Ceropegia 
Rosary vine 
Succulent, tuberous plants for the house or 
glasshouse, but may be grown in the open where 
the winters are quite mild. Most have heart- 
shaped foliage, some with marbling. All are very 
easy to grow either in sun or total shade. Do 
not water too much until active growth starts 
after planting. Delivery anytime. Small plants 
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AFRA. Fleshy, heart shaped, rather pointed 
plain green leaves. Very fast grower. It can be 
induced to climb if given support. 
BARKLEYI. This has rather large silvered and 
pointed leaves, and prefers to climb. Will stand 
more frost than the others. 
CAFFRORUM. Much like C. Woodi but the 
leaves are plain deep green and it does not form 
bulblets along the stems. 
WOODI. This is the most popular Sweet- 
heart Vine, with silvery heart-shaped leaves. Ideal 
houseplant. 
Chlorophytum 
Often sold as anthericum, chlorophytum dif- 
fers botanically from that genus. Primarily a 
foliage plant. It is used much as pot plant, 
in hanging baskets, and also as ground cover. 
Long sprays of small white flowers are followed 
by numerous young plants which weigh the 
stem down making a very attractive cascade ef- 
fect. Delivery anytime. 
ELATUM: “Nom 1; 
long? 256 ea; 
Dark green foliage 24” 
No. 2. Light green leaves heavily bordered 
cream. 50c ea. 
No. 3. Light green leaves with wide cream 
midrib. 50c ea. 
PICTURATUM. A dwarf variety. Dark green 
leaves, white midrib. 50c ea. 
Clivia miniata 
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Clivia 
Clivias are the aristrocrats of the amaryllis 
family and always invite admiration when in 
bloom. Because they thrive best in dense shade 
they are ideal house plants. They will flower 
indoors in winter. They will withstand eight de- 
grees of frost and below that for several degrees 
the foliage will be damaged but the plants will 
recover. As both the leaves and the roots are very 
long lived they should be grown in a rich, heavy 
soil. Place the plants in as small a pot as pos- 
sible as they bloom best when rootbound. Do not 
be alarmed if the roots are exposed in the pots. 
Place in a larger pot only when the plant is 
pushed out of the pot or if the pot is broken. 
Apply liquid manure about every three months. 
Delivery anytime. 
BELGIAN HYBRIDS. This European strain 
has very wide leaves and is ornamental even 
when not in bloom. The flowers are large, well 
formed, of a deep red-orange color and are held 
on a heavy, stiff stem. $5.00 ea. 
CAULESCENS. A _ newly discovered _ species, 
and so far as we know the first time ever 
offered for sale in this country. It forms a stem 
from which the dark green leaves emerge. The 
flowers are small compared with the other species 
but make up for it in its novel form and bril- 
liancy of color. The flowers are tubular, pendent, 
brilliant orange with green tips. It looks more 
like a glorified cyrtanthus. $7.50 ea. 
MINIATA. This is the original species from 
South Africa and is quite common in California 
gardens. It has narrower leaves than the hybrids 
and the flowers are of a salmon-orange color 
with yellow center. If kept rather dry during 
the summer it is apt to bloom a second time in 
the fall. $1.50 ea. 
MINIATA HYBRID. Similar to the type 
but deeper in color of the flower and wider 
leaves. $2.50 ea. 
ZIMMERMAN HYDRIDS. This strain is 
characterized by its very large flowers. The color 
is variable and may be any color from light 
salmon thru oranges to reddish. However, we 
do not sell them in separate colors, but in mix- 
ture only. $5.00 ea. 
Commelina 
Day Flower 
_ COELESTIS. A _ lovely tuberous plant with 
intense blue flowers lasting one day, and belong- 
ing to the same group of plants as the Wander- 
ing Jew. Blooms all summer. A rare color in the 
garden. $1.00 doz. 
Cooperia 
Rain Lily 
DRUMMONDI. Similar to pedunculata but 
much smaller and more graceful. The flowers 
open wide. 8 inches. 35c ea. 
PEDUNCULATA. These are closely allied 
to Zephyranthes. They have very fragrant, night 
blooming flowers that — stay partially open 
Bere pout the day. In the colder sections they 
may be treated like gladiolus, being stored in a 
cellar during the winter and planted out again 
in. the spring. If planted where they canbe 
dried out, they will bloom soon after watering 
and may be induced to bloom two or three 
times during the season by alternate watering 
and drying. Delivery throughout the yeatanel> 
inches. 35c ea. 
