B. multiflora, var. Hathor. Pure white, beautiful and striking. Every garden should 
have one. This is the regular wholesale price and we pay postage. $2.00 ea. 
Order very early. First year flowers are possible if planted Aug. or early Sept.,—but 
not guaranteed. Our field growing area is reduced and this may be your last chance to 
get many of these from us. 
Clivias have evergreen, strap-like foliage somewhat resembling that of Amaryllis. 
The flowers are produced in umbels of 10 to 25, in rich and exquisite tones of orange, 
in March and April. When not in flower the deep rich green foliage and later the red 
fruits are most ornamental. 
Culture. They are usually grown in pots, even in the south, as more perfect foliage 
is thus possible, and when in flower one wants them in the house. We grow them in a 
lath house, lath spaced 14” apart, and in garden under Avocado (evergreen) trees, directly 
in the soil as they are often grown in Calif. When grown thus they will make very large 
clumps. They must have shade with only a few flecks of sunshine, but plenty of light 
and air. 
Clivias must never be dried off or allowed to lose their foliage. Keep them well 
watered after flowering, all summer and fall. Liquid fertilizer occasionally helps. When 
growth ceases in late fall rest them by giving them less water. But keep moist enough 
to prevent wilting of foliage. At this time they should have a cool room with temperatures 
from above 32° to not much over 50°. Pots should be 8” for a small plant and up to 12” 
for larger. As they grow and increase, do not divide but shift to larger pots. Drainage 
must be perfect. Potting soil is described under “General Culture Directions.” pH 7 is 
about right. One cannot guarantee a Clivia to flower the first year after moving tho they 
usually do. 
The foliage of our Clivias, grown outside in the ground, will not be as perfect as 
that of pot grown plants. But when potted, they replace the old foliage in a few months 
and become specimen plants. 
Clivia miniata. Wide open soft yellow orange fls. $2.75. Small plants $1.50. 
C. cyrtanthiflora. Very rare hybrid between C. miniata and C. nobilis. Large umbels 
of rich orange, tubular, pendant flowers. Large clumps show flowers in almost every 
month. Plants become large, multiply very rapidly if watered frequently, and require 
deeper shade. Price, blooming size plant, $15.00. 
Eucharis amazonica (or Grandiflora). Eucharist Lily. Star of Bethlehem. First 
collected on banks of Rio Magdalena, Colombia, S. A. Thus are combined three Biblical 
names in the lore of this flower. There are 4 pure white, very fragrant flowers in an 
umbel with a cup in center. The beautiful evergreen foliage makes this always a 
decorative plant. Flowers are used in corsages and bouquets. 
Culture. For pots only. We grow in 5” pots and shift to larger when too full, but 
crowding encourages bloom. We use exactly the same soil as for Amaryllis, including a 
tablespoonful of bone meal to a pot. Because they need abundance of water when growing 
vigorously and blooming, the drainage must be perfect. They are shade plants but need 
strong light and some sun, when growing well, to develop flowers. Keep them well 
fertilized with liquid fertilizer. We use Spoonit. Formerly we sold dry bulbs. When we 
would receive them they were sometimes very dry. Before all were sold we could find 
many had become worthless. As growing plants, in foliage, they may be transplanted 
and go right on growing, this is the better way. Dry bulbs start very slowly and this 
method will save you much time. When received, pot at once and give full shade for a 
week, then gradually give a little more light and finally more sun. Keep them growing 
vigorously for several months until offsets appear and pot is well filled. Then dry them 
off, giving only enough water to prevent entire loss of foliage. After a few weeks rest, 
water once or twice. If they do not flower the rest was not long enough or the growth 
before was not sufficient. Or you may not have given them enough sun. Experienced 
growers get as many as four crops of flowers in a year. Eucharis are tropical plants and 
65° is the best minimum night temperature. Our bulbs were over 2” diam. when potted. 
Growth of foliage reduces this a little. Price, out of pot, postpaid, $3.00 or f.o.b. in pots 
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