EXCITING TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS ,.. - 
4 of the Orient's most outstand- 
ing varieties — fine for pots or 
outdoors. ' 
MAMMOTH BULBS ESPE- 
CIALLY SELECTED TO 
GIVE MAXIMUM 
BLOOMS. 
LILY BULBS 
Because many varieties of lilies mature too late in 
the Fall for successful planting in the Northern 
States, where early freezes and winter damage are 
the rule, rather than the exception, we have built 
our lily storage cellar right into the ground so that 
we can keep the bulbs perfectly dormant, with no 
loss of moisture or vitality. 
Lilies, like perennials, are quite hardy, but must 
become established, and we find this is better ac- 
complished with Spring planting when they can be 
given proper care and attention. Tests of our Spring 
planted bulbs show no loss of color, size, or number 
of blooms! 
Some lilies make bulbs the size of an indoor base- 
ball: other the size of a small nut—but in all cases 
we'll ship “extra-size" bulbs—the largest and finest 
we can get. They're plump, healthy, bursting with 
vigor, carefully packed in peat and in pliofilm bags 
to retain full vitality. We guarantee you'll be con- 
verted to Spring planting—and satisfied in every 
other respect—or your money will be cheerfully 
refunded. 
(J L. Amabile. Dwarf orange-red Turk’s Cap Lily. 
1 L. Auratum. The “Gold Banded Lily."’ Immense 
white flowers, striped yellow, spotted purple. Fra- 
grant. 
. Auratum Platyphyllum. Similar to above, but 
larger, less spotted, and more disease resistant. 
. Brownii. (Rare). Pure white trumpets, suffused 
brown on the outside. Very fragrant. 
. Cernuum. Dwarf. Lilac-pink. Recurved petals. 
. Croceum. True Orange Lily. Native of the Alps. 
. Croft. The longiflorum type most widely grown by 
American florists for an Easter pot plant. Pure 
white. 
. Sargentiae. White trumpet, suffused bronze-green 
on outside, and with a lemon-yellow throat. 
. Speciosum Album. Large white flowers. Recurved. 
L. Speciosum Rabrum. Large white flowers, suffused 
ink, spotted red. Recurved petals. Extra large 
ulbs. 
[] L. Speciosum Rubrum Melpomene. More 
spotted. 
Any of the above; $1.00 ea.; 6 for $5.00 
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Fire King. Massive flower heads, bearing 20 to 30 
blooms, bright red, and early flowering. 
Marhan. Cross of L. Martagon and L. Hansonii. 
Buff orange flowers, spotted brown-purple. 
Martagon. Purple Turk’s Cap. Recurved petals. 
Martagon Album. Pure white form of above. 
Pomponium. Vivid scarlet vermillion Turk's Cap. 
Pyrenaicum. Bright yellow Turk's Cap. 
Mrs. R. ©. Backhouse. An outstanding English 
hybrid. Orange yellow, dotted purple chocolate. 
Any of the above; $1.50 ea.; 4 for $5.00 
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L. G. C. Creelman. An outstanding Regale hybrid. 
L. Hansonii. The famous Golden Turk’s Cap Lily. 
L. Henryi. Orange speciosum. Vigorous grower. 
L. Japonicum (Krameri). Dwarf rose-pink trumpets. 
. Japonicum Platyfoiium. Improved type of above. 
. Maximowiczii. Orange red, spotted mahogany. 
. Maxwell. Beautiful pastel orange. Recurved. 
. Orange Triumph. Finest of the Umbellatums. 
Many orange-yellow flowers, spotted purple. 
Pardalinum. Scarlet and yellow. Reflexed. 
Pardalinum Giganteum. Red and yellow. 
. Regale. A selected strain. 
. Regale Album. Pure white Regale. 
Rubellum. Dwarf rose-pink trumpets. 
. Superbum. Very fine American native. Bright 
orange, crimson spotted. 
. Tigrinum Flore Pleno. The Double Tiger Lily. 
Only worthwhile double lily in cultivation. 
Tigrinum Fortunei Giganteum. Best Tiger Type. 
. Umbellatum. Familiar ‘Candlestick Lily.” 
Umbellatum Erectum. Bright red, suffused deep 
orange. A very fine type. 
. Umbeliatum Monarch. Intense red, Dwarf form. 
. Wilmottiae Improved. Orange-red, dotted brown. 
. Wilmottiae Unicolor. Rich orange red. No spots. 
Any of the above: 2 for $1.00; 12 for $5.00 
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C1 L. Philippinense Formosenum. Large white trumpets. 
