
narrow trumpet drew many eyes, Rosabella with its long light pink, sunproof trumpet was as usual very fine. wile 
BICOLOR TRUMPETS. Content with its strange but unique coloring stands out. In Music Hall the Dutch have at last 
produced a fine bicolor without the usual weakness. Rathkenny is also good and last in this class to bloom, Chatsworth, 
another English variety.pas- finally become acclimated and drew considerable attention. Helma, another new one, opened 
dufing<the,;heat wave and<was still very good, In normal weather it should be outstanding. 
“og YELLOW INCOMPS. Dunkeld was again tops. Orange Bird, now acclimated, surpasses all the Fortune type in its bril- 
- * lance and size: Binkie, a reversed bicolor attracted a great deal of attention. Reginald Dixon, with a very tall stem drew 
- * many eyes, Others claiming unusual attention were Redmarley, Rouge, Shanghai, Bermuda, Bondstreet and Rosslare. 
WHITE INCOMPS, Penwith was tops with its apricot buff edged cup. Coverack Perfection opened in cool dark weather 
and more than lived up to its description. Duke of Windsor was tremendous in size, but off in coloring due to unfavorable 
weather. Frarnichot Tone was superb. The very highly rated Oranje Bruid suffered from the heat but was still lovely, 
Others claiming much more than ordinary attention, Bread and Cheese, Central Park, Amiable, Daintiness, Fedora, Glen 
Springs, Marshal Tsjoekof, Penvose, Rubra, Johannesburg, Selma Lagerlof, Sonnica and Sunnybrook. 
YELLOW BARRI. Chunking is still tops. Win All though caught in the heat wave~ was very good. The tremendous 
2 ae aaa (now greatly reduced in price) is outstanding. Others worthy of note were Aranjuez, Market Merry and Spring 
eauty. 
WHITE BARRI. The older Quetta with its jewel like brillance is still our favorite, but Kansas caused a good deal of 
excitement, as did Orange Button, Others worthy of note, Carolina with is great substance; Lady Kestiven, a pity it can’t 
Stand bright sun; Peking, a short stemmed but brilliant and sunproof. Others of outstanding merit were Mr, Theodore 
Havemeyer, Red Indian and Therapia. 
GIANT LEEDSIi. Many of our new pinks opened during, or just after our five day heat wave, many with only traces 
of their vaunted color. Next spring may tell a different story, We liked Cameo, Ann Abbott and Picture; of the older ones 
Wild Rose, Sublime and Veronica. In white or yellow cupped ones Gwenter, Ludlow and Templemore stood out. While Ra- 
dio, Coral Island, E. H. Wilson, Sea Shell and Silver Bugle are all well above par, 
SMALL CUPPED LEEDSII, There are so many entrancing varieties in this class, and all so different, it is hard to 
_. regulate them in the order of their merits. For size Chinese White and Foggy Dew stand out, The latter a much better buy 
* for the money. Among the real green eyes Cushendall still tops. We and lots of Others fell in love with Silvermine, on the 
order of Silver Salver, but with longer and much whiter petals. Of those with vari-colored cups Moina, Angeline and Capri 
~Stood out, Other good ones, Sylvia O’Neill, (finally acclimated, lived up to her notices), Frigid and Distingue. 
- “<". TRIANDRUS, Rippling Waters justly stands head and shoulders above the rest in the white group, Stock is very 
* scarce however. Silver Chimes stands out too, but we have never understood how it got in this class. In the single flowered 
$01 pees Clustine is very lovely, and Jehol very large. In the bicolors Mrs. Gordon Pirie and Pearly Queen are about the 
est, 
CYCLAMINEOUS. Le Beau stands by itself here. Peeping Tom with its very long narrow flared trumpet is unusual, 
as is February Silver. f 
JONQUILLA. Of the newer ones we like Goldilocks, a good yellow with the form of Trevithian, and Lintie,.a small hy- 
brid with a red edged cup. But for size and substance we have seen nothing that touches Golden Goblet. 
