BULBS FOR FORCING 
DAFFODILS PREPARED FOR EARLY FORCING 
A special process in curing and precooling shortens the growing period for forcing Daflodils so that they 
may be brought into flower at least three weeks in advance of the untreated bulbs. They are therefore in¬ 
valuable in that they can be flowered for Christmas and throughout the holiday season. The bulbs should 
be potted immediately on receipt, and buried outside with a good mulch to keep out the frost. In from 
seven to ten weeks, depending on the variety, the flower buds will have become sufficiently advanced that 
they may be noticed inside the foliage. The bulbs should not be brought into the greenhouse until they 
have developed sufficiently that the buds have appeared through the neck of the bulb. In the greenhouse 
at a temperature of sixty degrees they will bloom in from four to five weeks. Varieties most satisfactory 
for this purpose are offered below, they are listed in the order in which they can be flowered. 
LAURENS ROSTER: 
Poetaz. White perianth with yellow eye. Extra 
selected bulbs prepared for early January flowering. 
$2 per dozen, $15 per 100. 
DANTE: 
Poeticus. White perianth, cup rimmed red. Extra 
selected bulbs prepared for January flowering. $2 per 
dozen, $15 per 100. 
COLLECTION: 
Above five varieties, 100 bulbs of each, $80 per case 
of 500 bulbs. 
TULIPS PREPARED FOR EARLY FORCING 
By special treatment these tulips are made earlier and longer stemmed than ordinary stock, also they 
mature more quickly, providing cut flowers far in advance of other Tulips. The following varieties 
have proved most suitable for this purpose. (Orders should reach us not later than August 1). 
ALRINO: Cottage, white. $8 per 100. WILLIAM COPELAND: Darwin, lavender. $7 per 100. 
ROSE COPELAND: Darwin, rosy Ulac. $8 per 100. WILLIAM PITT: Darwin, soft cherry red. $7 per 100. 
TELESCOPIUM: Triumph, deep pink. $8 per 100. 
HELIOS: 
Incomparabilis, the earliest of all. Creamy yellow 
perianth, pale orange cup. Extra selected bulbs es¬ 
pecially prepared to bloom before Christmas. $2.75 
per dozen, $20 per 100. 
THE FIRST: 
Trmnpet, yellow, similar to Emperor but much larger. 
Extra selected bulbs which may be brought into 
bloom a week before Christmas. $2.75 per dozen, 
$20 per 100. 
KING ALFRED: 
Trumpet, golden yellow. Extra selected bulbs pre¬ 
pared for Christmas flowering. $2.75 per dozen, $20 
per 100. 
POLYANTHUS NARCISSI 
Suitable for house culture only, for growing indoors in pots, as well as in pebbles and water. Shonld 
be started in a cool, dark place for a few weeks to induce good root growth. Plant in succession for a 
continuation of bloom. 
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA: 
The most popular of aU Narcissi for indoor growing. 
Produces numerous pure white flowers on a single 
stem. May be had in bloom eight weeks from time of 
planting. 
Extra selected, 90 cts. per dozen, $6 per 100. 
Selected, 70 cts. per dozen, $5 per 100. 
GRAND SOLEIL D’OR: 
Resembling Paperwhites in habit but yellow in color, 
bright orange cup. $1.70 per dozen, $12 per 100. 
FRENCH ROMAN HYACINTHS 
Delightfully fragrant and invaluable for winter flowering in the house, extensively used for Christmas 
forcing. May be grown in fibre as well as in pebbles and water. Each bulb produces three or four spikes, 
smaller than the Dutch Hyacinths but more graceful. Will bloom in about twelve weeks from planting time. 
WHITE ROMANS: $1.95 per dozen, $15 per 100. 
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