NOVELTY DAFFODILS for 195! 
In order to lower prices on most of the novelty varieties and 
maintain quotations on standard varieties at virtually the same 
levels which have prevailed for the past ten years, we are again 
publishing only this abbreviated descriptive list. In the face of 
rising costs all along the line, it is imperative that we raise prices 
on standard varieties or discontinue many of them. The latter 
course has been decided on, since aside from their not being 
profitable to grow, we need added time and space to carry on 
our seedlings. 
There are still a considerable number of copies of our complete 
1948 catalogue on hand, and we are glad to supply these to new 
customers, or to those who have lost or worn out theirs. We will 
send it free this year, but to those remitting 25c to partially defray 
cost of printing, we send credit coupon for that amount good on 
their first order, and should we in the near future publish an- 
other complete edition, their names will be on the list of those to 
receive free copies. Much of the information given in the 1948 
edition is still applicable, although the classification has been 
changed. 
We take this opportunity of thanking you who have ordered 
from us in the past, and express our gratitude for the many kind 
letters received, most of which could not be answered individually 
due to the limited time at our disposal. It is our ambition to 
supply good bulbs of the finest varieties to our customers, al- 
though it is obviously impossible to grow all the good ones, and 
some that we offer may not perform well everywhere. We call 
attention in particular to the fact that the pinks are not uniformly 
good in color in all locations nor in all seasons. Perhaps the day 
will come when we have pink varieties that can be depended on 
to be as uniformly reliable as any other class. 
Although world conditions are not pleasant to contemplate 
these days, there is a measure of relief to be found in gardening, 
either in growing of flowers or vegetables, and for mental relaxa- 
tion, no other form of outdoor activity can excel that of growing 
TERMS 
Please send cash with order, or 25% down and the balance 
before delivery. Prices quoted are prepaid on orders of $2.50 
or more except as noted on seedling bulbs by the hundred, 
our cut flower collection, and other bulbs offered in hundred 
quantities or larger. On smaller orders add 25c for postage 
and packing. However, for those willing to pay transporta- 
tion, we will gladly include extra bulbs valued at more than 
the estimated cost of shipping. We can send by express collect, 
or in the case of small orders, send by parcel post and you 
remit for postage on receipt of order. 
On cash orders of $10.00 or more sent before August 1st, 
except on collections, we will include 10% extra value in 
bulbs of our selection. Orders sent later than that date will 
be filled generously but we may not be able to give as much 
in extra value. In view of our prices remaining stationary on 
older varieties and declining on novelties, while prices of 
nearly everything else have about doubled, we advise order- 
ing this year if interested in the cheaper kinds as we do not 
know how many of these we may list another season. 
Prices quoted are for good double nose bulbs except for a 
few species that normally do not make many bulbs of this 
type. If sold out of double nose size, we endeavor to give 
equal or greater value in smaller good blooming sizes. We 
do not price round bulbs of novelties since we need these for 
our propagation. Ordinarily we start shipping around the 
first of September but we advise that you 
Please send orders by September Ist if possible. 
things. Of all garden subjects, we think none surpass Daffodils, 
which would be welcome at any season of the year with their 
undefinable charm, but coming as they do, early in the spring 
after having little color in the landscape or garden for months, 
they are doubly treasured. The beauty of form, color, and texture 
of some of the new varieties must be seen to be appreciated; in 
fact, one cannot fully comprehend their beauty without growing 
them and studying their characteristics in detail. We not infre- 
quently wish their blooming season extended over a greater period 
of time, but no doubt, God in His Omniscience saw that we would 
appreciate the beauty of flowers more by providing seasonal 
changes. As it is, it is not uncommon for individual flowers to 
last three weeks or longer, and by having a good selection of 
varieties, to have blooms for upwards of three months. 
For years we have been doing extensive hybridizing, and we 
have in our gardens several seedlings that we regard as having 
considerable merit. Most of our best ones have not yet increased 
to the point where we can offer them, but we have several which 
we have been increasing for several years that have been popular 
with visitors here. These are offered primarily for garden use 
and cutting, although some of them may be suitable for exhibition. 
Fairy Dream is the smoothest and most perfectly formed of the 
lot but is not as striking as the others. Cibola (named for the 
seven cities of gold sought by Coronado) is an improved Malvern 
Gold as it has grown here, being a beautifully rich colored flower 
for an extra early. Lemon Drops is perhaps the most unique of 
the group, while the others are striking in the garden or when cut. 
Each year we write up an account of the current blooming 
season with our impressions of some of the new varieties, and 
tell something of some of our seedlings. These notes are sent 
out to a number on our mailing list that we believe are interested 
in growing the new things. If you have not received a copy of our 
1950 impressions and are interested, we will be glad to mail a 
copy as long as the supply lasts. This material is too lengthy to 
publish in the catalogue. 
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Visitors welcome at our gardens during the blooming season 
except on Sundays, when we are closed. 
