ANTONELLI 
Hybrid GLOXINIAS 
BLUE RIBBON WINNERS FOR FIVE STRAIGHT YEARS 
AT CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR 
DOZ. 
$3.50 
SCARLET TIGRINA 
OTHER COLORS 
BLANCHE DE MERU —- Rose, 
white throat. 
MONT BLANC—White. 
EMPEROR FREDERICK — Scar- 
let, white border. 
EMPEROR WILLIAM — Violet, 
white border. 
PRINCE ALBERT—Purple, frilled 
edge. 
PRINCESS ELIZABETH-—Soft vi- 
olet, white throat. 
ROI DES ROUGES — Dark crim- 
son, frilled edge. 
VIOLACEA—Soft violet. 
TIGRINIA SPOTTED — Pink, 
rose, scarlet, lavender. 
PINK EDGE—White, pink edged. 
CULTURE... 
TUBERS—Gloxinia tubers may be started 
as soon as you receive them. To encourage 
root growth and to avoid overwatering, 
start tubers the same as Tuberous Begonias 
in flats or in small 4- or 5-inch pots. Tubers 
generally give several sprouts. To achieve 
a well-formed plant with the largest flow- 
ers, it is important to remove all but the 
main shoot by breaking or cutting off at 
the tuber. These shoots may then be 
started in sand or your regular rooting 
media. After rooting, treat the same as 
seedlings. 
GLOXINIA SEEDLINGS 
Ready from April until June 
Seed: Packet $2.00 
New Colors Mixed—Straight 
Colors—All Colors Mixed 
25 100 
$6.25 $24.00 
gundy. 
GLOXINIA TUBERS 
Ready in January 
EACH DQOZ. 
$ .85 $8.50 
50 5.00 
PRICE 
Large Tubers 
Medium Tubers 
- ait 
SEED — Gloxinia seed may be started by 
the same requirements and soil mixture 
used for Tuberous Begonias or African 
Violets. Either method is satisfactory. Care 
should be taken not to keep soil too wet, 
and that foliage is dry during the night. 
BUD BLAST—This is usually caused by 
attack, of thrip. Other causes are over-feed- 
ing with a chemical fertilizer during the 
blooming period, and wetting the buds 
during very warm days with cold water. 
Remedy is simply correcting the cause— 
With just a little care your Gloxinias will reward 
you with beauty for many months of the year. The 
important requirements are light, warmth, a good 
pot mix, and to be kept free of insects. 
NEW INTRODUCTIONS 
BLUE HEAVEN (Blue)—The latest achievement 
in the blue color range. 
KISS OF FIRE (Scarlet)—Brilliant, all-scarlet— 
late-blooming—short, erect flowers on a com- 
pact plant. Our most popular Gloxinia. Kiss 
of Fire produces small tubers—large, grade is 
114-11% inches in diameter. 
RUBY — Wavy bright red flowers — light pink 
back—early-blooming, upright flowers. Large 
tubers, 114-2 inches in diameter. 
STAR DUST (Burgundy) — Huge ruffled bur- 
VELVET QUEEN (1955) — Very large ruffled 
violet red flower. One of our finest in- 
troductions. 
VELVET QUEEN 
keep the plants clean, feed with organic 
fertilizer, and care in keeping flower stems 
dry during very hot days. 
POTTING—Our pot mix consists of two- 
thirds well-decayed leaf mold, one-sixth 
loam, and one-sixth steer manure. African 
Violet mix is satisfactory. Large tubers 
need a 7- or 8-inch pot, medium tubers 
6- or 7-inch pot, using the same procedure 
as directions given for Tuberous Begonias. 
PESTS—The most common pests are thrip 
and aphids, controlled easily by several in- 
secticides made for that purpose. 
