1C. 15¢ 
—Dream. Most unusual rosy lavende?.............. ... ZIN-1D. 15¢ 
—Exquisite. Light rose with a deep rose center. .. ZIN-1E. 15¢ 
—Illumination. Deep rose Self; fiN€....... eee ZIN-1N. 15¢ 
““ZIN-IGD. 15¢ 
— F ich Iden yellow........... pa 
Golden Dawn. Ric go y a peta tee 
—Golden State. Beautiful golden yellow.. 
—Luminosa. Large luminous bright pink... .. ZIN-IL. 15¢ 
—Meteor. Rich red; darkest of the reds........ .. ZIN-1M. 15¢ 
—Polar Bear. Large creamy white......... .. LIN-1W. 15¢ 
. ZIN-1RP. 15¢ 
ZIN-1WR. 15¢ 
ZIN-1X. 15¢ 
—Royal Purple. Best in rich purple.............. 
—Will Rogers. Lovely brilliant scarlet-red... 
—Dahlia-flowered Blend. A rich blend of th 
PRICES: Ounce, 70¢; 14 Ib. $2.25; 1 lb. $6.00, prepaid. 
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA TYPE: The plants are 3-4 feet tall with large flat flowers 
on long stems and especially recommended for cutflowers; they are fine in beds, too. 
—— DS LIGHIMESS mes Sete PL ulsoeaee re aencert dav ctses seeecapsese cera deer ese -pevonenscerabnosscreasaetpavasesEarecnnesvennca? ZIN-2B. 15¢ 
—Cherry Queen. Brilliant cherry rose ... ZIN-2CH. 15¢ 
—Crimson Queen. DEEP § CLriMSON............cceeeecesecesseceneeceeeees ... LIN-2CQ. 15¢ 
—Enchanitress. Pretty light rose with CGeeper CeENTET..............ccccessecesrcseeceseseeeeees ZIN-2E. 15¢ 
—Golden Queen. Golden yellow...... .. LIN-2GQ. 15¢ 
—Grenadier. A bright dark red............. .. ZIN-2G. 15¢ 
—Lavender Queen. Deep rosy lavender... .. ZIN-2L. 15¢ 
—Miss Willmott. Large soft rich pink..... .. ZIN-2M. 15¢ 
—Orange Queen. Deep golden orange.... ... ZIN-2R. 15¢ 
—Purity. Best white in any Zinnia...... . ZIN-2W. 15¢ 
—Rose Queen. Striking deep rose............ .. LIN-2Z. 15¢ 
—Scarlet Queen. Glowing deep Scarletoinccccccccccccccccscscsecccecsssses . ZIN-2S. 15¢ 
—Giants of California Blend. A real blend of the above.......................... 4 ZIN-2X. 15¢ 
FANTASY TYPE: Petals are long, curved and pointed, resembling those of the night 
flowering Cactus; 4 inches across and 2 inches deep. This strain includes Star Dust and 
many other varieties; plants 214-3 feet tall. 
—Gold Dust. ZIN-3G. 15¢ 
. ZIN-3M, 15¢ 
_. ZIN-3L. 15¢ 
Gee hs oo intense rose color iy rae - 
= ae 5 4 ee te . 
ee Licht. .. ZIN-3SD. 15¢ 
—Wildfire. Dazzling Scarlet eee 
". ZIN-3WF. 15¢ 
ZIN-3X. 15¢ 
HARMONY TYPE, SCABIOUS FLOWERED: Plants are 215-3 feet tall, bearing numer- 
ous medium sized flowers resembling annual Scabiosa or h i i 
improved strain has long stems and is excellent for cut Rowers, Aen Ne 
—Finest Mixed. Bright Shades...c..cceccsccssecooseeossc.c.., Oz. 75¢; YY, Ib. $2.25 senesantgeee ZIN-4X. 15¢ 
GAILLARDIA FLOWERED TYPE: Navajo Blanket Flowered. Flowers resemb] i 
Double Gaillardia, in both form and coloring; brightly colored and perfect tittle Aa 
S hinest Mixed gam MA Atmerican. Winnie? sc... ce.0e ZIN-5X. 15¢ 
PUMILA TYPE: Dwarf double or Cut-and-Come-Again. In best pastel shades. The 
flowers are 215-3 inches across, round in shape and good length stems for cutting. Sow 
in rich sandy loam; bloom in 50 days. : 
Gy ATLA EY BN, O14 Weal Mesner ecpateccanctessapcahcsstycadoascranarsic rere scrc vests st sareenateceinecec dees ew. rast mn ZIN-6CY. 15¢ 
—— CHUM SOM. arenesecserecsescents 
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—Pinkie. Pretty rose pink. & ZIN 6P. : 
="Salmon sy Rose) ean thee. toi eent ae 
= SCRTIGT Oe ee Fe = ; 
in alee yi ee Ue eerie nanenapiens ZIN-6S. 15¢ 
—Spun Gold. Butter yello <3 ae Gare ZIN-6W. 15¢ 
SB ar rae rr A. ZIN-6SG. 15¢ 
fe A Mie ht ak Ori | BIN-6ST. 15¢ 
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—Sunshine Tinis. Rich pastels 
