true to this color and these are rogued out at the first blooming. But often a few 
rogues, or off-colors will be found. It is best to buy 3 or more of a color in order to 
get the nearest to your ideal. But every bulb will give a good flower and be worth the 
price paid. A reasonable percentage of the bulbs will give very superior flowers and 
these bulbs may be worth from double to several times their cost. 
The process of removing off-colors, is called “rogueing.’” Due to recent lack of 
labor, we and other growers have found it most difficult to rogue our bulbs and there 
are many “off colors” in all the following color classes. If you get a bulb you do not 
want you may exchange it for another bulb. Return the bulb with letter attached to 
outside of package and send enough postage for the replacement. But very few wish to 
do that because of the high quality of all the bulbs. One is also likely to obtain a bulb 
of such high quality that the grower would have preferred to save it for breeding and 
seed production. We have found near white and pure white among other colors. 
Select Strains, American Hybrids, Assorted Colors. 214” diam. or over, 90c ea. 
Three for $2.50. 3” diam. or over, $2.50 ea. 
Select Strains, Am. Hybrids, White Background. White with light to medium 
markings of red, pink or rose. 24%”, $1.00 ea. 3 for $2.85. 3” or over, $2.50 ea. 
Select Strains, Am. Hybrids, Near White. Nearer to white than White Backgrounds. 
Some are almost pure white, others a little more heavily marked, but none have much 
color. Large bulbs near to 3” or more, $4.00 ea. 
Select Strains, Am. Hybrids, Red. 214”, $1.00 ea. 3 for $2.85. 3” or over, $2.50. 
We have a few of these in Red Self Color, the 3” size, for $5.00 ea. 
Select Strains, Am. Hybrids, Scarlet, a lighter red, 214”, $1.00 ea. 3 for $2.85. 
Select Strains, Am. Hybrids, Rose. Various shades of rose. Some are the American 
Beauty Rose. 3”, $3.00 ea. 
Select Strains. Dutch Hybrids. We have a surprise for Amaryllis lovers, this fall. 
We have bought Amaryllis from all prominent growers, everywhere. The best we have 
ever seen are from a Holland grower. On inquiry this summer, he informed me he 
had been able to protect and save most of his stock. 
These are the highest type of Leopoldi hybrids in pure self colors, and in many 
shades of each color. Naturally, the pure self colors are much more valuable than 
those that are merely red, salmon, etc., with other markings. They are also superior in 
_the form of the flower, with rounded petals, wide open flowers. 
I have always considered a pure white Amaryllis or a pure pink of good size and 
form worth $10.00 to $25.00 each or even more and other pure self colors nearly as 
much. I was surprised at the comparatively low price at which these were offered. 
Formerly, I have paid wholesale about the same price for which I am able to sell these 
at retail. 
I have been able to get only a few bulbs. And since we usually sell about 6,000 
per year you should order early, as I fear there will not be enough of some colors. 
Delivery will be made as soon as I receive the bulbs. This may be a little later than 
we are able to deliver American hybrids. Be sure to include extra insurance for a 
separate mailing and for the north a little for extra heavy packing. 
Size. The smallest blooming size is 18-20 cm., or 244” to 244” diam. These are 
one size larger, 20-22 cm., or from a little over 24%” to a little over 234”. This is a 
good blooming size. When you compare our prices, be sure to compare with those of 
equal size. 
Select Strains, Dutch Hybrids, Pure White. $10.00 ea. 
Select Strains, Dutch Hybrids, Pure Red. $7.50 ea. 
Select Strains, Dutch Hybrids, Pure Salmon. $9.00 ea. 
Select Strains, Dutch Hybrids, Pure Pink. $12.00 ea. 
Select Strains, Dutch Hybrids, Purple. A very unusual color. $10.50 ea. 
Breeders Collection. This strain is especially fine for producing seeds of the highest 
type of Amaryllis. The seedlings of this strain bloom when two years old. See our 
directions below for pollinating flowers and for growing from seed. Thus, two years 
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