Dreer's 1908 autumn catalogue (1908) Dreer's 1908 autumn catalogue dreers1908autumn1908henr Year: 1908 HmRYADRKR-PHILADtLPHIA-PA-^BHI^BS-FOR Fy^LbPk:ANTING-|JQ| 21 CALLA LILIES. White Calla {Richardia ALthiopica). The White Calla, or Lily oi tlie Nile, is a well-known plant of easy culture, and in winter is one of our best window plants. To aid profuse blooming keep them dormant from the middle of June until the last of August; repot in good, rich soil, usinCT 6 to 8-inch pot, give water, light and heat in abundance, and the result will be most satisfactory. Good roots, 10 cts. each; Large '
Dreer's 1908 autumn catalogue (1908) Dreer's 1908 autumn catalogue dreers1908autumn1908henr Year: 1908 HmRYADRKR-PHILADtLPHIA-PA-^BHI^BS-FOR Fy^LbPk:ANTING-|JQ| 21 CALLA LILIES. White Calla {Richardia ALthiopica). The White Calla, or Lily oi tlie Nile, is a well-known plant of easy culture, and in winter is one of our best window plants. To aid profuse blooming keep them dormant from the middle of June until the last of August; repot in good, rich soil, usinCT 6 to 8-inch pot, give water, light and heat in abundance, and the result will be most satisfactory. Good roots, 10 cts. each; Large '' 15 ' Mammoth ' 25 ' doz.; $ per 100. L50 'â ' 10 00 ' ' ' ' ' ' Black [Aitcm Sanctum). This interesting variety from the Holy Land re- sembles in habit and foliage the White Calla, with flowers of a rich purple color over a foot in length and 4 to 6 inches across; the spike or spadix is about 10 inches long, and of an ebony-black ccjlor. 15 cis. each ; |) per doz. Spotted-leaf {Richardia alba mactdata'). The leaves of this variety are deep green, with numerous while spots, which give the plant a very ornamental appearance. The flowers are white, with a black centre ; they grow freely either indoors or out. 10 cts. each ; $ per doz. Golden Yellow {Richardia Ellioltiana'). A rare and beautiful variety; it has the same habit of growth as the ordinary White Calla, with flowers of the same size and shape, but of a rich, clear, lustrous golden-yellow color; the foliage isdaik green, with a number of translucent creamy-white spots, which add much to its beauty. A large slock enables us to oiifer strong bulbs at the very low price of 25 cts. each ; $2 50 per doz. One each of the above 4 Callas, strong roots, for 60 cts.
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