SPECIAL AND IMPORT PRICES FOR FALL OF 1902 
3 
Dutch Bulbs 
As a rule I import bulbs to order 
only, but many of my customers ne¬ 
glect to send me their orders in time, 
and I am obliged to buy the stock in 
this country to fill these late orders, 
charge higher prices and deliver in¬ 
ferior stock. 1 have imported a few 
varieties of the very choicest and 
most desirable plants and bulbs in 
excess of my orders, and offer them 
at the same prices as if imported to 
order. These fine things are de¬ 
scribed in this Catalogue, but the 
prices quoted will only be good until 
the stock I have imported is ex¬ 
hausted. I cannot buy these bulbs 
in America and sell them at such 
low prices. Much of the stock de¬ 
scribed was personally selected this 
summer in Europe. 1 will be pleased 
to quote prices on all varieties of 
Dutch Bulbs not offered in this list. 
These will not be of my own im¬ 
portation, but will be purchased 
from American dealers. 
A GREAT TULIP, 
Gesneriana (Hortensis) 
Narcissus, Bicolor Empress 
The tallest, largest- flowered and 
showiest of all Tulips for bedding 
out in masses. Height, 2 to 3 feet, 
holds its beautiful color and keeps perf 
center. There is no Tulip, no matter how high-pri- . , . rI ,, , . .... 
name that are not the true variety. I have secured the best stock in Holland, and I guarantee that eterj 
true major variety. One of the good qualities of this Tulip is that it can be used for permanent planting and will improve year 
after year. 30 cts. per doz., $1.85 per 100, $14 per 1,000. 
t. Flowers of enormous size, on strong, graceful stems, and the most durable of all Tulips, as it 
perfect for a long time, flowering in May. Color rich crimson - scarlet, with glittering blue-black 
er how high-priced, that will give as much satisfaction. There are many Tulips sent out under this 
bulb 1 send is the 
Narcissus, Empress 
For several seasons I have been making a specialty of 
Bicolor Horsfieldii, and it is certainly one of the grandest 
of Daffodils, but with one weakness. The bulbs are liable to 
disease and sometimes decay in the packages while in transit. 
Narcissus Empress is simply an improved Bicolor Horsefieldii, 
larger and stronger and finer in every way and entirely free 
from disease. It has always been a very high-priced variety, 
but a favorable purchase made in Holland this summer 
enables me to offer it at about the same price as Bicolor 
Horsfieldii 
Narcissus, Bicolor Empress 
(THE QUEEN OF DAFFODILS) 
Very large flowers of pure white, with rich yellow 
trumpet, strikingly beautiful, fine for out-of-doors or for 
forcing. This is the finest of all Daffodils and one of the 
most beautiful hardy flowers grown. It should be planted 
where it can remain permanently. It will increase in size 
and beauty year after year. It really gives me great pleasure 
to offer this grand Daffodil at the following low prices, and it 
can now be planted by the hundreds and thousands, as it 
deserves to be. A few years ago it was selling in Holland at 
$40 per 100, when I thought it one of the most beautiful hardy 
flowers in cultivation, an opinion I still hold, after growing it 
in my garden ever since. It is an acquaintance that improves 
with age. The bulbs I offer are from one of the most famous 
growers in Holland, who has made a specialty of this 
Daffodil since its introduction. 75 cts. per doz., $4 per 100. 
$36 per 1,000 
Narcissus, Emperor 
This is the largest and finest deep yellow trumpet- 
flowered Daffodil in cultivation, and is really superb, both in 
foliage and flower. A few years ago it was selling at $25 per 
100, and last year I sold it at what was considered a very low 
price, $7 per 100; but a contract made in Holland this year 
enables me to offer fine bulbs at the following prices; 75 cts. 
per doz., $3.50 per 100, $32 per 1,000. 
Narcissus, Enmeror 
