Billbergia saundersi 
Billbergia 
Bitd of Paradise 
These are bromeliads, air plants, related to the 
pineapple. They naturally grow on trees like 
orchids but under cultivation seem to thrive un- 
der any and all conditions. They may be grown 
in sand, peat, leaf-mould, moss, osmunda fiber 
or any combination of these ingredients. The 
main point to consider is that they must have 
perfect drainage. They may be grown on limbs 
of trees or may be tied to a piece of rustic wood 
with sphagnum moss and hung. They like fil- 
tered sunlight or light shade, overhead watering 
and not too wet at the roots. They hold water 
in the rosette of leaves and use it from there 
rather than from the roots. These cultural con- 
ditions apply to all bromeliads we list in this. 
catalog unless otherwise noted elsewhere. Deliv- 
ery anytime. 
NOTE—AII bromeliads are mailed dry and 
bareroot. Occasionally they will come without 
any roots, but will form roots soon after being 
planted. 
AMOENA. A _ dwarf variety with brilliant 
orange-scarlet bracts. Flowers deepest blue. Well 
established plants will bloom thruout the sum- 
mer l.50ed. 
AMOENA X SAUNDERSI. A new hybrid 
combining the brilliant color of amoena with 
the attractive foliage of Saundersi. May bloom 
at any time. $1.00 ea. 
BURKHOLTZI. Tall, light green foliage. 
Rose bracts and lavender flowers. Rare. $1.00 ea. 
CALOPHYLLA. (Red, white and _ blue.) 
Foliage wide, bronzy green heavily barred trans- 
versely with gray. Blood red bracts, white ovary 
and dark blue flowers. Everblooming. A grand 
house plant. $1.50 ea. 
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DISTACHYA. Long, pointed foliage heavily 
spotted cream. Tall pendent flowers appear in 
the spring. Bracts deep rose, flowers blue and 
green. 50c ea. 
ELVENIA SLOSSON. Formerly listed as nu- 
tans x Alberti. Very long, strap shaped deep 
green leaves which turn purplish bronze in the 
sun. Flower stems sometimes are nearly three feet 
long. Bracts bright red. Flowers deep purple. A 
very thrifty grower and a fine pot plant. Spring 
bloomer. $1.50 ea. 
EUPHEMIAE. A sstoloniferus plant that is 
ideal for hanging baskets. Wide, reflexed blue 
green leaves 12 inches high. The powdery rose 
bracts are followed by violet colored large flowers. 
$2.00 ea. 
LEPTOPODA. This is commonly called Per- 
manent Wave plant because the wide, spotted 
green leaves are permanently curled backward. 
Bracts red, flowers blue and yellow. 12”. $2.50 
each. 
NUTANS. This is the common variety grown 
everywhere in Southern California. Narrow 
leaves. Compact grower. Winter bloomer. Bracts 
light pink. Flowers blue and green on pendent 
stem, 50G "ea. 
PORTIANA. Formerly listed as nobile. Larg- 
est of the varieties listed, both in foliage and 
flower. The leaves are wide, stiff and deep 
green. The pendent flower stem hangs over the 
side and the tips of the flowers touch the ground. 
The bracts are brilliant rose, wide-spread and 
a foot across. The tassel of closely packed flow- 
ers are yellowish green and the petals are tightly 
recurved. Rare. $3.50 ea. 
THEODORE L. MEAD. A _ lovely variety 
produced by this well known Florida horti- 
culturist. A luxuriant grower with low spreading 
shiny foliage and green .and blue flowers. Pink 
bracts. Superb plant for hanging basket culture. 
Everblooming habit. $1.50 ea. 
THYRSIFLORA HYBRIDS. A cross between 
B. Thyrisflora and B. Amoena. We believe this 
is the finest of all hybrid-billbergias to date. 
Light green to bronzy, wide, upright leaves. Stem 
stiff and upright, Large rosettes of scarlet bracts 
and violet flowers. Winter and summer bloom- 
ing. $1.50 ea. E 
SAUNDERSI. A very striking foliage plant 
with purplish bronze leaves Reavis spotted 
cream. Bracts bright red. Flowers blue. $1.00 ea. 
Calostemma 
PURPUREA. A _ rare Australian amaryllid 
which flowers in August before the leaves. About 
a dozen rosy foe flowers of a narcissus-like 
form on a tall stem. Unusual and_ attractive. 
Prefers sandy soil rich in humus, and open sun- 
light. May be grown in pots. Try a few. Sum- 
mer delivery. 50c ea. 
Canna 
IRIDIFLORA. This is the most noble of all 
the cannas we have grown and well worth a 
place where it can be given sufficient room. The 
lant grows to a height of five feet. The wide, 
deep-green banana-like leaves are very tropical 
in appearance. The flowers are loosely formed 
and nodding. The color is brilliant fuchsia. De- 
livery anytime. $2.00 ea. 
