GUIDEBOOK FOR 1948 
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Our descriptions usually indicate whether or 
not the variety is an exceptionally fine pro- 
ducer of blooms from the smaller sizes. 
Commercially, bulbs are graded into 6 
sizes. Size 6 is under % inch diameter and 
other sizes range up every 4 inch, the Num- 
ber 1 bulb being 1% inch up. Catalogs 
commonly offer bulbs as L (large) sizes 1 and 
2) (144 inch up); M (medium) (sizes 3 and 4) 
(3% to 144 inch); S (small) (sizes 5 and 6) 
(44 to % inch) and Bits (bulblets, the little 
hard shelled cormels which cling at the roots 
of the bulb). 
The size (bulk) of bulb you purchase 
determines the amount of food with which 
you are starting to produce a given spike. 
TERMS OF SALE 
Cash with order. 
Delivery after April 15th (normal begin- 
ning of mild weather hereabouts) prepaid in 
uu 
NOTE: Bulb deliveries requested and 
made before April 15th will go post paid or 
express, transportation charges Collect, at 
our option, governed largely by weather and 
package size. Express charges vary with 
weight of parcel and distance, of course, but 
we would estimate the average cost of the 
average parcel will be roughly around 50c. 
If sent Express Collect we will, of course, add 
stock of value to exceed the express charges. 
Replacement or refund purchase price any 
bulb, root, plant or seed that does not prove 
true to name or does not arrive in condition 
herein represented. Bulblet and seed germina- 
tion are not guaranteed. 
No substitutions will be made. 
Orders received until planting but subject 
to stock being unsold. To get proper prop- 
agation of new sorts, it does not pay us to 
hold for further sale bulbs and blts priced 
only per each beyond May Ist. Order early. 
Our selling season is very short. 
BULBS: 6 may be ordered at 5 times 
the single price. 12 bulbs at 10 times 
single price. 25 bulbs at hundred rate 
if such is given, otherwise at twice the 
dozen rate. 
BULBLETS: Any amount at the rate 
offered. 
Please be mindful that, under present con- 
ditions, items under about 15c are filled at a 
loss. 
Delivery prepaid to foreign countries in 
the Postal Union having the usual 14c per 
pound rate, provided war restrictions of one 
kind or another does not bar such delivery 
except that purchases at 100 rate prices should 
add at rate 50c per 100 for large bulbs and 
20c per 100 for medium sized bulbs. 
Notice to Canadian Customers 
The $5.00 cash ceiling heretofore placed 
upon your import privilege has been removed. 
Apply to the Secretary of Destructive Insect 
and Pest Act Advisory Board, Dept. of Agri- 
culture, Ottawa, Ont., for permit and mailing 
label. 
NOTE: For key to Series—size and color 
classification, see Page 4. 
Our stocks of many new items in our list 
are rather limited, with no sudden methods 
of acquiring more. Our catalog usually 
issues about February 10. We feel entitled 
to consider our very regular customers. 
We may restrict quantity purchase of items 
in very short supply for one month. 
WHITE—00 Series 
500 AVIATRICE (Sjerps) (our ’47 import 
release) M. (midseason). A Picardy color 
sport from Holland. The white is a bit 
sulphur toned. Florets slightly ruffled. 
Our entry at East Liverpool show, ’46 
beat several good spikes of Leading Lady. 
Picardy size and habits. 
Each L (large) $1.00 M (medium) .75 
S (small) .50 Blts (bulblets) .08 (100, 
$6.00) (1000, $40.00). 
500 BARBARA SCOTT (Salman 748) (our 
"48 import release) M. Real snow white, 
absolutely no markings. Enormous flow- 
ers on exceptionally long spikes, on ex- 
tremely strong, long and straight stems. 
Habits satisfactory and should become a 
fine show bloom and cut flower. Note 
the speed of this release. We are practi- 
cally offering to share our planting stock 
with our customers in order that they 
may be among the first to grow this ex- 
ceptionally fine variety. Supply limited. 
Each M $4.00 S $4.00 (no dozen rate). 
400 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (J. W. 
Harris °47) M. Clean white, shading 
into creamy throat. While not the chaste 
white of Vrede, the color is very accept- 
able and all of its habits appear to make 
it a very outstanding variety. Florets 
are 414-5 inches, slightly ruffled, 8 and 
more easily open on flowerheads close to 
30 inches long, plants 51% feet tall, up to 
21 buds. The vigorous growth, straight 
spikes in extremely hot weather, excellent 
propagation from plenty of large bulblets, 
practically all of which bloom into size- 
able spikes if given room, mark the variety 
as a coming popular commercial. 
Will rate high in coming Canadian G. S. 
Symposium. 
Each L $2.00 M $1.25 S .75 Blts .15. 
501 GRACE MOORE (Salman 748) (our ’48 
import release) E. Very early. This is 
a seedling of Salman’s Glory and has 
maintained the huge size of the latter. 
Pure creamy white, shading through a 
very light blush into a dazzling orange 
scarlet throat. It has a wonderful spike 
and very long, extra strong and straight 
stem. First time shown in Holland in 
