Darlingtonia californica 
Darlingtonia 
Cobra Plant 
CALIFORNICA. This is one of the insect eat- 
ing Pitcher Plants. Plant in a dish of moss and 
leafmould and keep wet. Place in a sunny win- 
dow and feed it weekly by dropping a fly or a 
grain of hamburger inside each pitcher. A most 
pe plant. Fall and Winter delivery. 
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Dendrobium 
Glasshouse orchids with long slender pseudo- 
bulbs. They need to be under potted and given 
plenty of light. They usually flower from the 
pseudobulbs that have dropped their leaves. De- 
livery anytime. 
CHRYSOTOXUM. Clusters of flowers are 
very showy. Brilliant yellow lined red at the 
throat. The two-inch individual flowers are finely 
frilled at the edges. $5.00 ea. 
FORMOSUM GIGANTEUM. § The largest 
white flowered species. It blooms in the spring 
at the end of the leafy stem, in bunches of three 
to five. Each flower is over five inches across, 
white with yellow throat. $7.00 ea. 
Dianella 
An Australian rhizomatous perennial with tall, 
swordlike dark green foliage. The flowers are 
deep blue, small but very numerous on well 
branched stems. They are followed in the sum- 
mer with large blue berries that are like porce- 
lain beads of turquoise color. It is shade loving 
and should be allowed plenty of room in the 
garden as it spreads by means of stolons. It 
makes compact pot plants. Tender. Delivery any- 
time. $1.00 ea. 
INTERMEDIA. A fine variety for pot cul- 
ture and in the greenhouse where space _ is 
limited. 
TASMANICA. A rather common variety in 
Southern California. Taller and more _ robust 
than the above variety. 
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Dietes 
African Iris 
Moraeas having rhizomatous rootstock and 
evergreen foliage are called Dietes. They are 
native to South Africa and belong to the iris 
family. They are hardy in climates where the 
fig can be grown, but elsewhere they should be 
treated as pot plants. Their cultural require- 
ments are the same as for iris, but are much 
more tolerant of adverse conditions. They will 
grow under any conditions, but bloom best in 
hot sun and under neglect. The flower stems on 
all but D. bicolor are perennial and will pro- 
duce flowers year after year if not cut off to the 
last node. Attractive foliage plant. The flowers 
last only one day but are produced continually. 
Delivery anytime. 
AFRICA. (Giridlian, 1950.) A new hybrid 
between a very wide-leaved form of dietes from 
Zululand and D.  iridioides johnsoni. It has 
wide leaves and large pure white flowers with 
yellow and lavender markings. Unlike all others 
this is a night bloomer, opening as it does by 
3 P. M. and closing the following morning by 
10. It is tender and except in very favored loca- 
tions it should be treated as such. Fine for pot 
culture. $2.00 ea. 
BICOLOR. A distinct species with stiff light 
green foliage. The flowers are well rounded, 
yellow with blackish maroon signal blotch in 
the center. Blooms all summer. 75c ea. 
CATENULATA. A low growing variety with 
fan-like foliage and prostrate habit of growth. 
Flowers are pure white with lavender style 
branches and yellow beard. May be used as a 
hanging plant but if the flower stem is staked 
it will grow to a height of over six feet. 50c ea. 
CONTRAST. A fine hybrid with dark green 
foliage, ivory white well rounded flowers. Yel- 
low signal blotch and purple style branches. 
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IRIDIOIDES. This is the type form, and al- 
though the flowers are not as large as the more 
popular variety below, it is mevertheless rare 
and practically unobtainable, and should be in- 
cluded in all collections from a botanical stand- 
point. The color ot the flowers and habit is 
like its more showy variety but blooms on dif- 
ferent days. $1.00 ea. 
IRIDIOIDES JOHNSONI. A _ robust grow- 
ing plant very popular locally. Flowers are very 
large, pure waxy white with orange and brown 
signal blotch and large Javender style branches. 
It blooms periodically thruout the year. 50c ea. 
LEMON DROPS. Large, clear ivory flowers 
Nie three lemon colored spots in the center. 
1.00 ea. 
ORANGE DROPS. Identical with the above 
eles but with orange spots instead of lemon. 
FO0mea: 
ZULULANDI. This is an unidentified species 
from Zululand and until it is positively identi- 
fied we are naming it Zululand: for identifica- 
tion sake. It is one of the parents of AFRICA. 
This has huge, very wide foliage resembling a 
giant Marica. It is worth growing for the 
foliage _alone. In fact, the creamy flowers are 
disappointingly small and fugitive. It and_ its 
hybrid are shade loving plants. We have only a 
few plants available at $3.00 ea. 
