Oakhurst's Rare and Unusual Bulbs 
Achimenes Little Beauty 
Achimenes 
Achimenes is related to the African Vio- 
lets and if you can grow one you can grow 
the other, except that Achimenes can be grown 
to perfection out of doors whereas African Vio- 
lets are strictly house plants. Plant the small 
rhizomes one inch deep in a porous soil such as 
you would use for Gloxina or Begonia. A soil 
rich in leaf-mould, peat and chopped sphagnum 
moss with no manure added is suitable. Place 
in a shaded location. Water sparingly until ac- 
tive growth starts. Then give more water and 
light and start to fertilize with liquid manure 
when the plants are about two inches high. 
Never allow them to become dry. They will start 
to bloom in late summer. The rhizomes are 
very small and look like some kind of seeds, 
but that has nothing to do with the quality of 
the plants. Some plants just naturally make large 
bulbs while others just as naturally make smal] 
ones. Delivery November to April. $2.00 dozen. 
Please note that if you order less than six of any 
variety the price is 20c each. 
ADELE DE LA HAUTE. The 2})4 inch flow- 
ers are shell pink shading to carmine at the cen- 
ter. Pinkish foliage. 
AMBROISE VERSCHAFFELT. One of the 
most prolific bloomers with 2-inch flowers veined 
and striped vivid purple on light ground and 
edged lilac. Yellow center. 
GIANT PANSY. 214-inch flowers of sky 
blue background. Purple and yellow blotches on 
petals. Very dark foliage. 
LITTLE BEAUTY. Of dwarf habit with dark 
foliage. 114-inch salmon-cerise flowers. 
LONGIFLORA MAJOR. This is the largest 
blooming variety with 314-inch flowers that open 
out flat. The color is vivid bright blue. Tall 
grower. 
MAGNIFICENT. A strong, upright grower 
with bronzy-green foliage, bright red on the re- 
verse side and bright red stems. The medium size 
nowels are purple self with red specks at the 
throat. 
MARGARET. The purest white flowers are 
2%4 inches across. The foliage is bright, velvety 
green. 
MAXIMA. The flowers are three 
across, white with red veinings. Purple eye. 
MEXICANA. Large, deep blue flowers shad- 
ed white at the center and yellow at the base. 
PINK BEAUTY. Very large pink floowers. 
Green foliage. Low growing. Very fine. 
GRAND MIXTURE. All 
mixed. $1.50 doz. 
COLLECTION A. One each of 18 varieties 
separately labelled. $3.50. 
inches 
colors and_ types 
Acanthostachys 
STROBILACEA. A rare bromeliad from Brazil, 
an epiphytic plant with pendant and_ spiney 
leaves; bearing red cones and bright yellow flow- 
ers. It will grow in moss, sandy soil or leaf- 
mould and make a fine hanging basket. Delivery 
any time. $2.00 ea. 
Acanthus 
Architectural Plant 
MOLLIS. A _ hardy perennial grown for its 
highly attractive deep green leaves and _ tall 
spires of white flowers. It will succeed in full 
sunlight and densest shade. Highly desirable as 
a house plant or for pot culture. It gets its com- 
mon name from the fact that the leaf design on 
the capital of the Corinthian columns was taken 
from this plant. It becomes dormant for a short 
period right after flowering. July-August delivery 
only. 50c each. 
Albuca 
A genus of bulbous plants from Africa allied 
to the Ornithogalum and treated the same way. 
They bloom in late spring and early summer and 
may be lifted during the cold weather. 
CRINIFOLIA. The two-inch florets are pro- 
duced on the upper half of a three-foot spike. 
The three petals always stay closed in the center 
of the flower and the three sepals open wide. 
The flowers are waxy pure white with a green- 
ish midrib on the lower side of each segment. 
Plant in a sandy location in open sun. $1.00 ea. 
NELSONI. Similar to the above and bloom- 
ing at the same time but much larger and taller, 
up to six feet high. Resembles a yucca in bloom. 
$2.00 ea. 
