We are not so well supplied with Barrii varieties but have 
some of good quality. Among the more familar ones in 
the 3a group are Diana Kasner and Alcida which are very 
good. Market Merry and Clackmar are outstandingly bril- 
liant things and the newer Chungking promises to head the 
entire list. 
There are several strikingly beautiful members of the 3b 
class. Firetail is one of the cheapest and one of the finest 
for cutting. It is very contrasty and it is in this section that 
we have many of our most strongly contrasted flowers. Lady 
Kesteven and Blinkbonny with their pure white perianths 
and bright red cups are most showy, and Therapia and Mr. 
Jinks are varieties of great beauty. Although not a very 
strong grower, Peking is one of the most startling in color. 
Gay Dancer is very effective and vretty. For superb beauty 
and outstanding quality we would place Bravura near the 
top of the list. 
It seems we must deal in superlatives when attempting 
to describe the beauties of the leedsiis and our stock of these 
is well nigh exhausted. It is superfluous to attempt with 
mere words to paint a true likeness of many of these chastely 
beautiful immaculate flowers anyway. However, we shall 
mention some of our favorites; and while none are perfect 
and some are much more lacking than others, it is a very 
inferior flower that is not beautiful in itself when not viewed 
in comparison with others. Some of the older Daffodils 
such as Hera, Marmora, Cicely, and Tunis are flowers of 
such merit that we would not want to be without them even 
though we have others of surpassing loveliness in Bruns- 
wick, Cotterton, Evening, Green Island, Slemish and Truth. 
To go into detail with each one-of these would be some- 
what of a repetition of the descriptions given further on in 
this catalogue, and it will suffice to say that each of these 
is a gem of highest quality. One would not wish to omit 
that grand big flower, Daisy Schaffer, nor the magnificent 
icy white giant, Zero. Our own Cream Cup has given very 
nice smooth flowers. The lemon frilled crown of Coronella 
is quite distinctive and the very white flowers of Evening 
and Glenarm would be missed if they did not bloom in our 
garden. For perfection of form Niphetos should not be 
omitted. And it is here that we find most of our pinks such 
as the now familiar Mrs. R. O. Backhouse and the less 
known Bewitcher, Carnlough, Kenmare, Pink a’Dell, Rose of 
Tralee, Shirley Wyness, and Wild Rose, the latter being 
the pinkest of all. 
Of the 4b lot we have a number of representatives and 
some of these are, if possible, even more beautiful than most 
of the large crowned leedsiis. With all the attractiveness 
possessed by such flowers as Mystic, Samaria and other 
older ones of this class, their ethereal beauty is surpassed 
by that of Angeline, Chinese White, Cushendall, Frigid, and 
Sylvia O’Neill. Each of these is a dream of beauty, and 
Cushendall and Sylvia O’Neill which we have grown longer 
than the rest have become great favorites with us. 
As for the remaining divisions, we grow just a few 
representatives of each. We have a considerable number 
not being listed but in insufficient quantities to warrant of- 
fering them as yet. Of the triandrus type, Silver Chimes 
leads the list in beauty while Thalia and White Witch are 
dainty very worth while flowers. In the cyclamineus group, 
all that we list are most desirable, Mite in particular being 
a gem for the rock garden. 
As for the Jonquils and Tazettas, we will not add here to 
the descriptions given under the alphabetical listings. The 
poets should not be neglected as they come when nearly 
everything else is gone. We particularly like Actaea, Canta- 
bile, and Knave of Diamonds. Doubles have never been given 
much space in our gardens but for those who like them, we 
list a few. 
QW 
Fair Daffcdils, we weep to see 
You haste away so soon. 
—Herrick 



MRS. E. H. KRELAGE 
DAFFODILS 
That come before the swallow dares, and take 
The winds of March with keauty. 
—Shakespeare 

DICK WELLBAND 
