AN INVITATION 
Our Nurseries are situated in Gloucester County, Virginia, along 
one of the tidewater arms of the Chesapeake Bay, on a stretch of fertile 
land which Indians cultivated in the dimmest past, and where white 
people settled in the earliest years of the Colony. Descendants of 
famous families live all around us, names that adorn Virginia’s most 
glorious pages. 
The soil is amazingly fertile. It responds bountifully to good 
growers’ efforts. Bulbs grown in it, bloom abundantly and the red cups 
acquire an extra dose of color there. 
Underlying our fields, at a depth of four to six feet, is a very ancient 
sea bottom or beach. Millions of curiously shaped shells of barnacles, 
clams, oysters and giant scallops are buried there, as if in one vast sleep, 
just as they lived. Now and then one finds a tooth or a petrified vertebra 
of a giant fish, evidence of the higher life of a million years ago. Even 
in that remote age, small pests preyed on large living organisms. Two 
large scallop shells, resting together, completely closed as if their owner 
were still inside, often display a tiny round hole, where a small enemy 
dramatically bored right thru that everlasting armor plate. These shell 
beds afford excellent drainage to our fields. 
During the Narcissus flower season we exhibit daily every variety 
that is in bloom, permitting instructive comparisons between older and 
newer types. 
Our Nurseries can be reached very comfortably from Old Point Com¬ 
fort, Richmond and Washington over excellent hard surface roads. 
Inspiring scenery and historical landmarks abound all along these routes. 
The famous York river with Yorktown and Gloucester Point on oppo¬ 
site banks, is only 20 minutes away from our farms. This section of 
Virginia is finding favor with many wealthy people from the more 
Northern states. Many of the oldest mansions are repaired and reno¬ 
vated by new owners who strive to preserve at all costs the old delight¬ 
ful Colonial atmosphere. 
For visitors who wish to spend a few days in our beautiful and 
interesting county, there is a good hotel at Gloucester Court House, 
and if one wishes to rest for a week or more near one of the many 
rivers with their incomparable views, there are homes where paying 
guests are really made to feel “at home.” Prices run from $20.00 to 
$40.00 per week. 
COLOR PLATES 
Of many Narcissus varieties we can furnish exquisite modern 
color plates for framing or for placing under the glass on the 
counters. They are a distinct help to sales efforts. The price 
is 20 cents each, but we gladly furnish a selection free upon 
request to cover varieties ordered from us. 
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