SPREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA — MEXICAN FIRE LILY 
MEXICAN FIRE LILY 
Jacobean Lily 
SPREKELIA FORMOSISSIAM. A fantastically beautiful 
flower of glowing velvety scarlet. Flowering from May 
through August, the Orchid-like bloom is ideal for cutting 
or the garden. It is carried on a strong stem 18 inches high 
and the glowing scarlet flowers are 6 to 8 inches wide and 
of the same depth. May also be grown indoors planted in 
pots or bowls. 
A few—JUMBO EXHIBITION SIZE BULBS—$3.00 for 3; 
$8.50 for 10; $20.00 for 25. 
Limited Supply—EXHIBITION SIZE BULBS—$2.00 for 3; 
$6.00 for 10; $14.00 for 25. 
TIGRIDIAS 
See illustration, right 
Known also as the “Tiger” or “Mexican Shell Flower,” 
few garden or conservatory plants can compare with them 
for brilliance. Colors vary from yellow and white to bril- 
liant scarlet, all being deeply blotched and specked with 
crimson and maroon. Clumps of them planted in the bor- 
ders are gorgeous. They flower all summer long. 
PAVONIA ALBA. Very beautiful white. 
PAVONIA CANARIENSIS. Very attractive yellow. 
PAVONIA ROSE GIANT. Deep carmine-rose. 
PAVONIA RED GIANT. A most attractive red. 
Prices on above: $1.50 for 10; $3.25 for 25; $12.50 
per 100. 
PAVONIA HYBRIDS. (Mixed) Very fine mixture, well 
graded. $1.25 for 10; $2.75 for 25; $10.00 per 100. 
TRITOMA 
Red Hot Poker or Torch Lily 
They grow from 3 to 4 feet high and send up a continuous 
display of flowers from late June until frost. Straight as 
a poker the lovely blossoms are produced on strong stems, 
the flower is 8 to 10 inches long and consists of hundreds 
of little bells coming out from the stem and about 84 inches 
long — thus the name Red Hot Poker. 
ROBUSTUS. Yellow at the bottom of the flower, with 
flaming scarlet top. A real red hot poker. Extra selected 
roots, $2.00 for 3; $6.00 for 10; $12.00 for 25, 
TUBEROSES 
Fragrance of the Gardenia 
DOUBLE PEARL, EXCELSIOR. Beautiful pure white 
flowers of delicious fragrance. The umbel of blooms of 
waxlike texture are held on strong stems. Very fine for 
cut flowers and prized in the garden for their exotic fra- 
grance. Extra selected bulbs, $2.05 for 10; $4.75 for 25; 
$18.00 per 100. 
MEXICAN SINGLE EVERBLOOMING. Same as above 
only single flowers. Four to five flower stems from each 
bulb. Extra selected bulbs, $2.25 for 10; $5.50 for 25; 
$20.00 per 100. 
TIGRIDIA “MEXICAN SHELL FLOWERS" 
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