SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 
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DAFFODILS WITH CUP-SHAPED TRUMPETS, continued 
If you want something really fine, get Stella superba, with its large, star-shaped 
flower. Its rim is white, its cup yellow, and it lasts a very long time. 7 cts. each, 75 cts. 
per doz., but it is worth it. 
Sir Watkin is in a class by itself. It is about as large as the giant long trumpets, 
and is a great, light yellow wheel. Some of the flowers are 5 inches across. See illus- 
tration, page 12. It is also known as the "Welsh Giant," and 'can be had for 4 cts. each, 
40 cts. per doz., $3 per 100, with smaller, but good bulbs at $2 per 100. 
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 Daffodil virtue. The flowers are of fair sizes, 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 I will make them much less. 
Katherine Spurrell can only be described as "exquisite." The rounded flower is pure 
white and of a satiny texture; I know of no more lovely sort. 6 cts. each, 60c. per doz. 
It 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 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 are flowers that every one 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 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 fine bulbs is 2 cts. each, 20 cts. 
per doz., and $1.25 per 100. I 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, 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., 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 to see the value. 
Poet's Narcissi are not at their best the first year. They get better with age. They 
arc perfectly hardy, and are among the very best varieties for naturalizing in meadows, 
on lawns, or along the banks of streams. 
Double Daffodils 
Daffodils are flowers that I have never felt were improved by doubling, but a 
few double sorts arc valuable. Among these Van Sion, with its deep yellow flowers, 
is the best, but its flowers too often have a tinge of green. Sulphur Crown, or Sulphur 
Phoenix, is a lovely flower of a pale silvery white. Orange Phcenix is the freest flowering 
of these, and the flowers are a silvery white, with deep orange petals interspersed under- 
neath. 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 trial, yet often blighting. 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 at 30 cts. per doz., 
$1.50 per 100, #12.50 per 1,000. 
