ANDERSONI|—easy growing, light to medium blue, with light green 
foliage,wonderful for hanging baskets, trailing boxes. $1.00 doz. 
MADUNA—fine showy variety with rose-purple flowers, white center, 
rich green foliage, veined red, vigorous and thrifty, $1.50 doz. 
LITTLE BEAUTY—fine rose-pink, dwarf type, dark red erect foliage, 
just about tops in Achimenes. We are short this season on this one. 
$3.00 doz. 
LOVELINESS—smali dainty foliage and small to medium size flowers, 
medium to late flowering, clear rich violet shade. $1.00 doz. 
MME. GEHEUNE (Grandiflora)—a splendid foliage variety with 
handsome bronzy-red tomentose leaves and stems, attractive rose-purple 
flowers, easy. $1.00 doz. 
ATROPURPUREA—a_ light-green foliaged variety with rich, bright 
reddish-purple flowers, compact and early blooming, short this season. 
$2.50 doz. : 
SELECT ACHIMENES VARIETIES 
MARGARITA—the nearest pure white, out of stock this season. Please 
order Dainty Queen in place. 
VIVID—one of the medium late flowering ‘'Little Beauty" types, 
foliage dark, semi-dwarf, flowers cerise-lake, vigorous, easy, free flower- 
ing. $2.00 doz. 
VENUSTA—violet purple, semi-double, medium sized flowers on a 
dark foliaged, compact plant, very free flowering, fine for pots or boxes. 
Very rare and choice, an old variety going back to 1849. Each flower 
has a tiny ‘'rose-bud'' center. $3.00 doz. 
PULCHELLA—the oldest species known (A. coccinea) from the 
West Indies. Late blooming with myriads of little bright scarlet flowers. 
Brightest red of them all. Short this season. Possibly can spare a few 
to early customers. 50c each. 
PINK BEAUTY (ADELE DE LA HAUTE)—a 
lavender pink with light center, of the A. longiflora type, scarce this 
season. 50c each. 
NESS|IDA—Some regard this as the most beautiful of all Achimenes, 
with its Amethyst Violet flower and Cadmium orange center. Makes a 
strong, erect plant, handsome green foliage, distinct and attracts imme- 
diate attention. A fair stock this year. $1.50 doz. 
BIG BOY BLUE—a large flowered type, much like Magnificum, (A. 
longiflora, major) but with deeper blue flowers having an orange throat, 
$2.50 doz. 
VERSCHAFFELTII—an old favorite and one of the best, the flowers 
having lavender purple lines and veins on lavendar-tinted white. Com- 
pact, extra free flowering, easy culture, fine for pots or hanging baskets. 
$1.50 doz. 
CATTLEYA—the finest of all Achimenes in our personal opinion in 
the blue and lavender shades, and possibly of them all. A true pastel, 
or orchid shade, blending with a milky lavendar, large A. longiflora 
flowers, superb and supreme. We have a good stock for the first time. 
We expect this to be the most popular Achimenes in future years. $1.50 
doz. Don't fail to try this one. 
MINIATA—still the best red in the dwarf, trailing, early varieties, 
actually a dusky crimson to carmine in shade with yellowish throat. 
Scarce, $2.00 doz. 
MASTER INGRAM—a super Achimenes, bold, handsome trailing 
toliage and big sparkling cherry-red flowers shading to a velvety ma- 
Striking in flower, and very effective. A true red shade, $2.00 
luscious rose-pink to 
roon. 
doz. 
CARMINE QUEEN—a dainty variety of the Loveliness type, but 
flowers more crimson in shade. New with us last year, 35c each. 
MASTERPIECE—one of the most unusual and beautiful Achimenes, 
with fine, upright olive-bronze foliage, serrate-edged leaves, distinctive 
and remarkable, having showy medium-purple flowers, it would be hard 
to improve. $1.50 doz. 
MAGNIFICUM [Achimenes longiflora var. Major)—most popular 
Achimenes in the trade, largest flowers, to 3 inches diameter, Hyacinth 
blue, like Galatea, tall plants, handsome, erect, medium green foliage. 
Superb for cutting when available in quantity. Can be pinched to make 
lower. $2.00 per doz. 
LADY LITTLETON—another tall, attractive variety, with ~ unusual 
olive-green tomentose foliage, flowers like a smal- slipper Gloxinia, rosy- 
mauve with orange dotted throat. $1.50 doz. 
FRANCOIS CARDINALIS—the most dwarf and compact species of 
all, light green, attractive, bushy foliage, small blue and white slipper- 
like trumpet flowers, distinct and appealing—first time available in 
quantity, $1.50 doz. 
BROWN'S LAVENDER (A. Scheeri)—a species near the slipper 
Gloxinia flower in form, rather dwarf, deep blue, light green foliage, 
50c each. 
MME. GEORGES—a nice shade of violet purple, dwarf, trailing, 
reddish green foliage, $1.50 doz. 
PASTEL BLEND—this is a blend of A. Longiflora types, in pastel 
skades mostly, including some new seedlings, $3.00 doz. 
CHARM—a new light pink, slightly larger flowers than Little 
Beauty, dark foliage, semi-dwarf, showy and free blooming, very rare, 
50c each. 
LENORE—new Van Tubergen introduction, intense glowing violet- 
purple with orange throat markings, sturdy, upright type, $1.00 each. 
MILTONI—a rare raspberry red variety with long tubular flowers, 
very unusual and lovely, requires good culture, 50c each. 
MEXICANA—blotched blue and white, A longiflora type, very 
pretty, 35c each. 
