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Pease SALERSS 
GARDEN MAGAZINE 
DIMONDALE, MICHIGAN. 
=3y,__ JULY, 1955. 
Owner and publisher of SAIER’S GARD- 
EN MAGAZINE, Harry E. Saier, Dimon- 
dale, Michigan. % 
SEEDS WANTED 
During the months requests come in for 
seed of plants, etc., that at the time we have 
no known source. The following are some 
of recent date. Any reader who can help 
out on any of them would be doing a good 
service by writing us. 
Plectranthus species. 
Sinningias, especielly S. Helleri, barbata, 
conspicus and speciosa albiflora. 
Any genera of the Gesneriaceae family are 
wanted; usually when seeds are secured they 
come in in such small amounts that but one 
or two packets can be made up. 
Leucocoryne ixioides ordorata. This is 
wanted by an English reader and as this is 
a Chilean native we would like to locate a 
source there, a country of which we have 
too few collectors. Possibly some _ reader 
has contact with a flower grower there. 
Russian White Chives, Knjaschna Sjeujera. 
Russian Red Pear, Moldavische Rote. 
‘The spelling may not be correct but they 
would be of interest. 
Blue colors of Linaria. 
Nycterinia species. 
Zaluzianskya capensis. 
Codonanthe or Corallodiscus. Both are 
not listed in Hortus, but I presume they are 
Gesnerias. 
Plectopoma species. 
Gynura aurantiaca or Velvet-Plant. This 
is a Java native but may be growing in Aust- 
ralia. 
Branchng White Liateris. 
Monarda punctata. 
WHY IS THIS OF INTEREST HERE? 
We get many letters annually about how 
one cannot afford to grow flowers; how lit- 
tle room one has available for flowers and 
just recently, from California. a very inter- 
ested grower wrote that due to higher living 
costs he had to come out of his retirement 
and seek work as he finds that his savings 
‘oe his old age are not sufficient to keep 
im. 
We note all this in the interest taken in 
ornamental gardening in the past and that 
taken in recent years. In England, this is 
especially so, where, once large estates main- 
tained fine gardens, now taxes have taken 
these gardens away from their owners, just as 
they will do here, in the near future! 
Even farming has to be carried on on a 
larger scale than in the past and now there 
is no place for the 40 and 80 acre farms. 
Large houses and barns were built and paid 
for on 40 and 80 acre farms, 50 years agot 
but today owners cannot even afford to paint 
these buildings as is easily noted on a drive 
thru our countryside! 
SEEDS FROM AUSTRALIA 
Many of our readers who send us seeds 
from Australia and New Zealand are get- 
ting your inspection certificate, which is not 
necessary. This certificate applies only ta 
growing stock such as plants, bulbs, ets. 
For seeds and especially native flower seedg 
all that is required is that each packet have 
the genus and species on it and a statement, 
ne value”, even this is not necessary as a 
rule. 
The mailing envelope should be marked 
“native flower seeds, no value’. 
IN JAPANESE 
Morning-glory is Asa-gao in Japanese, lit- 
erally means morning face, while Yuh-gao, 
Moonflower, means evening face. Joe Elias. 
ORIENTAL BULBS AND TUBERS 
The following oriental bulbs are deliv- 
ered between December and February. It 
will be necessary to place orders before 
September at the prices quoted; later ord- 
ers accepted ONLY at a 50% increase in 
price and subject to stocks being unsold. 
ONE at 1/5 10 price; no order less $2.00. 
5 at 10 price; 25 at 100 and 250 at 1,000. 
AGAPANTHUS BLUE. The (Blue African 
Lily) Bulbs 5-7 in. cir. PRICE: 10- $5.00; 
100, $40.00. 
ACHIMENES. Finest mixed in blue, pur- 
ple, violet, red, white, mauve, scarlet, 
crimson, pink, rose, ete. Top size bulbs. 
PRICE: 10, $1.00; 100, $10.00; 1,000, $50. 
ACHIMENES. Deep violet-purple; top size. 
10 bulbs, $1.00; 100, $9.00; 1,000 $50.00. 
ACHIMENES. Deep cardinal-red; top size. 
10, $1.00; 100, $9.00; 1,000, $60.00. 
AMARYLLIS hippeastrum. Finest mix col- 
ors; 8-10 inch cir. 10 bulbs $1.00; 100, $40.00 
1,000, $230..00. 
AMARYLLIS belladonna. 
i0 bulbs, $4.75; 100, $45.00. 
AMARYLLIS _ equistris. hippeastrum. 
puniceum.; 5-7 inch. 10 bulbs, $3.60; 100, 
$32.00; 1,000, $30.06. 
AMARYLLIS DOUBLE FLOWERING: Rare 
this is the first time this has been offered; 
5-7 inch bulbs. 1 bulb, $1.00; 10, $7.00; 100 
$50.00. 
BEGONIA REX. Finest mixed; large tub- 
ers. 10, $1.80; 100, $7.00; 1,000, $60.00. 
