
SNOW PRINCESS (Pfitzer) (Early mid-season) 
Try Snow Princess if you want to get started 
in a white on short notice. An improved 
Maid of Orleans, being purer in color, larger, 
and more uniform in performance. Very 
strong grower; bulblets grow to sizable bulbs 
the first year. (L. 10-.50) (M. 10-.35) (S. 
16-.20) Bbts. 100-.15. 
SNOWSPRITE (Fischer) (Early mid-season) Ex- 
quisitely ruffled milky white medium decora- 
tive. Unsurpassed by any other white for ar- 
tistic floral pieces. Excellent grower and fast 
propagator. Fully described under 1944 re- 
leases. (Any size bulb .50) Bbts. 6-.25. 
STOPLIGHT (Lins) (Mid-season) A stopper in- 
deed! Has a rich, silky luster, a brilliant col- 
or, and tall handsome spikes, but the prettily 
ruffled florets were a trifle small and far apart. 
Notwithstanding, it is one of our favorite <car- 
lets. Very good grower and ané excellent 
propagator. We recommend it highly as a 
coming commercial. (L. 1-.30; 10-$2.40) (M. 
1-.20; 10-$1.60) (S. 1-.10) Bbts. 10-.30; 100-$2. 
SURFSIDE (Winsor) (Mid-season) Tall ruffled 
white with slight pencil markings in throat. 
This vigorous grower looks promising both as 
a commercial and an exhibition variety. Bulbs 
somewhat susceptible to disease. (L. 2-.15; 
10-.60) (M. 4-.15; 10-.35) (S. 4-.10; 10- 
.25) Bbts. 100-.30. 
SWEETHEART (Prestgard) (Early) Waxy frill- 
ed pure pink blendings to a large snow white 
throat. Unexcelled for forcing. We consider 
this variety with its tall wiry stem, extreme 
earliness, and exquisitely fresh color an Al 
glad. (L. 10-.50) (M. 10-.35) (S. 
Bbts. 100-.15. 
florists’ 
10-.20) 
TARA (Hogan) (Mid-season) Tall deep salmon 
shading to orange with yellow throat. Has 
won several high awards in the East. Al- 
though we have seen some beautiful spikes, 
it was not especially noteworthy in our gar- 
den. (L. 1-.50; 10-$4) (M. 1-.30) Bbts. 10-.40. 
VAGABOND PRINCE (Palmer) (Mid-season) 
Garnet brown with a throat glowing like a 
live coal. An unusually glossy sheen adds life 
to this striking novelty. Spike is tall and 
straight, carrying about 8 open blooms. (L. 
10-.60) (M. 10-.40) (S. 10-.25) Bbts. 100- 
.30. 
VALERIA (Pruitt) (Early) Excellent scarlet 
similar to Dr. Bennett, but much earlier and 
with better placement. Others report diffi- 
culty with the bulblets germinating. but we 
can honestly report fairly good success with 
ours. One of our most dependable and popu- 
lar cut flower varieties. (LL. 2-.15; 10-.60) 
(M. 3-.15; 10-.40) (S. 6-.15; 10-.25) Bbts. 
100-.20. 
VALOR (Baerman) (Mid-season) An A I money 
maker as a cut flower with us the past two 
seasons. An unusual color which the florists 
request, being a mellow deep salmon with a 
rich yellow throat. Opens 8 well placed blooms 
on a long flowerhead. (L. 2-.20; 10-.70) (M. 
Cie 10-.50) (S. 4-.15; 10-.25) Bbts. 100- 
VASSAR (Hedgecock) (Mid-season) Beautiful 
clear light orange with yellow throat. Opens 
6-8 nicely ruffled blooms of exhibition type. 
(L. 1-.30) (M. 1-.20) Bbts. 15-.20. 

Received my order of bulbs. Without a doubt 
it is the greatest collection for the money I have 
ever received. Many thanks for all the extras.— 
Charles Ferguson, N. J. 
1944 BULB CATALOG 11 

VANGOLD (Van Voorhis) (Early mid-season) 
The best exhibition type yellow we have ‘seen. 
A series of handsome, golden, broadwinged 
butterflies grace the tall slender stems. Promi- 
nent mid ribs add distinction to its grace. 
Gently recurved. (M. 1-.35) (SS. 1-.20). 
VREDENBURGH (Pfitzer) (Early mid-season) 
Vigorous and prolific pure white. Produces 
many bulblets which germinate well. Of 
great commercial value. (L. 10-.50) (M. 10- 
35) (S. 10-.20) Bbts. 100-.20. 
VULCAN (Stevens) (Mid-season) A likely com- 
mercial. A pleasing large medium purple with 
faint white mid ribs. The plain-petaled blooms 
average 5-7 in number. Prolific. (L. 1-.60) 
(M. 1-.40) (S. 1-.25) Bbts. 10-.40. 
WANDA (Snyder) (Mid-season) Another cream 
sport of Picardy of commercial note. Not as 
beautiful as its competitor, Leading Lady. 
Commercially, our spikes were 100% cuttable. 
(L. 1-.15; 10-$1.20). 
WASAGA (Palmer) (Late mid-season) Lovely 
pure apricot with a delightful frilling at the 
edges. Florists love its color. (L. 10-.50) (M. 
10-.35) (S. 10-.20) Bbts. 100-.15. 
WHITE CAMELLIA (Baerman) (Mid-season) 
Pure white lily like blooms blending to a yel- 
low throat. Habits identical to Camellia, in- 
cluding run-away propagation. (L. 1-.15; 10- 
$1.20) (M. 2-.20; 10-.80) (S. 2-.15;  10- 
50) Bbts. 50-.25. 
WHITE GOLD (Scheer) (Mid-season) Tall, vig- 
orous cream with 4-6” massive blooms on a 
straight stem. Has received much popularity 
since its introduction. Excellent growing 
habits. (L. 1-.60) (M. 1-40) (S._ 1-.20) 
Bbts. 4-.25; 20-$1. 
WINGS OF SONG (Ellis) (Mid-season) An ex- 
ceptionally fine rose salmon sometimes border- 
ed with blue at the edges. Tall, with many 
open. Performed very commendably for us. 
Recipient of numerous awards. (LL. 2-.20; 
10-.70) (M. 2-.15; 10-.50) (S. 4-.15;  10- 
.30) Bbts. 100-.30. 
WINSTON (Palmer) (Early) A _ very lovely 
chaste ruffled cream gaining in general favor 
yearly. It rates at the top in beauty of form 
and coloring. Medium height. One of the 
most beautiful in its color class. Not a fast 
propagator. (L. 1-.35) (M. 1-25) (S. 1- 
15) Bbts. 10-.15. 

THANK GOD FOR FLOWERS 
Thank God for flowers. 
grace, 
However dark and troubled be the while. 
Although there be on every human face 
A frown of hate, they never cease to smile. 
When men are plotting deeds of strife and blood, 
And waging war beneath an angry sky, 
They nod their grettings in the field and wood, 
And garden to each breeze that passes by. 
They never lose their 
Masters of self-possession are they all, 
Teachers of poise to such as care to learn. 
Along the path or by the garden wall, 
With cultured neighbors or the wildwood fern. 
Happy alike in sun, and rain, and dew, 
Lending their sweetness to the passing hours, 
They dwell contentedly till life is through, 
Then die as they have lived. Thank God for 
flowers. 
—Clarence Edwin Flynn 
