Laelia 
Mexican species related to the Cattleya, but 
with smaller flowers. Very easy to grow and flow- 
er. They may be grown in pots or baskets, in 
sphagnum moss or osmunda. They winter well 
outdoors in Southern California. Delivery anytime. 
ALBIDA. A very charming and graceful spe- 
cies with rather slender growth and tall spikes 
of white and blush flowers. $5.00 ea. 
ANCEPS. Orchid colored flowers, three to five 
on a spike. Very popular as a house plant or for 
outdoor culture in warm climates. $5.00 ea. 
AUTUMNALIS. Very similar to Anceps but 
blooming in the fall. $5.00 ea. 
GOULDIANA. The flowers are red-purple and 
very brilliant. $6.00 ea. 
Lycaste 
SKINNERI. In many ways one of the most 
outstanding orchids, and no collection is con- 
sidered complete without it. The flowers are 
large and very beautiful, of distinctive form and 
freely produced. Although there is only one 
flower on a spike, many spikes are produced from 
a pseudobulb. It flowers winter through spring 
and the flowers last many weeks. The color varies 
from blush white to deep mauve. Delivery any- 
time. $7.50 ea. 
Lycoris 
Asiatic counterparts of Nerine. They are 
deciduous amaryllids and bloom in the late 
summer before the leaves come up. Fine for pot 
culture, and may be grown in the South in the 
open border. They need a thorough baking in 
the sun to flower well. Summer and fall deliv- 
ery. 
ALBIFLORA. Large, pale creamy-white flow- 
ering form of L. radiata, blooming at the same 
time with it and making a fine companion plant. 
pOGreas 
ALBIFLORA CARNEA. A very beautiful out- 
break with attractive satiny salmon-pink flowers. 
Quite rare. $1.50 ea. 
AUREA. Large umbels of bright 
ersyon “2° ft--‘stems in “the early 
$1.00 ea. 
INCARNATA. A _ nearly white variety with 
large flowers. It is a light flesh colored form of 
L. Squamigera. Hardy. $2.00 ea. 
PURPUREA. Blooms later than Squamigera 
and is more bluish. A diploid form that should 
be valuable for breeding. $1.50 ea. 
RADIATA. (Guernsey Lily.) Formerly sold 
as Nerine sarniensis and is still listed as such 
in some catalogs, but there is a true Nerine by 
that name. A profuse bloomer, especially if the 
bulbs are not disturbed for a number of years. 
Bright rosy-red with gold dust sheen, and very 
long stamens which gives it the common name 
of Spider Lily. $2.50 doz. 
SANGUINEA. Orange-crimson flowers in a 
loose umbel. Grows equally well in sun or shade, 
but the color shows up better in the shade. 75 cea. 
SPRENGERiI. Purplish rose. Variable in the 
shade of color. Very similar to incarnata except 
in color. $3.00 ea. 
SQUAMIGERA. This is known as the Hurri- 
cane Lily and Hardy Amaryllis. It is perfectly 
hardy in the north 1f planted 6 inches deep and 
mulched. Flowers large and of a pinkish lilac 
color. 2 feet. 50c ea. 
ellow flow- 
all. Scarce. 
38 
Lycoris aurea 
Ligularia 
Farfugium 
Japanese plants with large, round leaves vari- 
ously variegated. They enjoy shady locations 
with a constant supply of water. Will do well 
as a house plant. The size of the leaves may be 
controlled according to the size of pot and the 
amount of food they receive. They may be kept 
small by restricted pot room and starvation but 
their beauty will not be diminished by such 
treatment. In the fall they bear bright yellow 
daisy-like flowers on tall, well branched stems. 
Delivery anytime. 
KAEMPFERI. Leaves deep green and very 
large, sometimes as much as ten inches across. 
Although this is the type form, nevertheless it is 
extremely rare. $2.50 ea. 
KAEMPFERI, VAR. AUREO-MACULATUS. 
(Leopard Plant.) The dark. green leaves are 
informally spotted yellow with spots of varying 
size and amount, some being very heavily 
spotted while other leaves are all green. Hardy 
to near zero. $1.50 ea. 
KAEMPFERI, VAR. ARGENTEA. A very 
rare form with blue-green leaves edged white 
and the main body of the leaves unevenly 
variegated white and silver. The color scheme 
is the same as in the variegated English Ivy. 
The young leaves are pinkish. Some leaves are 
pure white with no other color. Finest of house 
plants. $3.50 ea. 
Manfreda 
MACULATA GIGANTEA. A novel amaryllid 
native to the desert sections of Southern United 
States and Mexico. It is grown principally for 
its large, glaucous, mottled foliage. The rather 
small brown flowers have very long spidery 
anthers and are carried on six-foot stems. De- 
see in winter. Delivery October to March. 
3504, 
