Dosoris, $25.00; Rugulosus Maximus, $12.00. However commonplace 
these varieties may seem now to the seasoned collector, they were at 
that time the amazement of the narcissus world, and today are 
as beautiful as they were then. 
A bulb of a good variety that is alive and free of disease is a 
good bulb. A bulb of an inferior variety is a poor bulb, no matter 
how superb a bulb it may be. 
If you live in Podunk and buy a Holland bulb, when you have 
grown it a year it is a Podunk bulb. If you buy a Missouri bulb 
from me and grow it a year, it also is a Podunk bulb. If they are 
then sent to Holland and grown a year, both are become Holland 
bulbs. r 
Narcissi are lime lovers. 
Narcissus bulbs started for forcing should be kept below 50 de¬ 
grees. For subsequent growth, give 60 to 70 degrees. Do not give 
sun at any time. 
You would not say “Roses bushes:” why say “Narcissi bulbs?” 
Mixtures are as good as the varieties that were put in to make 
them. The varieties remain the same to the end of time. An Alba¬ 
tross bulb and its increase are Albatross forever, no matter what other 
bulbs grow by their side. 
There is no explaining the vagaries of the public. Their choice 
of varieties varies from season to season. It may go contrariwise, 
or otherwise, of the commendations or condemnations in the maga¬ 
zines; and seems not to depend heavily on merit. Apparently it is 
that the fancy of the public for variety names is like the shifting 
breezes—but why? 
If you can not use this catalogue, please hand it to some flower- 
loving friend. 
Plants require immediate and careful attention. 
Any soil that is right for potatoes and onions is right for any¬ 
thing in this catalogue. 
For a listing of extra high-grade and new varieties of peonies, 
write Edward Auten, jr., Princeville, Ill. 
Subscribe to Flowers and Gardens, Calcium, N. Y. $1.00 per year, 
2 years $1.75, 3 years $2.40, 5 years $3.50. Subscriptions can be sent 
to me, or direct to the publisher. 
N. B. This catalogue lists my entire line. 
N. B. Missouri customers will please add 2% to the amount of 
the order, on account of the state sales tax. 
