Per 100, $17.50, by express. Smaller bulbs at 15c, $1.25/doz. $12.50/100, postpaid. 
B. rosea minor make smaller bulbs and flowers. Bloom later. Rare, beautiful. 40c. 
$4.00/doz. Assorted sizes, $17.50/100, f.0.b. express. 
B. rosea, Covina hybds., from a Covina garden. Fine assortment of varieties. 35c 
and 50c. Mixed sizes, $12.50/100, by express, collect. 
B. multiflora, var. Hathor. Pure white, beautiful and striking. Every Calif. garden 
(or wherever they can be grown) should have them. We are selling this year and 
paying postage for regular wholesale price, $2.00 ea. $20.00/doz. 
Land is so valuable, (our 6A. is really made up of city lots) that we must reduce 
our area. Hence our prices on Brunsvigias and other bulbs. 
Clivias have evergreen, strap-like foliage somewhat resembling that of Amaryllis. 
The flowers are produced in umbels of 10 to 25, in rich and exquisite tones of orange, 
in March and April. When not in flower the deep rich green foliage and later the red 
fruits are most ornamental. . 
Culture. They are usually grown in pots, even in the south, as more perfect foliage 
is thus possible, and when in flower one wants them in the house. We grow them in a 
lath house, lath spaced 4” apart, and in garden under Avocado (evergreen) trees, directly 
in the soil as they are often grown in Calif. When grown thus they will make very large 
clumps. They must have shade with only a few flecks of sunshine, but plenty of light 
and air. 
Clivias must never be dried off or allowed to lose their foliage. Keep them well 
watered after flowering, all summer and fall. Liquid fertilizer occasionally helps. When 
growth ceases in late fall rest them by giving them less water. But keep moist enough .- 
to prevent wilting of foliage. At this time they should have a cool room with temperatures 
from above 32° to not much over 50°. Pots should be 8” for a small plant and up to 12” 
for larger. As they grow and increase, do not divide but shift to larger pots. Drainage 
must be perfect. Potting soil is described under “General Culture Directions.” pH 7 is 
about right. One cannot guarantee a Clivia to flower the first year after moving tho they 
usually do. 
The foliage of our Clivias, grown outside in the ground, will not be as perfect as 
that of pot grown plants. But when potted, they replace the old foliage in a few months 
and become specimen plants. 
Clivia miniata. Wide open soft yellow orange fls. $1.00, $2.00 and $2.75. 
C. Miniata hybrids. Similar to the species “miniata”’ in foliage, hardiness, wide open 
flowers, etc., but there is some variation in color and form of flower. Most of them are 
in light orange tones. A few are dark and a few have a white throat. Do not express 
your color preference for any clivia hybrids as we cannot tell the color from the plant. 
Special Prices. We are closing out a planting in a lath house. Small plants, $1.00. 
Med., $1.50. Small blooming size, some of which will flower next Mar., others may not 
until 1956, $2.00. 
C. cyrtanthiflora. Very rare hybrid between C. miniata and C. nobilis. Large umbels 
of rich orange, tubular, pendant flowers. Large clumps show flowers in almost every 
month. Plants become large, multiply very rapidly if watered frequently and require 
deeper shade. Price, blooming size plant, $15.00. 
Crinum Cecil Houdyshel has proven to be hardy as far north as Brooklyn on east 
coast; to Kansas City in interior; everywhere on west coast if near the ocean. It will 
survive zero if planted deep and mulched. Here, large bulbs, in clump, flower thruout 
mild weather, usually for 9 or 10 months of the year. The lily-shaped flowers are rose 
pink. 
For the north, plant only our very large jumbo bulbs at $6.00. For southern gardens 
it is safe to plant smaller bulbs in the fall. Flowering sizes for $2.00 and $3.00. If we 
fill your order, we guarantee it to be hardy for your location. We also guarantee that 
you will like it. But don’t call it who-dee-shell or Hardyshel but as if spelled Howdy-shel. 
Other Crinums are listed in our Spring Catalogs. They can be planted any time of year 
in the south. 
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