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ROGERS’ 
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GARDENS 
W. H. ROGERS 
GREENLAWN, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK 
Spring 1950 
SPECIAL LIST 
OF ONLY 
MINIATURES AND SMALL FLOWERING VARIETIES 



Once again it gives me great pleasure to thank not only my many cus- 
tomers of past years for their fine orders, but also to express my appreciation for 
the great number of requests for my catalogs being received every day, which 
surely reflects the interest that glad lovers have in what I have to offer. 
Since [ am only a very small grower and as I will not buy bulbs for 
resale, but sell only those bulbs that I have grown in my own garden, therefore 
my supply is limited and on some varieties and items very limited. And because 
of this I do not make up my catalog until I have cleaned my bulbs and know what 
I have to offer so as not to list something which I do not have. By selling only 
the bulbs I have grown, I know that they have been properly grown, matured, 
handled, and cared for, all of which makes a great difference in the results to be 
achieved from planting them. In order to get my offerings, before you as soon as 
possible I am issuing two lists, this one for the miniatures and small flowering 
ones and a little later one for the large varieties. I have also included in this list 
several in the 300 class which are often thought of as being the small ones and 
are listed by some along with them. I hope to have the catalog on the large ones 
ready in January and this will include some 250 or 300 choice varieties of both 
old and new originations. 
But do not wait for this general list before ordering your miniatures and 
small flowering ones. Place your order for these now while selection is good and I 
will immediately put them aside for you and then you can add to this order after 
you have received the general catalog. As some of you know from past experience- 
my supply in some of my limited items does not last long, so you should not delay 
ordering. The combined total of your orders will be considered as one order in 
determining the extras to be sent. 
I have received many fine comments on the quality of my bulbs. This, 
I believe, is due to the fact that we have a long growing season here on Long 
Island and I do not rush the digging of my bulbs, but wait until not only the 
bulbs but the bulblets also are fully mature. This insures a maximum of germina- 
tion for both. Also I have irrigation so that my stock does not suffer from drought 
conditions and I am glad to say that the present crop of bulbs is the best I have 
ever harvested. 