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 
TEN VARIETIES, our selection, two tubercles each, $2.50. TWENTY 
VARIETIES, our selection, five tubercles each (100 in all), $5.00. Stand- 
ard varieties mixed, $1.00 doz. Choice and rare varieties mixed, $2.50 
doz., $15.00 per 100. Three or six at dozen rate on ALL ACHIMENES 
VARIETIES. Shipment January through April as long as available, ex- 
cept during cold spells. We pack carefully to protect vitality of tuber- 
cles and seldom have complaints. SPECIAL BEGINNERS OFFER—six 
ROYAL PURPLE, ANDERSONI, PATENS, CATTLEYA, DAINTY QuEEN, 
MASTER INGRAMI, MAGNIFICUM, VERSCHAFFELTI, MME. GE- 
HEUNE MASTERPIECE, $5.00. Please allow for substitution in event of 
certain varieties being sold out. 
BEST AVAILABLE WHITES—DAINTY QUEEN. BEST REDS—MINI- 
ATA and MASTER INGRAMI. BEST PINKS—LITTLE BEAUTY, CHARM 
and PINK BEAUTY. BEST PURPLES—ROYAL PURPLE, PATENS, MAS- 
TERIECE, MADUNA, LOVELINESS, VIVID, VENUSTA. BEST LAVEN- 
DERS—CATTLEYA, VERSCHAFFELTI, NESSIDA, BEST BLUES—GALA- 
TEA, MAGNIFICUM, ANDERSONI, BIG BOY BLUE, MEXICANA. BEST 
NOVELTY VARIETIES—FRANCOIS CARDINALIS, LADY LITTLETON, 
VENUSTA, MME. GEHEUNE, MASTER INGRAMI, MASTERPIECE, NES- 
SIDA, VERSCHAFFELTI, CATTLEYA, MADUNA, MINIATA; Many. of 
these are quite unknown to the average flower lover. 
Gloxinia fimbriata (glabra) —a rare genuine Gloxinia (not Sin- 
ningia), white flowers with yellow throat, dotted lavender; tubers like 
Achimenes, a few available, $1.00 each. 
Gloxinia maculata, | foot tall, purple blue, downy, blooms late in 
year, large leaves and vigorous stems more like Begonia, tubercles like 
giant Achimenes, very rare, $3.00 each. Only a few available. 
Naegelia Orange King, plush-like leaves, orange flowers, $1.00 each. 
Tydaea Williami, a fine rare Gesnerad, handsome in its light green 
foliage, showy blooms, 25c each. 
GLOXINIAS—We offer a fine mixture of Gloxinias in spring, both 
Belgian and American-grown, $3.50 per dozen. 
FANCY LEAVED CALADIUMS 
Fancy-leaved caladiums, of which we grow a nice assortment of 
garden and pot plant varieties, have been one of the specialties of our 
Lakemont Gardens for more than I5 years. We offer our special mixture 
at $3,50 per dozen bulbs and honestly believe it remains without equal 
in the American trade at this retail price. 
For those who wish to specialize in these lovely foliage plants, which 
form one of the leading groups of summer pot plant subjects along with 
Achimenes and Kaempferias on our list, we grow upward of 25 named 
varieties in more or less quantity. These are listed below. Some of 
them are not obtainable from any other grower that we know at this 
time, and have been preserved by us from the days of Dr. Henry Nehr- 
ling and Theodore L. Mead, Florida's pioneers in the Caladium hybrid- 
izing game. 
Article in PLANT LIFE 
For a fuller account of Caladiums and a sketch of their most interest- 
ing horticultural history we refer you to our article in the 1950 Plant Life, 
page 131-142, with illustrations of Caladium Humboldtii, now out of 
stock, the fine variety of standard form, Mrs. Fannie B. Munson, and one 
of the new white lance-leaved varieties originated recently in Tampa, 
Fla, by a number of woman caladium growers. These arrow and lance 
types date back 40 or 50 years, in the case of Mr. Mead's "'E. O. Orpet'’, 
the best red, with lance leaves. ''Snowbird'', one of the new white ar- 
row types, has wider leaves. We lost most of our collection of C. Hum- 
boldtii and the arrow and lance types in the freeze of November, 1950. 
This year we have propagated to the limit of our facilities and next 
season we hope to have a fair stock at good prices, but for some years 
they will be comparatively high in price. A few in spring at $3.00 each. 
The Caladiums are fully as gay and beautiful as flowers and more 
beloved by many of their enthusiasts. The large varieties vary in the 
size of bulbs they produce. Some kinds as Sorocaba, April Rose, 
Triomphe de |'Exposition, Candidum, etc., will make large tubers, up to 
three inches in diameter or even larger. Many choice kinds, however, 
have bulbs only an inch to an inch and a half as their large size, while 
the great majority grow I'/) to 2!/ inch bulbs as standard size, which 
is the size we endeavor to supply. The varieties producing smaller bulbs 
will be sent in largest size available at time of order. 
Warmth and Moisture 
Culture of caladiums is simple. They want shade, warmth and mois- 
ture. Start them under glass or in a warm room, placing bulbs singly in 
six or seven inch pots, depending on size, using a rich soil with plenty of 
drainage in the bottom of the pot. A heavy loam with equal part of 
well-rotted cow manure suits them. Leaf mold is also good, and a good 
pinch of commercial 5-7-5 fertilizer can be added to the potting soil. 
Some growers start them in moist peat over bottom heat and transplant 
to pots when well rooted and sprouting. Potting is done from February 
to July, or earlier if special forcing facilities are available. 
Choice varieties want some shade, and protection from hot sun and 
winds, hard rains and storms. They do well in the garden, planted out 
North or South as soon as the ground is warm, with a rich compost 
used in the bed. Planted in beds of mixed colors or separate varieties 
they are one of nature's showiest foliage plants. Giant bulbs of some 
varieties are available this year. Write for particulars. (MST: makes 
small tubers.) 
