RUGULOSUS FLORA PLENUS 2. The double  sweet- 
scented Jonquil. Double, rich. yellow flowers,. very- fra- 
grant, and prized for cutting. $1.35 per dozen, $10 
per 100. 
TRIANDRUS NARCISSUS 
PEARLY QUEEN 4. Bears two or three flowers on each 
stem. Star-shaped, cream-white perianth and _ short, 
clear lemon-yellow trumpet with a pearly sheen. Droop- 
ing habit, free flowering and a strong grower. $2.60 
per dozen, $20 per 100. 
THALIA 3. A most effective pure white variety pro- 
ducing three or four flowers on a single stem. The best 
of its class and fine for the rock garden. $2.60 per 
dozen, $20 per 100. 
MIXED NARCISSUS - 
A really grand mixture of well-selected bulbs of many 
varieties. Splendid for naturalizing in woods. $1.30 per 
dozen, $9.75 per 100, $95 per 1000. ens, 
Trade assortment. A good mixture but consisting of 
fewer varieties than the above. $1.25 per dozen, $8.75 per 
100, $85 per 1000. 
What Constitutes Quality in Bulbs 
Throughout this catalog you will find that we stress the 
quality of ‘‘Bulbs in a Class All Their Own.”’ Just what con- 
stitutes this peculiar characteristic called ‘’quality’’? What 
causes some bulbs to be more reliable bloomers than others? 
What causes the differences in size besides their age? And, 
finally, why is there so much difference in prices charged? 
To begin with, we handle only extra selected, hand-picked 
bulbs. While being cured and handled in Holland, they are 
treated with the utmost care. 
The results of careful treatment and handling never fail 
to show in our customers’ gardens. Many disappointments 
and failures with tulip bulbs are directly traceable to the 
careless methods employed jin curing, sorting, packing and 
shipping. Moreover, we guarantee our bulbs to be true to 
name; we will replace them if proved otherwise. 
Then there is the matter of size. Naturally larger bulbs, 
carefully handled, will bear more perfect flowers than those 
produced by smaller bulbs of the same variety. We select 
just the size bulbs of the different varieties that we feel will 
give the best results. 
To explain sizes and varying prices in still another way: 
Prices vary a great deal. This is understandable if you 
know how bulbs are sorted in Holland. The large size is 
called No. 1, medium size is known as No. 2, while the 
small ones are No. 3. Naturally, No. 1 bulbs are worth 
more than No. 2 bulbs mixed with No. 1 size. Again, 
straight No. 2 bulbs would be worth more than No. 2 and 
No. 3 bulbs. The illustration will help the reader to un- 
derstand why mixed sizes cannot be expected to produce 
the kind of flowers which straight No. 1 bulbs will pruduce. 
Just as individuals of the human race vary in size, so do 
bulbs of different varieties of tulip vary. The variety Indian 
Chief, for instance, perfects a much larger bulb than the 
largest Clara Butt we have ever seen. Thus as our packages 
of bulbs reach you, you will find that the bags of the 
various varieties differ in size, even though all the bags 
contain the same number of bulbs. . 