POETAZ. Martha Washington with its great size and tall stem sits on this throne all by herself, 
POETICUS. Kentucky with its coffee colored petals isthe only real excitement here. On bright sunny days it must 
be picked when just open. Queen of Diamonds is very showy and late; but for the best all around flower in this class, we 
- stand by Minuet. It has individuality, which is sadly lacking in most of its family. 
DOUBLES: Some excellent new ones here, Shirley Temple probably attracted just as much attention among daffodil en- 
thusiasts, as her namesake would have, had both been present. Swansdown is another beauty and quite distinct from any 
other. Camellia (truly named) with its symmetrically arranged petals is beautiful in its perfection. 

COLOR OR LACK OF COLOR 
The new high priced Dutch pinks were, on the whole, a distinct disappointment this spring, and more or less confirmed 
reports from Holland that nothing had been seen at their shows with a better pink cup than Mrs. Backhouse. Great im- 
provement in the perianths, yes, Since then something has happened, varieties quoted from $5. to $40. per bulb, are now 
offered at one tenth the spring price. My hunch is, that a REAL PINK with a good perianth will make her debut in 1950 
and that the larger holders of present stocks are unloading. Disappointing also are some of the newer English red cups. They 
evidently need the long cool cloudy, or foggy springs of England or Ireland, in which they develop slowly, to attain their 
catalogue descriptions. One expensive beauty I bought five years ago, bloomed true to description this spring for the first 
time, opening during a long cloudy cool spell, Without its color, in previous years, it hardly rated up to a well grown Sir 
Watkin, In 1946 a customer ordered four of these tempermental beauties, the following spring he reported none had 
bloomed true to name. We suggested leaving them in the ground another year, but in 1948 his renort was the same, so we 
refunded the purchase price and requested the bulbs be returned. They were planted last fall and this spring opened dur- 
ing the early cool dark weather, all true to name with catalogue color. 
If interested in varieties not appearing in this list, please refer to our Blue Ribbon List. 
MIXTURES 
SPECIAL NOVELTY — An unexcelled mixture containing over 500 of the truly distinctive varieties listed in this folder 
By the law of averages you should get 40 to 50 and can get up to 100 varieties in 100 bulbs. Planted in a cutting bed they 
will give ample and diversified blooms for the home over a long period each spring, ACTUALLY WORTH DOUBLE THE 
JET SILC Ly see ene ae ORNS one Stee dag i ee ee = et each. ).09: 22 ese ss or $6.30 per 100 
Regular — Commercial varieties, mainly those listed by seed stores, also those used by greenhouses for forcing. each. .08 
Naturalizing — Only varieties which are adaptable to compete with nature in the wild state. Mixed - White - or 
Moluw wee. — SoS fee EBT Se JER a SS Se ee ee le ie ee ee es aa ee each ,07 
Rockery — Small or miniature varieties suitable for Rock Gardens ~------------------.------ BERS eet each ,10 
BUSHEL BARGAINS 
Approximately 400 to 800 blooming size bulbs per bushel, depending on variety ordered. No small chips. Shipped express 
collect in September, or if mail is desired, allow $2.50 per bushel to cover postage. 
pi 2 Sinaia $12.50 Croesiis)- ewes opens, $15.00j4) SLOMespUTE eo oe $13.50 Scarlet Gem _____- $25.00 
Bernardino _.__.__. $14.50" Danson: saya ee $25.00 King Alfred ---.---- $15.00 Scarlet Elegance ___ $28.50 
Bee var kw $15.00 Dick Wellband ---_- $25.00 Latonia ----.------_ $30.00 Triomphator ______- $27.50 
Carlton _......... 5 ci Shas dln SELLY sa BY caste Cle a $30,00 Laurens Koster -_--- $13.50 White Lady -______- $14.00 
Cheerfulness _....__- $18.59 EMDerotacs se eeee eee $10.00 Mrs, Langtry --_--- $16.50 Naturalizing Mixed _ $ 8.50 
COnspICHOUS, &.. 3.245 - $12.50 Hades ga )e cede s noe $30.00 Orange Phoenix .... $12.50 Regular Mixed ______ $10.00 
