ARUM CORNUTUM 
MONARCH OF THE EAST — Sauromatum 
Guttatum. Blooms from the dry tuber. In 
late February or March place the tubers in 
an east or north window without soil or 
water. Soon great flower-spathes will un- 
fold, rose-tinted, purple, streaked ivory. 
After blooming the tubers should be planted 
in the garden, to give their exotic summer 
effects of marbled and oddly digitate 
foliage. 
SAUROMATUM 
(IN FLOWER ) per 1000 
mau COHNULUM, 18-20 cm: a 875.00 
(Sauromatum) Daa Crete ee hae ee ee BSG) 
ye AEs eee, an aN ee OSes AR La oe ee 130.00 
26-28 cm. 3 3. inde doh Acete (ES che Regt. ol 160.00 
BABIAN 
Bright-hued South African bulb-flowers, carried 
in spray-clusters, size and form are very much 
like those of Sparaxis. Indeed Babiana is in 
many ways close to Sparaxis, needing about 
the same handling. Rather easy for winter bloom, 
and more than lovely. In the North, grow in pots 
like Freesia, or if well enough protected with 
straw or leaves, they are likely to winter well 
outside. Mixed colors, indigo, pansy violet, 
white, mauve, cream. 
$35.00 per 1000 
BESSERA ELEGANS (Lady’s Eardrop). A 
garden-easy bulb of considerable charm. 
Delicately formed blossoms, bright coral with 
orange suffusions, striped creamy within, and 
with blue antlers, carried in nodding, sway- 
ing umbels on slender 20 inch stems. 
Gladiolus-handling throughout; a covering of 
dry sand is advisable while bulbs are in 
winter storage. 
$40.00 per 1000 
CROP 1953 
BEGONIA TUBERS (Ready January 1) 
Double Camelia flowered, all colors mixed 
Double Camelia flowered, in 10 separate colors as follows: 
Copper Pink Salmon 
Dark Red Red Scarlet 
Orange Rose White 
Yellow 
Single flowered, all colors mixed 
Single flowered, in 10 separate colors as above 
Crispa, frilled, all colors mixed 
Crispa, frilled, in 10 separate colors as above 
Cristata, Crested, all colors mixed 
Cristata, Crested, in 10 separate colors as above 
per 1000 
All the above 15/¢-22/4 tmches once teste sees $120,00 
er thevchbove. )ijo-)3/4, inches \_.nc2./ 3 ee a 85.00 
musine above 11/,-11/6 inches; 222) at 58.00 
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