Darlingtonia californica 
Darlingtonia 
Cobra Plant 
CALIFORNICA. This is one of the insect eat- 
ing Pitcher Plants. Plant in a dish of moss and 
leafmould and keep wet. Place in a sunny win- 
dow and feed it weekly by. dropping a fly or a 
grain of hamburger inside each pitcher. A most 
ee plant. Fall and Winter delivery. 
1.50 ea. 
DENDROBIUM 
Glasshouse orchids with long cane-like pseudo- 
bulbs. The plants need to be underpotted and 
given plenty of light. The flowers are produced 
along the canes that have dropped their leaves. 
Delivery anytime. 
LODDIGESI. A dwarf plant that could best 
be called a miniature. The canes are only about 
six inches long, and a large plant can be grown 
in a 2” pot. For this reason it is very useful as a 
house plant in a sunny window. The pink flowers 
are very large and the very fringed large lip has 
a bright yellow throat. We recommend this very 
highly. $2.00 ea. 
Dietes 
African Iris 
Moraeas having rhizomatous rootstock and 
evergreen foliage are called Dietes. They are 
native to South Africa and belong to the iris 
family. They are hardy in climates where the 
fig can be grown, but elsewhere they should be 
treated as pot plants. Their cultural require- 
ments are the same as for iris, but are much 
more tolerant of adverse conditions. They will 
pike under any conditions, but bloom best in 
ot sun and under neglect. The flower stems on 
all but D. bicolor are perennial and will pro- 
duce flowers year after year if not cut off to the 
last node. Attractive foliage plant. The flowers 
last only one day but are produced continually. 
Delivery anytime. 
AFRICA. (Giridlian, 1950.) A new hybrid 
between a very wide-leaved form of dietes from 
Zululand and D. iridioides johnsoni. It has 
wide leaves and large pure white flowers with 
yellow and lavender markings. Unlike all others 
this is a night bloomer, opening as it does by 
3 P. M. and closing the following morning by 
10. It is tender and except in very favored loca- 
tions it should be treated as such. Fine for pot 
culture. $2.00 ea. 
BICOLOR. A distinct species with stiff light 
green foliage. The flowers are well rounded, 
yellow with blackish maroon signal blotch in 
the center. Blooms all summer. 75c ea. 
CATENULATA. A low growing variety with 
fan-like foliage and prostrate habit of. growth. 
Flowers are pure white with lavender style 
branches and yellow beard. May be used as a 
hanging plant but if the flower stem is staked 
it will grow to a height of over six feet. 50c ea. 
CONTRAST. A fine hybrid with dark green 
foliage, ivory white well rounded flowers. Yel- 
low signal blotch and purple style branches. 
> Gaea. 
IRIDIOIDES. This is the type form, and al- 
though the flowers are not as large as the more 
popular variety below, it is nevertheless rare 
and practically unobtainable, and should be in- 
cluded in all collections from a botanical stand- 
point. The color of the flowers and habit is 
like its more showy variety but blooms on dif- 
ferent days. $1.00 ea. 
IRIDIOIDES JOHNSONI. A _ robust grow- 
ing plant very popular locally. Flowers are very 
large, pare waxy white with orange and brown 
signal blotch and large Javender style branches. 
It blooms periodically thruout the year. 50c ea. 
LEMON DROPS. Large, clear ivory flowers 
ee three lemon colored spots in the center. 
1.00 ea. 
ORANGE DROPS. Identical with the above 
ee but with orange spots instead of lemon. 
1.00 ea. 
ROBINSONIANA. We can spare a few plants 
of this rare Dietes this season. It is a very large 
plant but very tender to frost. The large flowers 
are creamy yellow with deep yellow spot in the 
shaft. $3.50 ea. 
SOUTH AFRICA. (Giridlian 1954) A_ cross 
between Zululandi and catenulata. It is similar 
in every respect to Africa but the plant is only 
half the size. Very free flowering. Recommend- 
ed for growing in pots. 
ZULULANDI. This is an unidentified species 
from Zululand and until it is positively identi- 
fied we are naming it Zululandi for identifica- 
tion sake. It is one of the parents of AFRICA. 
This has huge, very wide foliage resembling a 
giant Marica. It is worth Browing for the 
foliage alone. In fact, the creamy flowers are 
disappointingly small and fugitive. It and_ its 
Hebi are shade loving plants. We have only a 
few plants available at $3.00 ea. 
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