HA. &S. Glorious Amaryllis 
THE WORLD’S PREMIER STRAIN 
We are now in a position to offer you bulbs of this new 
race at very moderate prices. For this coming fall season 
we will have ready a splendid stock of firm, heavy bulbs, 
all strictly flowering size. They bear blooms of immense 
proportion, of model form, with a surprising brilliancy 
and range of color, from the pure white 
ground colors with their delicate mark- 
ings of rose, red, carmine and other 
tints, to the glorious dazzling scarlets, 
crimsons, maroons, rose and bright red 
self colors, or the innumerable hand- 
somely bi-colored or tri-colored vari- 
eties. This strain will leave little to be 
desired. The blooms attain an enor- 
mous diameter of seven to 10 inches 
and over. The flowers are flat and 
spreading, with short necks, borne 
erect on stems of 2 to 214 feet in 
length, displaying the flower to great 
advantage. 
When you receive a shipment in the 
fall designed for spring blooming, pot 
them at once, if possible. A 2 to 3 
inch diameter bulb will require a 6 inch 
pot; a 3 to 3% inch bulb the 7 inch 
size. 
If living roots are attached to the base 
of the bulb, do not cut them off, merely 
cut off the dead ends and spread the 
balance in natural manner of growth 
when potting. If the roots are dry or 
lacking, the bulbs will flower as usual, 
but will be deficient in foliage until 
after the flowers have gone. 
The soil mixture which will produce 
best results is a light, friable loam, in 
volume about 50%; 10% sharp sand, 
15% peat, 10% well rotted leaf mold, 
15% well rotted cow manure. 
Pot bulbs so the neck is exposed down 
to the upper portion of the bulb. In a 
large sized bulb this would mean about 
a couple of inches above the top of the 
soil area. Water thoroughly after pot- 
ting and keep moderately moist there- 
after, but do not overwater. 
If roots are attached to bulbs at pot- 
ting time, new roots soon manifest 
themselves, and after a period of a few 
weeks the pots can be removed to a 
partially shaded greenhouse and given 
a temperature of 55 to 60 degrees. A 
slight shading will give greater stem 
length and an added richness to the 
colors of the blooms. 
Unsold bulbs will prove better the sec- 
ond year than the first. Leave in pots in 
greenhouse until after danger of frost 
is over, then plunge them in full sun in an open frame. Give them 
liberal mulches of cow manure throughout the season and an 
abundance of water. The bu!bs will soon plump up and give you even 
larger sized bulbs than when potted during the first season. Bring 
these potted bulbs into a cold house before heavy frost and gradually 
withhold water, but do not let them dry out entirely. This will cure 
them and give them a rest period prior to bringing into the green- 
house the following spring. 
The foliage in the dormant season will disappear down to the neck. 
When wanted for early forcing, bring them into the greenhouse dur- 
ing January or February, in quantities to suit the market. 
The bulbs in pots can be retarded with a temperature of 40 to 45 
degrees. By doing this you can insure plants in flower from February 
Ist to June Ist. Always remember that Amaryllis are gross feeders 
and when the root action hits the side of the pots an occasional dose 
of manure water will help develop wonderful spikes of bloom. 
AMARYLLIS PRICES 
MIXED COLORS 
Size 10 100 1000 
2) to 234 inches $3.00 $25.00 $225.00 
234 to 3 inches 3)5)0) 30.00 2715200 
3. to3% inches 4.50 40.00 3/5100 
3 4 to 3% inches 5.00 45.00 425.00 
3% to4 inches 6.00 5500 500.00 
HOWARD & SMITH, INC. 
1200 Beverly Blvd., 
SEPARATE COLORS 
(Crimson, Red Shades, Variegated) 
Size 10 100 
2 to 234 inches $4.00 $35.00 cage 
DEER aes 4.50 40.00 375.00 
3. to 3% inches 5.50 50.00 475.00 
27, to13 Vesinches 6.00 55.00 525.00 
3 Vator amine 6.50 60.00 575.00 
Montebello, California 