L. Philippinense White Excelsior. Improved form. 
L. Tenuifolium. Coral Lily. Dwarf. Bright red. 
L. Tenuifolium Golden Gleam. Orange Coral Lily. 
Any of the above: 3 for $1.00; 18 fer $5.00 
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BLETILLA HYACINTHIANA, Outstanding! 
Delicate lavender blooms — exact replicas of the 
Cattleya orchids your florist uses in corsages, only 
midget size. Can be grown in pots, or outdoors, 
being hardy in most localities, or can be planted 
outdoors after flowering indoors. Flowers are fine 
for corsages. 
MAMMOTH BULBS [| 79¢ each 
LC] 2 for $1.50 [| 12 for $7.50 
CYPRIPEDIUM JAPONICUM. An attractive 
hardy orchid, similar to the American Lady's 
Slipper, but finer. Flowers are a fascinating shade 
of green, dotted red, while the lip is white, flushed 
rosy pink. Very striking for flower arrangements. 
Can be grown in pots, or planted in moist, cool 
borders, bogs, or rock gardens. 
MAMMOTH BULBS [| $1.00 each 
(] 2 for $1.75 [] 12 for $9.50 
TUBEROUS 
BEGONIAS 
Aristocrats of the shade-loving plants—fine also for 
pots for indoor culture. For color, and free blooming 
qualities, nothing can top them! 
The bulbs we offer are not "Bargain Bulbs"! In all 
cases they are TOP SIZE. This varies, of course, 
some types making much larger bulbs than others, 
but all are the largest and finest we could procure 
from the world's best grower. 
All tubers are carefully packed in peat moss in 
polyethylene bags—so that no vitality is lost in 
transit—and you can start them right in the peat 
when you get them. Bloom them inside, or start 
them indoors for months earlier bloom outdoors. 
Full cultural instructions included with order. 
Double Flowered Types 
[] DOUBLE CAMELLIA FLOWERED TYPE. The variety 
most grown and deservedly popular. Flowers are vivid, 
large, and fully double, resembling a camellia. 
[] DOUBLE CARNATION FLOWERED TYPE. Similar to 
above, but with petals frilled, edges serrated, and thus 
resembling a carnation. 
[] DOUBLE HANGING BASKET TYPE. Fine for porch 
baskets, window boxes, or rock gardens. Individual bulbs 
produce as high as 100 blooms each. 
Above 3 varieties available in these colors: 
( Red CL) Yellow White 
CD Rose CL] Orange [] Mixed Colors 
(] DOUBLE VARIEGATED TYPE. Camellia-type blossoms 
of deep rose, mottled white. A striking combination. 
[] DOUBLE MINIATURE TYPE. Fully double blossoms, 
but smaller in size, making up in quantity what they lack 
in size, being exceptionally free-flowering. Fine for borders, 
or mixing in with the larger types. Colors vary widely. 
Mixed Colors only. 
[J] DOUBLE ROSEBUD TYPE. A double type closely re- 
sembling a rosebud. Pink and rose shades only. 
(] DOUBLE DAFFODIL TYPE. Like the daffodil, the inner 
petals form a cup, the outer petals a perianth. Most 
unique. Mixed colors only. 
[] DOUBLE BUTTERFLY TYPE. Spotted, striped, and 
marble-veined hues of deep rose on white. 
DOUBLE PICOTTE TYPE. Camellia type, but two-tone, 
the edges being a different color than the center. Many 
unusual color combinations. Mixed Colors only. 
Giant Single Types 
[] CRISPA (FRILLED TYPE). Large single flowers, the 
petals greatly frilled and ruffled. A great improvement 
over the old-fashioned single type, and even preferred 
by some over the doubles, possessing, as they do, a type 
of simple grace and beauty, and fine coloring not found 
in other types. Mixed Colors. 
[] CRISPA MARGINATA. TWO-TONE FRILLED TYPE. 
This variation of the frilled type has two distinct colors, 
the center contrasting strikingly with the outer petals. 
Mixed Colors only. 
CRISTATA (CRESTED TYPE). Actually a semi-double 
type in appearance. The edges are frilled, but the inner 
petals are crested to form a coxcomb. Most striking in 
appearance. Mixed Colors. 
YOUR CHOICE — Any variety Listed Above 
(] 3 Top Size Tubers for $1.25 
(J 12 Tubers for $4.50 [J 100 for $29.50 
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS — All Varieties 
[] 12 Tubers (1 of each type)....for $3.75 
L] 48 Tubers (4 of each type)... for $13.50 
[] 96 Tubers (8 of each type)... for $23.50 
RCHIDS 
THE ORIENTS MOST Sensational PLANT. 
MIDGET ORCHID COLLECTIONS 
[] 4 MAMMOTH BULBS (1 each of the four listed) .....$3.00 
[] 12 MAMMOTH BULBS (3 each of the four listed) ..... 
