in pots or gallon cans in the north or beds under lath house conditions in the 
lower South where the ground does not freeze. 
In our experience there will be found bulbs among these “separate shade” 
Amaryllis which are the equal or superior of the best Amaryllis in the trade not 
even excluding Ludwig’s own named varieties, but there will also be occasional off- 
color types and “rogues” which have been missed in the Dutch plantings. There is 
always the chance for an error in packing or labeling which will upset all calcula- 
tions. For this reason we do not guarantee the color shades, but will do the best 
possible to deliver the bulbs as marked in Holland and shipped to us, and will replace 
any bulb which proves unsatisfactory to the customer for any reason. Last season 
we had very few mistakes reported, and in every case but one, the customer was 
more than pleased to keep the bulb he or she had originally rceived as it was an out- 
standing beauty, no matter the shade. 
Colors are a difficult thing to settle in regard to the varying opinions of different 
people. There will occasionally be found “scarlet” bulbs tending toward dark red, 
and salmon bulbs that are more orange than otherwise. The pure whites of the 
Ludwig strain have come very true to color in our experience, although pink dots and 
lines sometimes appear in the “pure whites” of other growers. The “pinks,” which 
are really more rose-pink in color, are not self colored flowers, nor do we guarantee 
this self-colored character in any of the “separate shade” bulbs. It may and often will 
be found in them. Some have lighter throats with slight light keeling at times. 
Most of them are of excellent exhibition quality and suitable for use as superior 
breeding stock, in our experience. These “separate shade” bulbs offer the beginning 
Amaryllis enthusiast or the flower fan with the modest purse a chance to gain an 
introduction at moderate expense to some of the better Amaryllis which are being 
produced in Holland today. 
Named Varieties Short 
Naturally the stocks of the named varieties are short and will remain so for 
some years to come. The slow and costly vegetative propagation assures this. If 
you are interested in the finer Amaryllis, we invite you to try our imported bulbs of 
the Ludwig named variety list, which we know are outstanding, and we have grown 
them or seen photographs and kodachromes of them to substantiate that statement. 
“White Giant,” “Scarlet Leader” and “Pink Favorite” are among the most 
popular bulbs in the Ludwig named variety list. They will probably be sold out 
before the rest, so we urgently request customers to give more than one choice in 
ordering. We will not send substitutes without permission. After January Ist or 
earlier, depending on how long our initial shipments of the bulbs last, we will be 
obliged to re-order for named variety bulbs direct from Holland, which may cause 
a delay of two or three weeks in the shipment of the bulbs, but in all cases we will 
make shipment the soonest possible under the circumstances. Last season the bulbs 
came through in two weeks in several instances. We hope to have our first ship- 
ments in hand by late November or early December, so naturally we would like to 
have all possible orders before December Ist. However, all orders through Decem- 
ber, January and February will have our best attention, although certain varieties 
may become unavailable early in the season. 
All bulbs will be offered in the 22/24 cm. size, or in some cases, as with the 
named varieties, at least 24/26 cm., which runs around 3 to 3% inches diameter. 
We expect to have Mead strain Amaryllis bulbs available for all comers in 
whatever quantity desired. They are relatively cheap and can be used for mass 
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