mo. Culture: We plant in large clay pans, standard pots or wood flats. Soil, either fine 
peat, milled sphagnum or mixture of both with a little sand added. Be sure this is evenly 
wet thruout. Level the surface and scatter seed thinly as all grow. Cover very lightly 
with very fine peat. If covered by a pane of glass the seed is likely to come up before 
watering is necessary. Water carefully to avoid erosion. Subirrigation is best. When they 
begin to crowd, you can transplant into 3” or 4” pots directly or into 2” pots and shift 
later. Per packet, 50c.-3 for $1:25. 
Streptocarpus are very close relatives of Gloxinias but are fibrous rooted and can 
only be moved as growing plants. The culture is much the same except as to temperature. 
They thrive in a cool house and are easily grown in a lath house in summer. The color 
range is similar. The flowers are smaller and freely produced. They are followed by long 
twisted seed pods, hence their name. They are easily grown from seed, which save, as we 
have no seed for sale. We pack plants in their own soil and ship carefully which adds to 
the cost. Order early. They cannot be moved in winter. “Assorted hybrids,” $1.00 ea. 
Episcias are fine foliage plants and have attractive flowers also. Some are trailing 
plants and are nice in baskets in the same compost as advised for Achimenes, Gloxinias, 
etc. The culture is similar. They are fibrous rooted plants and must be moved as plants, 
out of pot—or loose rooted with a little of their proper compost. We offer only small 
plants. Delivery any time of year when weather permits. 7 
Episcia chontalensis. Lvs. Marked purple. Fls. white to lilac; E. coccinea. Lvs. metallic 
green; E. lilacina; E. splendens; E. sp. Sport; E. variegated. We cannot complete descrip- 
tions. Price, small plants, six varieties, $1.25 ea. No quantity discount. 
Smithiantha. (Naegelia) are fine tuberous foliage plants. The cordate leaves are 
covered with soft hairs that give them a velvety appearance. Their colors change when 
viewed at different angles. The attractive flowers are tubular in form. Culture like 
Gloxinias and Achimines. Use 5” pots. 
S. hybrida, “Golden King,” yellow flowers. 
S. hybrida, “Orange King,” orange flowers. 
S. hybrida, “Orange Delight,” different in foliage and flowers. 
Tubers of all varieties, $1.10 ea. The fresh dug tubers will be delivered in spring. 
Culture like Gloxinias, Achimenes, etc. Delivery in spring as soon as dormant. 
Isoloma. (Tydaea). This genus has rather long, tubular flowers of stunning appear- 
ance. The stems are trailing and we prefer basket culture, the same as for Achimenes in 
every way. Tuberous. Delivery in spring as soon as dormant. 
Isoloma hirsutum. Hirsute leaves and stems. Free flowering. Tubers, 75c ea. 
Isoloma hybrids. Choice varieties. 60c ea. 
Achimenes 
Achimenes are again becoming one of our most popular house plants. They are 
stemmed plants, usually trailing in habit and therefore ideal for basket culture. Flowers 
are like tiny Gloxinias. The tubers are very small and resemble tiny pine cones. They 
increase rapidly. 
Culture is very similar to that of Gloxinias. In a 5” pot, 1, 3 or 5 tubers may be 
planted. Keep them slightly moist until they come up and water more liberally when in 
full growth. This class of plants must be kept moist at all times and therefore drainage 
must be perfect to avoid sogginess. If the potting medium is peat, milled sphagnum 
and sand the drainage will be good. 
A most satisfactory way of growing Achimenes is in wire baskets. Line the baskets 
with wet sphagnum. The best compost is peat and/or milled sphagnum. Some use coarse 
leaf mould. One can plant several tubers in an 8” basket. We use 16” baskets for about 
30 or more tubers. Smooth the upper surface and place tubers around perimeter and in 
center. Cover about #4” to 1”. Some tubers start very soon. Others may require several 
weeks. If tubers are broken every piece will grow but small pieces produce small plants. 
They should be stored in sand, peat or vermiculite at about 60°. Cigar boxes are good 
containers. 
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