8.50 
CALANTHE STRIATI SIEBOLDII. By far the 
finest of the terrestrial orchids, having a long 
blooming period, and producing flowers that are 
long-lasting in the garden, or when cut. Should be 
grown in a shady place. Will stand 24 degrees, 
but should be mulched or lifted and stored like 
gladioli in extremely cold regions. Flowers are 
golden-yellow, borne in great profusion along the 
spikes—up to 20 blooms on a stem. 
MAMMOTH BULBS [ | $1.00 each 
[] 2 for $1.75 [] 12 for $9.50 
CALANTHE DISCOLOR. A very fine species 
for woodland gardens, shady rockeries, or borders, 
as well as for indoor culture. Flowers are borne 
in great profusion along the stems, have claret 
sepals and petals, and a three-lobed white lip 
which is flushed a delicate rose. 
MAMMOTH BULBS [] 79¢ each 
(] 2 for $1.50 [] 12 for $7.50 
RARE BULBS 
The chance of a lifetime, if you are interested in 
Rare and Unusual bulbs. Our buyer has scoured 
the world to bring to you these fascinating bulbs 
ai hitherto unheard of prices. 
AMORPHOPHALLUS RIVIERI 
The ‘Sacred Lily of India.’ An extremely rare bulb that 
produces an enormous Callalike flower inside during the 
winter without benefit of soil or water. Planted outside in 
the spring, it produces a most ornamental palm-like 
tree of dwarf habit. 
[] ECONOMY SIZE $2.00 each 
[] MAMMOTH SIZE $5.00 each 
CALLA MELANOLEUCA 
The Black-Throated Calla. An outstanding variety, 
perhaps the best for garden culture. Blooms easily, 
flowers being a soft sulphur yellow, with a prominent 
black blotch in the throat. 
1 $1.00 each OD 3 for $2.50 
CURCUMA ZEODARIA 
The INDIA GINGER LILY. Huge spikes of exotic blooms 
are borne on naked stems in the Spring, followed by 
handsome foliage, much used by florists, in the summer. 
[] $1.00 each () 3 for $2.50 
EUCHARIS AMAZONICA 
The "EUCHARIST LILY". The pure white, fragrant flow- 
ers resemble a miniature white daffodil. Fine for corsages 
and cut flowers. Also fine for pots. Can be flowered 
several times a year. 
CL] $1.00 each (1 3 for $2.50 
FANCY LEAF CALADIUMS 
For brilliant lasting color, nothing can surpass the 
Fancy-Leaved Caladiums. The transparent, finely veined 
leaves thrive in the shade, making them ideal for indoor 
culture. 
The bulbs we ship are enormous—up to a foot in cir- 
cumference! 
[] CANDIDUM. White leaf, veined green. 
[] CRIMSON WAVE, Crinkled transparent scarlet center, 
dark green edge. 
[] JOHN PEED. Shining metallic-red center on moss- 
green ground. 
[] LORD DERBY. Rose leaf, veined green. 
(] MRS. SANDERS. Rose blotches on green. 
ial ee HALDEMAN. Bright pink center, narrow green 
edge. 
[] RECONCAVO. Delicate rose, red veins. 
(1 $1.00 each CL] 6 for $5.00 
HY MENOCALLIS 
The Spider Lily. Another interesting member of the 
Amaryllis family. The fragrant, showy white flowers, wil- 
lowy and gracefully drooping from the cup-like vase 
formed by the stamens present a vague resemblance to 
a spider. Fine for pots. 
[] ECONOMY SIZE 2 for $1. 
LJ MAMMOTH SIZE $1.00 each 
LILIUM GIGANTEUM HIMILAICUM 
Giant Lily of the Himalayas. Grows to a heighth 
of 10 feet Producing an enormous stem bearing gigan- 
tic white trumpets, suffused purplish-red in the throat. 
Perhaps the rarest, and certainly the most difficult to col- 
lect, produees as they are in a remote part of India, 
and being too ‘‘touchy’’ to stand the long trip by 
steamer, we must have them flown in by air. The air 
freight charges alone are $1.00 per bulb, accounting for 
the relatively high price, which is still considerably be- 
low competitive prices. Have only a few hundred to 
offer, so do not delay on this item. 
C1 $3.00 each (1) 2 for $5.00 
ORNITHOGALUM SAUNDERSIAE 
Glory of the Veldt, or Summer-Flowerin ‘ar 
Bethlehem. A new, and outstanding Todas res tee 
South Africa. Sturdy stems rise to a heighth of 5 ft. pro- 
ducing huge umbels of pure white, wax-like blooms. in 
the center of which is a glistening black, berry-like eye. 
{] 59¢ each [] 2 for $1.00 
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