GOOD ROCK GARDEN SORTS 
AGNES HARVEY WHITE WITCH 
FEBRUARY GOLD BULBOCODIUM 
MARCH SUNSHINE CONSPICUUS 
MITE CANADICULATUS 
THALIA 
SOME OF THE MOST VIGOROUS GROWERS 
ALASNAM FORTUNE 
ALCIDA HELIOS 
BEERSHEBA HUGH POATE 
BOKHARA KILLIGREW 
CARBINEER PEARL HARBOR 
CARLTON POLINDRA 
DIANA KASNER TUNIS 
Veet iye NOTES 
As we have noted in previous issues of our catalogues, 
Daffodils bloom at a season when we may exvect change- 
able, and often, very adverse weather. Through March and 
early April, the time when Daffodils are at the height of 
their blooming season in this locality, we may exvect sud- 
den changes of weather; a good deal of rain, wind, and some- 
times sleet, with often abrupt fluctuations in temperature, 
having some warm sunshiny days followed by frost or rain. 
It is the Daffodils’ ability to withstand this fickle weather 
and still make a fine display year after year in varying 
seasons that endears them to the heart of the flower lover. 
An ideal season, if such exists, would likely be one with a 
great deal of cool rainy weather for a few weeks preceding 
the blooming period, followed by rather cool partially cloudy 
weather free of wind, hard rain or sleet during flowering 
time. We find that in seasons where there seems to be a 
great surplus of moisture in February, we have our finest 
flowers with the longest stems and most intense colorings. 
For the benefit of those having difficulty in making selec- 
tions we will give some of our impressions of varieties in 
the various classes. Obviously it will be impossible to men- 
tion all the varieties in these comments, both for the reason 
that we have insufficient space here and the descriptions 
given elsewhere should be sufficient in many instances; 
and for the simple reason that some of the new things have 
not yet bloomed for us or have bloomed only from unac- 
climated bulbs in which case the blossoms would not likely 
be typical of the varieties. 
The yellow trumpet varieties are first on the check list 
and among the first to bloom. Hence, they will be the first 
to be considered here. Goldbeater and Magnificence are two 
of the very first to bloom and are well worth growing on 
this account. Neither would make much of a showing among 
the midseason yellow trumpets, most of which are of better 
quality. Then there is the giant Diotima which comes just 
a few days later and brings with it a little better quality 
and much more size. Following this a few days is the 
magnificent velvety textured and finely finished Elgin. At 
about that time yellow trumpets begin coming on so rapidly 
that one is hard pressed to keep up with all of them. Beauty 
of form and moderate price should make Aerolite a subject 
for every one’s garden, while Alasnam, King Alfred, and 
Warwick should be grown in numbers for cut flowers. Those 
whose taste-runs more’*to“appreciation of individual blooms 
than to collective effect should have Dawson City, Godolphin, 
King of the North, Lyndale Gold, etc.; and those who want 
the very finest for their own enjoyment, for exhibition, 
or breeding might get Camberwell King, Principal, Mortlake, 
and Golden City as well as some of the still higher priced 
ones. To make a really showy display either in the garden 
or of cut flowers one might plant such giants as Ben Hur, 
Kandahar, and Statendam. 
When it considering the white trumpets, we 
touch on one of our personal weaknesses and we are very 
prone to emphasize the beauties of these favorites. It seems 
that they can hardly be given more attention than that to 
which they are entitled. We have said so much in favor 
of Beersheba, and yet we cannot but enthuse over the en- 
chanting beauty of this marvelous flower. It is trve that 
in blustery windy and rainy weather, its stems are not equal 
to the task of holding the big flowers high enough to kee»d 
comes to 
them from becoming speckled with mud; but how much 
are they like we humans:—none of us are without some 
flaws! Then there are those exquisitely modeled satin 
textured descendants of Beersheba, Cantatrice and China 
Clay, to name but two. Yes, we could not stop with two 
but musi add Corinth, a flower of marvelous substance; and 
if it is not too vretentious to add one of our own, Silverdale, 
we might mention that in our garden it has shown great 
lasting quality. We cannot help but enthuse over the big 
waxy white flowers of Pearl Harbor that make such a mag- 
nificent garden display after most of the other white trum- 

DIANA KASNER 
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