12 CARL PURDY, URIAH, CALIFORNIA 
DAFFODILS WITH CUP-SHAPED TRUMPETS, continued 
When I want to send a friend Daffodils that I know will please, I send a good bunch 
of Mrs. Langtry. Somehow our Californians do not seem to have discovered this fine 
flower, which has every DalTodil virtue. The flowers are of fair size, and at first a rich 
creamy while, just tinted with gold. Later they become pure white. They are most 
beautifully formed and very lasting. They are very cheap at 3 cts. each, 25 cts. per 
doz., and $2 per 100; if you wish a few thousands I will make them much less. 
Katherine Spurrell can only be described as exquisite. The rounded (lower is pure 
white and of a delightful satiny texture. 1 know of no more lovely sort. 6 cts. each 
Oo cts. per doz. 
H has been the ambition of every Daffodil producer to breed an all-red flower and 
C. J. Backhouse is as near as they have arrived. A little under size, the flower is 'deep 
yellow, suffused th rough out with scarlet. The price is 4 cts. each, 40 cts. per tloz 
POET'S NARCISSUS AND JONQUILS 
Jonquils have three great merits: First, they are among the very earliest flowers 
to bloom, and whether potted or in the garden, they are easily grown; next they have 
a rich, yellow color, and last, but not least, they have a delicious fragrance They 
are flowers which should be planted liberally and when planted in the garden will flower 
for years with little attention. 
jonquil Campernelle is small-flowered and very sweet-scented, and this I sell at 
15 cts. per doz., or $i per 100. 
Jonquil Rugulosus is much larger-flowered and larger-bulbed, and this I sell at 
,30 cts. per doz., and Si. 75 per 100. 
Poeticus ornatus is my choice among the Poet's Narcissi. It is most charmin" 
with its pure white flower with scarlet cup. 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. My price for very fine bulbs is 2 cts. each, 20 c'ts. per 
doz., and Si. 25 per too. I can supply smaller but excellent bulbs at Si per 100 and bulbs 
for naturalizing still cheaper. 
The old Poet's Narcissus, known better now as Poeticus of the Gardens, is a very 
line 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 Daffodils is gone. If it 
would only flower more reliably, it 
would be ideal; and, as it is, there 
is no Daffodil grown that 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 
7,5 per cent of old bulbs flower. 
Large bulbs of the very best quality 
at 2 cts. each, 20 cts, per doz.. Si. 25 
per 100. 
HYBRIDS AND IMPROVED 
SORTS of Poet's Narcissi are now 
offered and highly praised. 1 have 
grown some of the best, but fail to 
see the value. 
Poet's Narcissi are not at their 
best the first year. They get better 
with age. They are perfectly hardy, 
are among the very best for natural- 
izing, and need not be disturbed 
until they begin to crowd. 
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 un- 
usual bargain at 30 cts. per doz., 
Si. 50 per 100, Si 2.50 per 1,000. 
Poet's Narcissi 