ARISAEMA. (Snake Lily) 5-7 inch in 
cir. tubers. 10, $6.00; 100, $40.00; 1,000, $180. 
CURCUMA Zedoaria. 
Top size bulbs. 10, $3.40; 100, $22.00. 
CRINUM amoenum. Indian species. 10 
bulbs $5.00; 100, $44.00; 1,000, $190.00. 
5-7 inch in cir. 
Indian Ginger Lily. 
EUCHARIS. Amazon Lily. 5-7 inch. 10, 
$3.50; 100, $30.00; 1,000, $145.00. 
GLORIOSA superba. (Glory Lily); 4-7 in. 
tubers with sound eyes at both ends. 
10 tubers $2.00; 100, $18.00; 1,000, $90.00. 
GLORIOSA Rothschildiana. 4-7 inch tub- 
ers with sound eyes at both ends. 10 bulbs 
$3.00; 100, $15.00; 1,000, $140.00. 
HAEMANTHUS brayeri. (Football Lily 
or Blood Flower). 6-8 inch bulbs. 10 bulbs 
$6.00; 100, $50.00. 
HEDYCHIUM. (Butterfly Lily) Includes 
highly scented varieties; top size tubers. 
10 tubers, $4.00; 100, $40.00; 1,000, $160. 
AMARYLLIS hippeastrum. Seperate col- 
ors in orange, red, rose, salmon, scarlet and 
white; order color wanted; 8-10 inch bulbs. 
10 tubers, 53.90; 100, $35.00; 1,000, $160.00. 
IRIS tecterum. ‘Top size tubers. 10, $3.00; 
100, $24.00; 1,000, $150.00. 
NERINE. Top size bulbs. 10, 
$25.00; 1,000, $140.00. 
TUBEROSE, DOUBLE. 3-5 in. bulbs. 10 
10, 65¢; 100, $5.00; 1,000, $30.00. 
ZEPHYRANTHUS robusta. Top size bulbs. 
10, 65¢; 100, $3.00; 1,000, $30.00. 
ZEPHYRANTHUS rosea. Top size bulbs. 
10, 75¢;100, $$4.00; 1,000, $38.00. 
ZEPHYRANTHUS candida. 
75¢; 100, $4.00; 1,000, $29.00. 
ZEPHYRANTHUS sulphurea. 
10, 50¢; 100, $4.00; 1,000, $39.00. 
THOMSONIA nepalensis. 
10-12 in. bulbs. 10, $6.00; 100, 50.00. 
MONTBRETIA, Mixed Colors. 
10, $1.00; 100, $6.00; 1,000, $50.00. 
5 at 10 price; 25 at 100 and 250 at 1,000. 
ONE at 1/5 10 price; no order less $2.00. 
$3.00; 100, 
Top size. 10, 
Top size. 
10-12 inch bulbs. 
Top size. 
The Rhodesian 
Sausage Tree 
The Rhodesian Sausage Tree gets its nama 
from its enormous pods, anything up to 2 
feet in lenght and 12 inches in circumference, 
that hang in great numbers from long string- 
like stalks on the tree in summer and resemb- 
le a well stocked sausage shop. 
The botanical name of the tree is Kigelia 
pinnata. It grows on river banks and in 
moist valleys at an altitude not exceeding 
4,000 feet. The tree grows to a fine height 
of about 70 feet and in winter stands out 
well against the dry Rhodesian bush with 
its black bark and evergreen foliage. 
The leaves are composed of seven small 
leaflets, and the flowers that open in the 
winter (June) are very beautiful. They are 
a rich purplish crimson, about 4 inches a- 
cross and very sweetly scented and hang in 
loose panicles on long stems, one flower 
opening at a time. 
The pods are greyish brown and so hard, 
that it takes an axe to cut them in half. 
Inside the pod there is a dry spongy pulp, 
in which a few seeds similiar to orange 
pips are embedded. The pods can weigh 
up to 10 pounds, so it is not advisable to 
stand under the tree on a windy day. 
The only animal that seems to enjoy these 
pods is the hippopotamus. He chews the 
pods into a pulp, then sucks it and spits 
out the fibres. 
By Mrs. L. Thurburn, S. Rhodesia. 
Note: Some of these trees are grown in 
Florida and I presume in Southern Texas 
and California; I add Texas because they 
too have a frost-free section and very often 
some Texas reader gets tired of the mention 
that something or other can be grown in 
Florada and Southern California, and thus 
writes me a letter bawling me out. 
It is very nice of Mrs. Thurburn to send 
in this article; I would like to have pictures 
when possible of native flowers as well as of 
the gardener. 
LECTURER 
Flower groups in the Cleveland, Ohio 
area, who may be interested in talks on floral 
arranging and other subjects pertaining to 
flowers should get in touch with Angela 
Danko, 6725 Orchard Blvd., Cleveland, 30. 
She is active in this work. 
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