ANTONELLI HYBRID GLOXINIAS 
BLUE RIBBON WINNERS FOR FOUR STRAIGHT YEARS AT CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR 
With just a little care your Gloxinias will reward you with beauty for many months of the year. 
The important requirements are light, warmth, a good pot mix, and to be kept free of insects. 
1954 INTRODUCTIONS 
BLUE HEAVEN (Blue) — The latest 
achievements in the blue color range. 
KISS OF FIRE (Scarlet) — Brilliant, 
all-scarlet — late-blooming — short, 
erect flowers on a compact plant. 
Our most popular Gloxinia. Kiss of 
Fire produces small tubers — 
large grade is 114-114 inches 
in diameter. 
RUBY — Wavy bright red flowers — 
light pink back — early-blooming, 
upright flowers. Large tubers, 
114 -2 inches in diameter. 
STAR DUST (Burgundy) — Huge 
Ruffled Burgundy. An outstanding 
selection of our excellent 
1953 Burgundy introduction. 
GLOXINIA SEEDLINGS 
Ready from April until June 
DOZ. 100 
$2.25 $15.50 
Seed: Packet $2.00 
OTHER COLORS 
BLANCHE DE MERU — Rose, White Throat 
MONT BLANC — White 
EMPEROR FREDERICK — 
Scarlet, White Border 
EMPEROR WILLIAM — 
Violet, White Border 
PRINCE ALBERT — 
Purple, Frilled Edge 
PRINCESS ELIZABETH — 
Soft Violet, White Throat 
ROI DES ROUGES — Dark 
Crimson, Frilled Edge 
VIOLACEA — Soft Violet 
TIGRINIA SPOTTED — Pink, 
Rose, Scarlet, Lavender 
PINK EDGE — White, Pink Edged 
GLOXINIA TUBERS 
Ready in January 
CULTURE 
SEED 
Gloxinia seed may be started by the same requirements and 
soil mixture used for Tuberous Begonia or African Violets. 
Either method is satisfactory. Care should be taken not to 
keep soil too wet, and that foliage is dry during the night. 
TUBERS 
Gloxinia tubers may be started as soon as you receive them. 
To encourage root growth and to avoid overwatering, start 
tubers the same as Tuberous Begonias in flats or in small 
4- or 5-inch pots. 
Tubers generally give several sprouts. To achieve a well- 
formed plant with the largest flowers, it is important to 
remove all but the main shoot by breaking or cutting off at 
the tuber. 
These shoots may then be started in sand or your regular 
rooting media. After rooting, treat the same as seedlings. 
PRICE EACH DOZ. 100 
Large Tubers $.50 $5.00 $38.00 
Medium Tubers .40 4.00 30.00 
BUD BLAST 
This is usually caused by attack of thrip. Other causes are 
over-feeding with a chemical fertilizer during the blooming 
period, and wetting the buds during very warm days with 
cold water. 
Remedy is simply correcting the cause — keep plants 
clean, feed with organic fertilizer, and care in keeping flower 
stems dry during very hot days. 
POTTING 
Our pot mix consists of two-thirds well-decayed leaf mold, 
one-sixth loam, and one-sixth steer manure. African Violet 
mix is satisfactory. 
Large tubers need a 7- or 8-inch pot, medium tubers 6- or 
7-inch pot, using the same procedure as directions given for 
Tuberous Begonias. 
PEST 
The most common pests are thrip and aphids, controlled 
easily by several insecticides made for that purpose. 
