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Three years ago we said our luck could not last forever. Two years ago a hail storm 
decimated our crosses. Last year our crosses set pods but cold nights or other causes limited 
the amount of salable seed per pod to an average of 10 seeds, whereas 60 or more is normal. 
So what we have to offer now is little more than last year when we offered no listing but 
orders promptly sold them out. So, this year, we may as well identify what we have and 
reduce correspondence. 
Kindly limit purchases per item to 10 seeds (order in units of 5 or 10 only). Seeds are 
5 cents each, except as noted, a number of crosses of which we have less than 400 seeds each, 
are 10 cents each. Thus you see, even with these limits, just 40 customers can buy them 
out. In 1940 we sold 100 large bulbs of Picardy, postpaid in U. S. for 3 cents each, now 
seeds at 5-10 cents each. If we could convince our customers this is too high a price to pay 
for seeds, even such as these, after about 5 years of sell-outs we may be able to plant some 
seed again. 
Order by postcard on receipt of catalog and we will reserve. Even that may be too 
late, so remarks about substitution could be in order. Listing items by their cross number 
will be sufficient, with quantity desired. 
801 Ann Stralia Both x Ravel. 823 Ravel x Ann Stralia Both. 
802 Barbara Scott x Tunia’s Wizard. 10¢. 824 Ravel x Mrs. P. Costa. 
803 Beersheba x Reg. Leahy. 10¢. 825 Paul Rubens x Florence Nightingale. 
804 Blue Ice x Florence Nightingale. , 10¢. 826 Salman’s Glory x Mrs. M. J. White. 
805 Blue Ice x Mrs. M. J. White. 10¢. 827 Snow Cruiser x Salman’s Glory. 
806 Boldface x Joh. von Konynenburg. 828 Solid x Snow Cruiser. 
807 Boldface x Mrs. P. Costa. 829 Strathnaver x Mid-America. 
808 Boldface x Mrs. M. J. White. 830 Strathnaver x Ravel. 
809 Flo. Nightingale x Marshall Montgomery 831 Strathnaver x Tunia’s Wizard. 10¢. 
810 Hugh Price x Strathnaver. 832 Tivoli x Strathnaver. (limit 20). 
811 Java x Reg. Leahy. 10¢. 833 Tunia’s Fancy x Boldface. 10¢. 
812 Joh. von Konynenburg x Java. 834 3-53 (our, super beauty giant seedling) 
813 Joh. von Konynenburg x Prosperity. (orange pink) x Marshall Montgomery. 
814 Joh. von Konynenburg x Strathnaver. 10¢. 
815 Marshall Montgomery x 3-53 (orange 835 3706 (Stockton) a very sturdy, stretchy 
pink), our best seedling to date. 10¢. 340 class seedling x Paul Rubens. 
816 Mrs. M. J. White x Blue Ice. 836 63820 (very round and flat clean cream, 
817 Mrs. P. Costa x Snow Cruiser. 5 inch florets on the sturdiest, straight 
(limit 20). stem we have ever seen) x Legionaire 
818 Mid-America x Joh. von Konynenburg. (Butt) new purple. (limit 20). 
819 Mid-America x Circe. 837 63820 (as above) x Maurrie Trevan. 
820 Mid-America x Evangeline. 10¢. This seedling (both crosses) made the 
821 Mid-America x Grand Monarch. best physical specimens of seeds in the 
822 Prosperity x President Truman. list. (limit 20). 
NOTE: For key to Series—size and color 500 AVIATRICE (Sjerps) (our ’47 import 
classification, see Page 4. release) M. (midseason). A Picardy color 
Our stocks of many new items in our list sport from Holland. The white is a_ bit 
are rather limited, with no sudden methods sulphur toned.  Filorets slightly ruffled. 
of acquiring more. Our catalog usually Our entry at East Liverpool show, °46 
issues about February 10. We feel entitled beat several good spikes of Leading Lady. 
to consider our very regular customers. es ae con ret 
We may restrict quantity purchase of items (1000 $12) 35 S$ .25 Bits (100, $3.) 
in very short supply for one month. 
500 BARBARA SCOTT (Salman ’48) (our 
WHITE—969 Series 48 import release) M. Real snow white, 
absolutely no markings. Enormous flow- 
500 ANZACS (Both ’°43) (our ’49 import ers on exceptionally long spikes, on ex- 
release) LM (late midseason). A_ tre- tremely strong, long and straight stems. 
mendous, ruffled, clean white on a tall, Habits satisfactory and should become a 
wiry stem. Medium propagator. Has fine show bloom and cut flower. 
had 3 grand championships in Victoria, We are greatly pleased with the purity of 
Australian shows. the color, its erect spikes and good 
Each L (large) $1.50 M (medium) $1.00 growing habits. 
S (small) .75 Blts (bulblets) .15. Each L $3.00 (no dozen rate) Blts .30. 
