conditions are still difficult. There is no export trade for American bulbs. This 
cuts us off from at least a slight source of income which we enjoyed in pre-war 
years. 
We have spoken before Garden Clubs in the last twelve months, written articles 
for flower and garden magazines, and we addressed the Florida State Horticultural! 
Society late in 1947 on ‘“‘Bulbous Plants for Florida.’’ In that talk we endeavored to 
give a brief survey of Florida bulb growing, its history and problems, and .future 
possibilities. We have several dozen ‘‘separates’’ of this talk if any of our readers 
are interested to have a copy. Please send 10c in stamps to cover cost of printing 
and postage. 
TERMS 
Our terms are net cash in advance. We do all of our own bookkeeping, typing, 
secretarial work, stenography, cataloguing, packing and mailing. This last, as we live 
two miles from the post office is no picnic some days. In these times of inflated 
labor prices we have to do more of the actual weeding, planting and cultivation than 
ever before, if we are to keep our stocks of dozens of rare and unusual items in 
good condition. Therefore we respectfully ask our customers to note this policy, 
which is the only one we can follow in this limited field that we have chosen. 
We have tried to make our prices as low as possible for the small quantities 
which make up the usual orders. Carriage and packing charges extra in all cases. 
If you wish, we will bill you for this, and you may send it in cash or stamps. Roughly 
10 per cent extra will cover this item. We endeavor to send all small packages by 
parcel post, usually insured, as express charges on small packages have become al- 
most prohibitive. Large or heavy shipments are best sent express collect. We wii! 
refund any surplus money sent for carriage, and unless provision for postage is made, 
we will ship by express collect. 
We guarantee satisfaction, and any shipment may be returned promptly, after 
its receipt, for a refund in full, if found unsatisfactory for any reason. 
THE BULBS WE SELL 
We have made a specialty of sub-tropical bulbs, tubers, tuberous rooted and 
cormous plants for more than 15 years, as a professional and amateur grower. 
Among our material are hardy, half-hardy, sub-tropical and tropical subjects, and we 
are always interested in adding new bulbs and plants within our field. We believe 
all our offerings are worthwhile, and horticulturally valuable bulbs, tubers, etc. 
Some of them are classics of greenhouse and garden horticulture, and should prove 
interesting and desirable to the beginner or experienced plantsman. 
We guarantee to send our customers the best material available, good bulbs, 
tubers, and plants, and will make every effort to have them true to name, species 
and variety. We cannot guarantee results with our material in the hands of our 
customers as so much depends on the skill of the grower and the treatment accorded 
the bulbs. In all modesty we can say that in many hundreds of orders over the past 
years, we have had very few complaints. In some cases, there are bound to be 
difficulties, as in the case of an occasional frozen shipment of bulbs in the dead) of . 
winter, no matter how carefuliy same are packed. On receipt of a written statement 
from your post office or mailman as to the condition of such an order on receipt, 
we will replace frozen orders without cost. The post office pays no claims on plants, 
bulbs, etc., which are frozen in transit in the mails. 
We believe that our satisfied customers are our best continuous advertisement. 
In the discussion of the various subjects in this catalogue we have tried to present 
the essentials of cultural information so far as we know them. For additional data 
please refer to Bailey’s ‘Standard Cyclopaedia of Horticulture,’? and ‘‘Hortus,’’ also 
John Weathers’ ‘‘The Bulb Book,’’ Col. R. H. Gray’s three volume set, ‘‘Hardy Bulbs,”’ 
and the recently published bulb books by Wister and Mueller. Your bookstore can 
advise you on these. The best available cultural and other information on Amaryllis 
and related plants, including Alstroemerias and Daylilies, may be found in the past 
volumes of ‘‘Herbertia,’’ the yearbook devoted to Amaryllids and published by the 
American Plant Life Society, formerly the American Amaryllis Soc. Every bulb fan 
and fancier should join this important group and obtain as many of the volumes. of 
Herbertia as hé can afford. They will prove a mine of help and information. Ask 
for a membership blank. 
