Dreer's 1909 garden book (1909) Dreer's 1909 garden book dreers1909garden1909henr Year: 1909 Hybrid Amaryllis. Nehrling's Florida Hybrids. This grand strain is the re- sult of over 20 years' selection of crosses made between such magnificent varieties as Empress of India, Enchantress, the long-tubed, fragrant Sol andriflora, as well as the finest En- glish and Continental hybrids of more recent introduction. These crossings and re-crossings, combined with careful selec- tion, have resulted in a strain of strong, vigorous growth, producing from four to six flowers on a stalk, which are perfec
Dreer's 1909 garden book (1909) Dreer's 1909 garden book dreers1909garden1909henr Year: 1909 Hybrid Amaryllis. Nehrling's Florida Hybrids. This grand strain is the re- sult of over 20 years' selection of crosses made between such magnificent varieties as Empress of India, Enchantress, the long-tubed, fragrant Sol andriflora, as well as the finest En- glish and Continental hybrids of more recent introduction. These crossings and re-crossings, combined with careful selec- tion, have resulted in a strain of strong, vigorous growth, producing from four to six flowers on a stalk, which are perfectly circular in outline and of enormous size, ranging in color from deep crimson to dazzling orange-scarlet and from light rose to almost pure white, the darker varieties generally being striped with a band of white, the lighter-colored ones having bright crimson lines and variegations. 75 cts. each; $ per doz. Burbank's Hybrids. The bulbs we offer have been received direct from Mr. Luther Burbank, the famous hybridizer, and represent the result of years of careful crossing and selecting, and is a magnificent strain in every way. Very strong bulbs, 75 cts. each; § per doz. One each of the above 10 Amaryll AMARYLLIS (Hippeastrum). The Amaryllis is pre-eminently a window-garden plant for the amateur, producing under the simplest conditions one, two or even three spikes, two feet or more high, which are crowned with from three to six large and gorgeous trumpet-shaped blooms which last long in good condition. As a rule Amaryllis are supplied during the winter and early spring in the form of dormant bulbs. They should be potted as soon as received in pots of a size about one inch larger in diam- eter than the diameter of the bulbs. Plant the bulbs so that only the thick part of the bulb is covered with soil; the long neck must be fully exposed. Any good garden soil will grow them, but preferably use two parts of good, fibrous loam to one part of well-decomposed cow-manure,
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