Hose End Fogger. Coarse or fine spray. Useful for spraying orchids, tub. begonias, 
etc., and for damping greenhouse to increase humidity or as a moveable fogger. $1.50. 
Postage, 10c extra. 
Rootone. Dust seed, roots of transplants, end of cuttings or base of bulbs for quick 
rooting, more rapid growth. 2 oz. 50c postpaid. 1 Ib. can, $5.00, plus postage for 2 Ibs. 
Vitamin B-1, 100 tablets. 75c. 
Directions for use, applying only to our own tablets. In transplanting bulbs or any 
plants, loose roots, dissolve 5 tablets in 1 gal. of water. Soak roots in this 15 to 30 min. 
Pour solution around plant when set. To stimulate growing plants, for the first applica- 
tion, dissolve one tab. in 2 gal. water. For succeeding waterings, use | tab. to 4 gal. 
water once a week. Warning. Do not soak dormant bulbs in Vit. B-1. It rots them. 
CATALOG ARRANGEMENT 
is by Plant Families, according to their relationship. 
In the following lists the genus (plu. genera) is mentioned first. After it, the species 
(plu. also species) or horticultural variety is named. The word “Specie” has no horticul- 
tural significance. It means “hard money.” The initial of the genus is used for the second 
and succeeding species. Thus A. will stand for Amaryllis or Agapanthus depending on 
the genus last named in full. 
THE AMARYLLIS FAMILY — Amaryllidaceae 
This Family includes the following bulbs, Agapanthus thru Zephyranthes. 
The American Plant Life Society was founded in 1934 as The American Amaryllis 
Society. The interests of the Society have recently been enlarged to include other bulbs 
and plants and the name changed but with no lessening of interest in Amaryllids. 
The annual book, “Herbertia,”’ is devoted to Amaryllids. It consists of about 250 
pages, beautifully illustrated, on fine book paper, and is edited by Dr. Hamilton P. Traub 
of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, (now retired) the greatest living authority on the 
Amaryllidaceae. Each member receives a copy. 
The members also receive the occasional publication, “Plant Life,’ on other bulbs 
and plants. Due to present increased costs these publications at present are included in 
one volume per year. 
Those who grow Amaryllis as an interesting and intellectual hobby and who love 
their vivid beauty, are invited to become members of the society. The annual dues are 
$3.00 per year, which you may send to Thomas W. Whitaker, Executive Sec., Box 150, 
La Jolla, Calif., or you may include this membership fee with your bulb order to us. 
The Society also publishes the following book, bound in Manila paper. 
Amaryllidaceae: Tribe Amarylleae, by Traub and Moldenka. 18 illustrations, 194 
pages. $4.00. This is a systematic treatment of one of the main tribes of Amaryllids, in 
scientific language. The most important work on the taxonomy of Amarylleae since the 
publication of Baker’s “The Amaryllideae,” in 1888. Order from Mr. Whitaker. 
Amaryllid nomenclature. Carolus Linnaeus, father of modern botany, made the first, 
rather complete scientific arrangement of plants according to relationships in the 18th 
century. His information about many plants was wholly inadequate to achieve perfection: 
Even in my later first French edition, 1798, nearly all American epiphytic orchids were 
placed in one genus, Epidendrums, and under the genus Amaryllis he included certain 
Crinums, Zephyranthes, Sprekelias, Brunsvigias, Nerines, etc. Botany is a progressive 
science and later explorations and discoveries have made possible many improvements 1n 
plant classification and have required changes in nomenclature. Horticulturists are often 
loath to accept the new classifications and names. But we must do so even if inconvenient 
at first. It is not logical to continue an error. 
In our catalogs, we accept changes in classification and names as made by recent 
writers in Herbertia. These have been approved by “Gentes Herbarum,” the publication 
of the Bailey Hortorium of Cornell University. 
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