and foliage was started. I am now inclined to believe that sphagnum may be favorable 
in the potting soil for the greenhouse grown, Dutch Amaryllis. If you have trouble with 
them try this and tell me the result. 
A tablespoonful of bone meal for a 6” pot is recommended. 
In potting the bulbs, carefully preserve any living roots, even remnants. Clean but © 
do not scrape the base of the bulb and dust the moistened surface of base and the roots 
with Rootone. If there are no roots, coat base of bulb with Rootone, which will hasten 
their formation. 
Pot the bulb two-thirds above surface and water enough to settle soil. After this keep 
the soil only slightly moist until growth starts, then gradually increase. When first potted 
set them in a cool, light room but not in sunlight, the best temperature now is not over 
50°. The bulbs must have sufficient time to form a good root system under these con- 
ditions. If placed in a warm room and exposed to the sun, top growth will be made be- 
fore roots, and the result may be poor flowers or none. 
When you are sure that roots have formed, but not before, water the plants as di- 
rected with (or without) Vit. B-1. But be sure to leave the bulbs a sufficient length of 
time in a cool room. They need this period of dormancy and sufficient time to make a 
good root system. Many fail because they try to force bulbs before they have rested and 
have made good roots. If you get a poor flower it may be because the bulb had no roots 
and had only the sustenance stored in the bulb from which to make flowers. Lack of a_ 
good root system to nourish the flower will affect the quality of the flower in every way 
—size, substance and even color. Then bring the pots by easy stages to a temperature of 
60°, then about 65°. Day time temp. should never be much over 70° for best blooming. 
After flowering the bulb has shrunk and a long period of growth is necessary. If 
good growth is made at this important stage, the bulb will become much larger and off- 
sets may be made. Keep them growing as long as possible. When the weather is warm 
outside the pots may be plunged in the garden. If rim of pot is sufficiently below soil 
surface the roots may emerge and add range to the root system. Or better still, shift the 
bulb and the unbroken lump of soil to the garden. Water liberally during growth. 
Self colors are most desirable to go along with stripes or other markings. Self reds, 
scarlets and pure whites are expensive. There are a few self colors in our Select Strains 
but they are not separately identified. Don’t order selfs or any color not listed. Pollinate 
your best flowers, plant seed and you will likely produce a few selfs. Save and grow their 
seed for still better ones. ; 
There is no quantity discounts on Amaryllis except as specified in the listing. 
A. ambigua. The flowers have a long tube, like a lily. There are 5 or more on a 
very tall scape. The exquisite, spicy fragrance perfumes the entire garden. Customers re- 
port success with pot culture. Hardy in south. The bulb may be covered by 4” of soil. 
$2.50. 
A. immaculata. Usually known as A. candida. The long, tubular, lily-shaped flowers 
are pure white. Deliciously fragrant. Jumbo bulbs, about 5” diam., $5.00.. 
Amaryllis hybrids. We offer the best field grown American strains. We call them the 
Select Strains. These field grown bulbs are much easier to grow than imported greenhouse 
grown bulbs. In order to produce the high quality Amaryllis, selected bulbs are grown in 
the greenhouse for one season. The flowers are hand pollinated. Thus there is more cer- 
tainty of high quality than from seed collected at random in the field. 
~ Color Classes. These are named from the parents. When they first bloom, off colors 
are removed or “rogued” out. They are again rogued the second year. Nevertheless, the 
color classes are only approximately correct. Many off colors are missed when rogueing. 
There is also a wide difference in opinion as to color. One calls a flower pink. Others 
may call it rose. Therefore, we do not guarantee the color but we do exchange them if 
the customer is not satisified. Seldom, however, is a customer willing to part with a bulb 
of this strain, even tho it be an off color. The following color classes are as selected and 
named by the originator. When you get a wrong color and do not wish to keep it, 
notify us at once and await instructions. 
Select Strains, Assorted Colors. 24.” diam., up. 90c ea. 3 for $2.50. $9.50 doz. 
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