Brunsvigia rosea (Sym. Amaryllis belladonna, Aitson). Familiar in Calif. and the south 
as Amaryllis belladonna, Naked Lady Lily, etc. It is hardy where minimum winter tem- 
peratures are about 10° above zero. It will be safe to plant it on the east coast to N. Car. 
and to Washington, D.C.; thruout the south where winters are mild; on the Pacific Coast 
to Vancouver. They do not always succeed in pots. We have had reports of good growth 
but no flowers in Fla., Miss. and La. Customers should always report to us the success or 
failure of such bulbs so that we may know where they may be grown successfully and 
where they may not. This So. African does well where there is no rainfall from May 1 to 
Aug. 1, as here or in its habitat. It is just possible that in regions of heavy summer 
rainfall as in La., Miss. and Fla., where they seldom flower, that if bulbs were dug 
when dormant about June, placed in pots or boxes with roots covered by soil to keep 
them alive, stored in a dry place, then planted back Aug. 1 and watered that they might 
flower. Try it if you have non-blooming bulbs. The flowers are an exquisite pink with 
a fine fragrance. Aug. and Sept. visitors to So. Calif. take back home the memory of 
these and want them. 
Brunsvigia rosea major. Earliest to flower, late July to Sept. 15. 35c, 50c and 65c ea. 
Assorted sizes by express, f.o.b. $25.00 per 100. 
B. rosea minor. Smaller bulbs, plants, and flowers and bloom later, thus extending 
season. Fine pink. Rare. 50c. 
B. rosea, “Covina Hybrids,” from a Covina garden. Several fine colors, assorted. 
L. 35c, 60c and immense bulbs for $1.00. 
B. Parkeri. This is a larger flowered and deeper rose form. A great improvement. 
Special price, 50c, 75c and $1.00 each. 
B. multiflora var. Hathor. This is a pure white Belladonna Lily and is very rare 
and most beautiful. Everyone who loves the “Belladonna Lilies” and can grow them, 
should have this white one. Price reduced. $2.50 ea. 
B. rosea. Assorted varieties and sizes. We have a surplus of some and will mix and 
send 50 for $7.50 or 100 for $12.50. Express, f.o.b. This is less than wholesale and is an 
excellent buy for florists, or to grow for church decoration. 
Clivias have evergreen, strap-like foliage somewhat resembling that of Amaryllis. 
The flowers are produced in umbels of 10 to 25, in rich and exquisite tones of orange, 
in March and April. When not in flower the deep rich green foliage and later the red 
fruits are most ornamental. 
Culture. They are usually grown in pots, even in the south, as more perfect foliage 
is thus possible, and when in flower one wants them in the house. We grow them in a 
lath house, lath spaced 2” apart, and in garden under Avocado (evergreen) trees, directly 
in the soil as they are often grown in Calif. When grown thus they will make very large 
clumps. They must have shade with only a few flecks of sunshine, but plenty of light 
and air. 
Clivias must never be dried off or allowed to lose their foliage. Keep them well 
watered after flowering, all summer and fall. Liquid fertilizer occasionally helps. When 
growth ceases in late fall rest them by giving them less water. But keep moist enough to 
prevent wilting of foliage. At this time they should have a cool room with temperatures 
from above 32° to not much over 50°. Pots should be 8” for a small plant and up to 
12” for larger. As they grow and increase, do not divide but shift to larger pots. Drainage 
must be perfect. Potting soil is described under “General Culture Directions.” pH 7 is 
about right. One cannot guarantee a Clivia to flower the first year after moving tho thev 
usually do. 
The foliage of our Clivias, grown outside in the ground, will not be as perfect as 
that of pot grown plants. But when potted, they replace the old foliage in a few months 
and become specimen plants. 
Clivia miniata. Wide open soft yellow orange fls. $1.00, $2.00 and $2.75. 
C. miniata hybrids. Similar to the species “miniata” in foliage, hardiness, wide open 
flowers, etc., but there is some variation in color and form of flower. Most of them are 
in light orange tones. A few are dark and a few have a white throat. Do not express 
your color preference for any Clivia hybrids as we cannot tell the color from the plant. 
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