SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 
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JonquiJs 
POET'S NARCISSI AND JONQUILS, continued 
Poeticus Ornatus is my choice among the Poet's Narcissus. It is most charming 
with its pure white flower with scarlet cups. It is fragrant and early flowering, and 
still better, it is among the surest of 
all bloomers. Few bulbs fail to give 
a flower, while many give two or even 
three. Among florists it is the one 
Daffodil that is always wanted and it 
naturalizes well. My price for very 
line bulbs is 2 cts. each, 20 cts. per- 
doz., and $1.25 per 100; but I can 
supply a smaller but excellent bulb at 
$1 per 100, and bulbs for naturalizing 
still cheaper. See below. 
The old Poet's Narcissus, known 
better now as Poeticus of the Gardens, 
is a very fine flower. The stems are 
stout and tall, the flowers large and 
very fragrant, and it is a late bloomer, 
coming after the main crop of Daffo- 
dils is gone. If it would only flower 
more reliably it would be ideal, and 
as it is, no Daffodil is more esteemed 
and possibly none is better for either 
cutting or naturalizing. It needs a 
heavy soil and abundant moisture, and 
if well grown about 75 per cent of old 
bulbs flower. Large bulbs of the very 
best quality at 2 cts. each, 20 cts. per doz., $1.25 per 100. Good bulbs at 2 cts. each, 
15 cts. per doz., and 75 cts. per 100. For naturalizing see prices below. 
HYBRIDS AND IMPROVED SORTS of Poet's Narcissi are now offered and 
highly praised. I have grown some of the best but fail to see the value. 
Poets' Narcissi are not at their best the first year. They get better with age. 
Double Daffodils 
Daffodils are a flower that I have never felt was improved by doubling, but a 
few sorts of doubles are valuable. Among these Von Sion, with its deep yellow flowers, 
is the best, but it too often flowers with a tinge of green. 
Sulphur Crown, or Sulphur Phoenix, is a lovely flower of a pale silvery white color. 
Orange Phoenix is the freest flowering of these, and the flowers are a silvery white 
with deep orange leaves, interspersed underneath. 
These three sorts at 5 cts. each, 40 cts. per doz., $3 per 100, in the best of bulbs. 
If only one could flower it reliably, the Double Poet's would be a great favorite. 
It is a double of the Poeticus of the Gardens, very lovely and very fragrant, well worth 
a try, yet often blighting before the flowers open. My price is 3 cts. each, 30 cts. per 
doz., $2 per 100. 
Mixed Daffodils 
In a large garden, bulbs will get mixed, and often the finest sorts are among the 
accidental mixtures. My Mixed Daffodils are a most unusual bargain. 30 cts. per doz., 
$1.50 per 100, .$12.50 per 1,000. 
Daffodils for Naturalizing 
While all sorts will grow in this way, the smaller-flowered sorts look more in keeping- 
The great trumpets like Fmperor and Empress do not look wild enough, but the Barn 
conspicuus, Cynosure, Poeticus, and even the small, rich, yellow trumpets of Obvallaris 
look as if they belonged there. I offer good bulbs for the purpose, not the largest, but 
giving excellent flowers and all of flowering size. 
Sir Watkin. $2 per 100, $15 per 1,000. 
Barri conspicuus. $1 per 100, $8 per 1,000, .1>6o per 10,000. 
Poeticus of the Gardens. 60 cts. per 100, $5 per 1,000, $40 per 10,000. 
Poeticus ornatus. 80 cts. per 100, $7 per 1,000. 
Cynosure. 90 cts. per 100, $7.50 per 1,000. 
Obvallaris. A golden yellow, small trumpet very effective in grass. $1.25 per 100, 
Sio per 1,000. 
