Alpha. Dwarf. Deeply lobed, golden green leaves with narrow rust zone and large, 
‘dark, glowing scarlet fls. $1.00. Extra large, $1.25. 
Crystal Palace Gem. Yellow green leaves with deeper green central blotch. Scarlet 
flowers. $1.00 and $1.25. 
Distinction. Small, round green leaves, toothed on edge, with a sharply outlined 
dark zone close to edge. Compact small plant. Often first choice of local customers. 
Cherry fls. $1.25 and $1.50. 
Jubilee. Bronze yellow leaves with broad rust brown zone. Grows well outside. 
$1.00 and $1.25. 
Miss Burdett Coutts. Silvery green leaves bordered with ivory and a zone of 
brilliant red and brown. Easy to grow and one of the most brilliant in color. $1.50. 
Mrs. Cox. Green leaves edged yellow. The wide zone is brilliantly splashed scarlet, 
crimson and brown. Very rare. $2.50. 
Mrs. Pollock. Green leaves edged yellow. Wide zone splashed scarlet. Similar but 
less colorful than Mrs. Cox. $1.25. 
Skies of Italy. Sharply lobed green leaves with wide brown zone, splashed red. 
Older plants become very colorful. $1.25 and $1.50. All prices are for large or extra 
large plants, not merely rooted cuttings. Postpaid, or by Exp. f.o.b. Guaranteed as 
stated above. 
THE GESNERIA FAMILY—Gesneriaceae 
This family includes the following genera: Gloxinia, Saintpaulia, Episcia, Achi- 
menes, Smithiantha, Corytholoma, Isoloma, Streptocarpus, Aeschynanthes, etc. Some 
of these are listed in our spring catalog. 
Gloxinias. We can usually ‘offer a few that will be dormant and ready to ship by 
late Oct. to Dec. Thus one can gain as much as two months time for early planting as 
cold weather usually interferes with shipping after Jan. 1. We can offer this fall, only 
two lots. Lot 1 is the usual 50c varieties and Lot 2 is the usual $1.00 var. They are 
ungraded and some will be small tubers. All will be labelled. You may not have your 
choice as there are too few. They will be “Our Selection.” Included will be one lot 
of a “Fine Florists Strain,’ not named var., in Lot 2. Sorry, we shall not have time 
to answer questions about them. There may be duplicates if you order a larger number 
of varieties than we have, but seldom are two exactly alike anyway and some sorts 
vary widely. 
Prices, Lot 1, 40c ea. Lot 2, 75c ea. You may have the dozen rate on 6 of either lot 
altho each will be separately labelled. This means 6 for the price of 5. 
Unlabelled tubers, our selection, $3.60 per doz. 
Customers in Los Angeles area. If you call we can sell you the potted plants now. 
These are in right soil and can be left in the same pot for next year. Some of our plants 
are a little leggy due to crowding or too much shade. 
Gloxinia Seed, saved from named varieties, mixed. Seedlings flower in about 5 mo. 
50c per packet. Seed of Antonelli Hybrids, very small packet of at least 10 seeds, 50c. 
Culture. Place fine grained vermiculite or terralite in the bottom of a plastic 
refrigerator dish #4” deep and moisten well. Plant seed very thinly over surface. Keep 
covered with lid until plants are ready to pick out. One must make sure that moisture 
does not escape and add water if it does. They may be picked out and transplanted into 
2” pots after second pair of leaves develop. We also plant seed in 9” pans, half filled with 
peat and milled sphagnum. When planted cover pot with glass. We grow many rare 
seeds by either method, including African Violets. 
Episcias have gorgeously colored foliage. They are very tender tropicals and should 
not be colder than 60°. At about 50° they are badly damaged or killed, hence cannot be 
shipped when likely to encounter temperatures under 50°. "They make stolens or runners 
like a strawberry and new plants are made in a similar manner. We plant in baskets 
of sphagnum and hair pin the little plants on stolens to sides and bottom of basket. 
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