AUSTRALIAN VARIETIES 
In our continual search for newer and better varieties, we secured 
a number of Australian introductions last year, more as an_ experi- 
ment, to see what they would do under our conditions. We realized 
that the bulbs would have been dug in February and that we would 
get them in May, without the usual long rest period. The bulblets 
also would hardly have had enough time to cure. 
Nevertheless, we tried it, and the results were good, as far as bulbs 
were concerned. We secured anywhere from two or three to ten small 
bulbs of different varieties about the middle of May and planted them 
at once. Most of them bloomed for us,—just about what we would 
have expected from a lot of our own small bulbs—spikes not up to 
their very best, but good enough so that we could determine color and 
general charactetistics. Then too, we have acclimated bulbs, mostly 
in the large sizes to plant this year, plus some bulblets which can be 
properly aged. Most of them bloomed later than normal, but by leav- 
ing them in the ground until the last, they all made nice growth. 
We also secured various lots of bulblets which we planted about 
the 20th of May. They were slower to come through than our own 
bulblets, but did, on the whole, make a satisfactory growth. Had we 
planted a similar number of lots of our own bulblets, some would 
have come good, some fair, and some not so good, depending on the 
variety—so too with the Australian bulblets. 
We are offering to our friends the same chance we took last year 
and are taking again this year. Your orders will be accumulated by 
us until February 28th, combined and airmailed to Australia. We 
should receive shipment back from Australia about the middle of May 
and they will be sent you at once, in time for you to plant them and 
to see most of them bivsom. If you want to take a chance on some 
bulblets you may do so, but do not expect as good results from bulb- 
lets as from small bulbs. Our recommendation is to order smal] bulbs, 
they may cost a little more, but you are sure of results. We will have 
some bulblets that will be about 18 months old to sell this year, and 
these will be listed under the varieties. We will also have some bulb- 
lets from our oWn growing to sell. 
ADOBE (Burns 49) 90 days 407 
Deep cream with a light rosaline purple blotch. The petals are over- 
laid and shade rosaline purple towards the edges. Nicely ruffled. 
Opens about 8 on a 20 bud 24” flowerhead. Spike is straight with 
good placement. 
Price L $3.00 M $1.50 S $1.00 B 25c each 
ALDERMAN (Errey) 
We had some very nice spikes from No. 5 bulbs this year. Tyrian 
Rose color, tall and stvong spikes, with up to 8 open. Florets are large 
and open in good formation on the spike. A cream throat sets the 
color off nicely. 
Price L $3.00 M $2.25 S $1.50 B 25c each 
ALL GLORY (Toon 46) 70 days 423 
Listed in regular stock. 
AUTUMN BEAUTY (Phillips 49) 421 
Grenadine pink, bordered with an orange buff, a very beautiful and 
well named autumn shade. Has a scarlet tongue on the lower petal. 
Opens up to 8 large 6” florets on a good spike. 
Price L $2.50 M $1.50 S $1.00 B 25c¢ each 
BRITANNIA (Rowse 50) 452 
A mid season deep scarlet—a tall grower and one that never crooks. 
Price L 75c M 50c S 25c B 5-25c 
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