5 O DAFFODILS NARCISSUS 



A general order for daffodil bulbs sent to 

 the bulb dealer will not be filled in the usual 

 course of things until he can complete the 

 order and so ship the whole lot at one time 

 that is, after the arrival of the Dutch, Eng- 

 lish, Irish and Guernsey bulbs, which means 

 that you get your bulbs about the middle of 

 September. Be emphatic, therefore, in giving 

 instructions to ship the bulbs "as they come 

 in." The purchaser then receives early in 

 August, the South of France and Asia Minor 

 bulbs including Paper White, Double Roman, 

 and two or three others of the older Tazetta 

 varieties, as well as tEree or four varieties 

 of the old standard trumpet sorts probably 

 Spurius major, Golden Spur, and Emperor. 

 Be very chary about accepting any Double 

 Van Sion from these sections as they are apt 

 to produce flowers with some or much green 

 in them. It is just possible that the bulb 

 dealer will also have a shipment in July or 

 early in August of a few sorts of home grown 

 bulbs from Virginia, probably Golden Spur, 

 Emperor, Empress, Barri conspicuus, poeti- 

 cus, and ornatus. 



With a start of even half a dozen varieties 



