Rohdea 
Sacred Lily of China 
JAPONICA. A fine foliage plant from China 
and Japan and is sought after as a pot plant 
and house plant. It will take quite some frost 
without damage, although we don’t know just 
how hardy it is. The inconspicuous flowers are 
followed by closely packed berries which turn 
scarlet in November and keep fresh and color- 
ful till April. Plant in any kind of soil and 
place in a shady location. As we have never been 
able to find out the names of the varieties we 
are listing them under number. Delivery anytime. 
No. 1. Type plant. Wide, sword shaped 
leaves, plain green. $1.00 ea. 
No. 2. Wavy light green leaves edged creamy 
yellow. $1.50 ea. 
No. 3. A tall growing variety with stiff foliage 
bordered cream. $2.00 ea. 
No. low growing variety with wide, 
deep green leaves with a prominently crested 
midrib which is variegated cream. $4.00 ea. 
Sansevieria 
Mother-in-Law’s Tongue 
PARVA. (The flowering Sansevieria.) An 
excellent house plans that may be grown in a 
pot or hanging basket. The foliage is short and 
slender, bright green marbled dark green. The 
plant sends out numerous stolons which hang 
down about two feet and carry a young plant 
at the tip. A well established plant is a beauti- 
ful subject. It blooms freely. Delivery anytime. 
$1.00 ea. 
Sauromatum 
Snake Lily 
GUTTATUM, VAR. VENOSUM. Very beau- 
tiful palmate leaves with spotted stems. Worth 
growing as a tropical foliage plant even if it 
never flowered. The flower is produced before 
the leaves, and looks like a two-foot snake rest- 
ing on the ground. Requires acid soil and shade. 
Planted deeply and well mulched it may be hardy 
in most localities. Winter delivery. Medium size 
bulbs. $1.00 ea. Large size $2.00 ea. 
Saxifraga 
(Bergenia) 
CORDIFOLIA. A rhizomatous nearly hardy 
plant with very large elliptical foliage and large 
clusters of lavender-pink tomers all winter. Ideal 
pot plant. Thrives in shady locations. Will root 
readily from cutting. Delivery anytime. Cut- 
tings 50c ea., plants $1.00 ea. 
Schizostylis 
Kaffir Lily 
MRS. HEGERTY. For all practical purposes 
this may be considered as a miniature rose-col- 
ored gladiolus. At least, that is how it looks in 
the garden, but it has a much longer nip emuas 
period and is evergreen. Prefers a shaded an 
moist location. Useful also as a pot plant and 
for cutting. Delivery any time. $3.00 doz. 
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Schizostylis Mrs. Hegerty 
Sisyrinchium 
Plants of the tris family with variously col- 
ored flowers which last only one day, but the 
plants bloom over a long period. They are rec- 
ommended for edgings and for bedding. Deliv- 
ery anytime. $2.50 doz. 
BELLUM. (Blue Eyed Grass.) Common on 
California hillsides. Grows in moist meadows 
and will become dormant when the ground dries 
up but is evergreen where there is a constant 
supply of moisture. Produces quantities of half- 
inch flowers in various shades of blue and 
purple during spring and summer. 18 in. 
BERMUDIANUM. Similar to S. _ bellum 
and by some considered to be only a dwarf 
variety of it. Grows only six inches high making 
a lovely blue carpet. Ideal for planting in the 
rock garden. 6 1n. 
CALIFORNICUM. (Yellow Eyed Grass.) 
Native of high altitudes in Southern California, 
this evergreen plant is worthy of a place in the 
garden. The flowers are comparatively large and 
brilliant yellow. The foliage is light green and 
short. 6 in. 
STRIATUM. This is very different from 
the other species in habit and appearance. The 
leaves are blue-green, wide and tall, resembling 
an iris, and is evergreen. The flower spikes rise 
to a height of three feet with a columnar head 
a foot high literally covered with creamy yellow 
flowers. Very effective as specimen plants. 30 in. 
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One bulb sold for 10% of a doz. Dozen 
bulbs sold for the price of ten. 100 
bulbs sold for the price of 70 bulbs. 
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