SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 
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DAFFODILS WITH CUP-SHAPED TRUMPETS, continued 
When I want to send a friend Daffodils that 1 know will please, I send a good bunch 
01 Mrs. Langtry. Somehow our Californians do not seem to have discovered this fine 
flower, which has every Daffodil virtue. The flowers arc of fair size, and at first a rich 
creamy white, 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 J '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. J know of no more lovely sort. 6 cts. 
each, 60 cts. per doz. 
It has been the ambition of every Daffodil producer lo 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 throughout with scarlet. The price is 4 cts. each, 40 cts. per doz. 
POET'S NARCISSI AND JONQUILS 
Jonquils have three great merits: First, they are among the very earliest flowers 
to bloom and do well either potted or in the garden; and, next, they have a rich yellow 
color; and last, a very pleasing fragrance. They arc flowers that everyone should 
have in hundreds, and the clumps can stay for years and will flower freely each year. 
The largest-flowered of these is Rugulosus, which I sell for 25 cts. per doz. and 
$1.50 per 100. 
Poeticus ornatus is my choice among the Poet's Narcissi. It is most charming 
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 cts. 
per doz., and Si. 25 per 100. 1 can supply smaller but excellent bulbs at $1 per 100, 
and bulbs for naturalizing still cheaper. 
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 Daffodils is gone. If it would only 
flower more reliably, it would be 
ideal; and. as it is, there is no Daf- 
fodil 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 75 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. Good bulbs at 2 cts. each, 
15 cts. per doz., 75 cts. per 100. 
HYBRIDS AND IMPROVED 
SORTS of Poet's Narcissi are now 
offered and highly praised. I have 
grown some of the best, but fail lo 
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 arc a most un- 
usual bargain at 30 cts. per doz., 
$1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1,000. 
Poet's Narcissi 
