M. VAN WAVEREN SONS, INC. 
101 West 31st Street, New York City 
FREESIAS 
(For shipment in July and August, 1932, subject to crop) 
Per 1,000 
AMETHYST. A beautiful amethyst 
blue of exquisite clearness with 
light center. Strong, sturdy growth $35.00 
BLUE BIRD. Deep delphinium blue 
with .light center, large open flower 
and good long stem. No question 
the finest blue Freesia ever put on 
the market ___ 50.00 
CALIFORNIA. A large flower of a 
bright golden yellow, extra strong 
growth and long stems. One of the 
very finest yellow Freesias_ 30.00 
CARMENCITA. Medium sized 
flower of a beautiful light orange 
salmon hue with buff shading on 
the lower petals. Long wiry stems. 35.00 
CARRIE BUDEAU. A lavender 
pink, a great improvement over 
Gen. Pershing; flowers larger and 
heavier stems. An enormous grower 
and producer _ 45.00 
GENERAL PERSHING. Bronze 
pink _ 30.00 
GOLDEN TREASURE. A justly 
famous yellow Freesia of the size 
of Purity. Excellent forcer.. 45.00 
GOLDEN DAFFODIL. Wonderful 
yellow. Firm texture and keeping 
quality of the very best. Strong 
stems. Secondary spikes often bring 
as much as first cut- 45.00 
MEND OTA. Extra, giant yellow— 40.00 
FREESIA, “IMPROVED PURITY” 
Per 1000 
MRS. MARC PETER. A new variety, very at¬ 
tractive deep rosy salmon with lower petals 
blotched orange and yellow. Flowers are of 
good size, open up well and are good keepers. 
This is a very popular variety on the Chicago 
market, and is one of the earliest Colored 
Freesias to bloom--- $40.00 
Per 1000 
PURITY. Extra large flowering strain, 7.00 
Extra large flowering strain, 10.00 
Extra large flowering strain, up 25.00 
Extra large flowering strain, up„~ Open 
SPLENDENS. Lavender_ 30.00 
OLIVETTE. Bright carmine red with light 
yellow throat. Lower petals have a deep 
yellow blotch with crimson veins. Very pro¬ 
fuse bloomer _ 
PINK BEAUTY. This is a distinct new type in 
Freesias, a giant rose pink with broad petals 
flat open flower, the color that is so much ad¬ 
mired. It looks more like an orchid spray than 
a Freesia ------- 50.00 
SUNSET. An entirely new color in Freesias 
a flame orange, reminding you of the glorious 
sunsets of California. This variety was the 
greatest attraction in the field during the flow¬ 
ering season, when thousands of visitors annu¬ 
ally come to see these Freesias in California_ 50.00 
YELLOW PRINCE. A somewhat darker flower 
than California; stems extra long and wiry- 30.00 
RAINBOW MIXTURE _ 25.00 
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