. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : season of 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. AMARYLLIS JOHNSONII. The St. Joh.)t's Lily (Crinum Pedunculalum) I received from you is proving to he a remarkable plant. The bulb hm got to be 5 inches through and 15 inches l ound it, with thirty broad, npriylit leaves from one foot to two feet and a half long, and the base of the outside leaf spans the neck of the bulb. The past shimmer and fall it has had three blos- som-stalks bearing S7 lilies, remaining in blossom. 11 weeks, and I am
. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : season of 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. AMARYLLIS JOHNSONII. The St. Joh.)t's Lily (Crinum Pedunculalum) I received from you is proving to he a remarkable plant. The bulb hm got to be 5 inches through and 15 inches l ound it, with thirty broad, npriylit leaves from one foot to two feet and a half long, and the base of the outside leaf spans the neck of the bulb. The past shimmer and fall it has had three blos- som-stalks bearing S7 lilies, remaining in blossom. 11 weeks, and I am looking for another stalk, as they come on the quarter. It is an evergreen and a majestic ;—L. F. Tlia-ger, Snmerville, Mass. My clump of St. Joh n''s Lilies is never without blossoms the year round. Last year it had U60 blossoms and buds on it at one time from eleven ;—Mrs. C. L. Porter, Marion Co., Fla. Qvii\liTi\ ^n^cpicai^iin^. An evergreen species and of the easiest culture, is best grown as a pot plant and can be wintered in the cellar if the soil is kept dry. Like most Amaryllis the Crinums bloom best when somewhat pot-bound. Its large white, exquisitely fragrant, lily-like flowers are produced in an umbel and borne on a tall scape. A strkiug plant and far more beautiful than many of the high-priced Amaryllis, and in cultivation blooms several times a year. It grows naturally in swamps where the soil is rich muck and very wet. It can be kept growing and blooming (at intervals) the year round. Our bulbs are collected in one particular locality where they grow much finer and larger than any we ever saw offered in the North. We offer fine blooming size bulbs at the ex- tremely low price of 15c. each : 3 for 40c. " My Crinum Americanum bloomed this sximmer. I think it a very beautiful plant and floiver and am very much pleased with ;—Mrs. J. S. Brubaker, Vinton, Iowa. All the Crinums may be wintered in the cellar, if desired,
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