Cur Specialty— Daffodils por Naturalizing 
Dear Friends and Gardeners: 
Again we greet you and wish you “Happy bulb growing!” 
As usual we are offering for sale Holland-grown tulips, hya- 
cinths, iris, crocus, and minor bulbs and our native daffodil 
bulbs grown in the Holland-like coastal plain of Tidewater 
Virginia. 
We have been fortunate in having a good bulb growing 
season this spring, and we are proud to be able to offer you 
a good crop of nice fat, healthy daffodil bulbs grown in our 
fifteen-acre plantings. We recommend our daffodils for 
formal plantings in bulb gardens or borders and for informal 
plantings to give the effect of beautiful spring wildflowers in 
“naturalized” plantings on hillsides, in meadows, by lakes, 
or in light woods. 
For planting in a small space it is interesting to buy a col- 
lection of a number of varieties, such as we offer on page 4 
of this list. For naturalizing we suggest our bulbs as sold by 
the bushel or peck. Our mixtures give a succession of bloom 
over a period of four to six weeks. Of course a selection 
of all one variety will give a more brilliant effect while it is 
in bloom. Giant trumpet types are more showy, smaller 
flowers will bloom well a greater number of years without 
the bulbs having to be dug and replanted. 
Sincerely, 
(MRS.) SELINA L. HOPKINS. 
WE PREPAY ALL CHARGES on all bulbs, including our bushel 
and peck offers, to all points EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 
CUSTOMERS LIVING WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER will 
please add ten per cent to our prices for DAFFODILS to help 
with transportation charges. (This is necessary because 
daffodil bulbs are heavy, and the cost of transporting 
them is quite high.) Tulips and all other bulbs will be sent 
any place in this country postpaid. 
MINIMUM ORDERS: One-half bushel may be bought at the 
bushel rate. Six or more bulbs may be bought at the dozen 
rate and 25 bulbs at the 100 rate. 
GUARANTEE: Our bulbs are guaranteed to reach you in first- 
class condition. Packages should be opened at once on 
arrival and examined. Any molded bulbs reported within 
10 days of receipt will be replaced free of charge. 
PRICE LIST: If you do not intend to plant bulbs this year, you 
will do us and one of your friends a favor by passing this 
list on to another gardener. 
WHEN TO PLANT ALL BULBS: Daffodils may be planted from 
Sept. 1 to Nov. 15 or until freezing weather sets in, but 
early planting is an advantage to them. Oct. 1 is early 
» enough to. start planting tulips, iris, crocus, hyacinths, and 
River's Edge Flower Farm 
(Mrs. S. L. Hopkins) 
Nuttall, Gloucester County, Virginia 
minor bulbs, and these also may be planted up until time 
for the ground to freeze. In order to insure that a good 
selection of bulbs will still be available you should place 
your order as early as possible however. 
DELIVERY: We start to fill our accumulated orders of daffodil 
bulbs about September 1. The tulips, crocus, hyacinths, and 
minor bulbs which we are offering for sale are Holland- 
grown. Orders for them will be filled as soon as possible 
after we receive our shipment from Holland, which should 
be by October 1. 
DEPTH TO PLANT: Daffodils and hyacinths base 6 or 7 in. deep; 
tulips 4 in.; crocus and minor bulbs 3 in. deep. 
COMPLETE CULTURAL INSTRUCTIONS will be inclosed in each 
order. Bulbs are easy to grow and will reward you richly 
for your effort. 
LABELING VARIETIES. All varieties sold individually or in col- 
lections are separately packaged and labeled. Varieties 
sold in mixtures are not separated. 
RIVER’S EDGE NATURALIZING DAFFODILS 
(A> peck contains from 80 to 720 blooming-size bulbs.) 
Per Doz. Per Peck Per Bu. 
ING ALFRED. (Yellow Trumpet.) Sometimes called “the 
perfect daffodil” (see picture); deep yellow, early........ $1.10 $4.75 $17.50 
OLYMPIA. (Yellow Trumpet.) A gigantic yet graceful 
flower. Deep golden yellow trumpet, lighter petals, 
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THE FIRST. (Yellow Trumpet.) Colored like Olympia, one 
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BRIGHTLING. (Incomparabilis.) Primrose petals, crown 
large and flat, of rich orange with a wide double 
frilled margin of fiery orange-red, blooms midseason.... 1.55 6.25 22.50 
CROESUS. (Incomparabilis.) Lovely flower with canary 
yellow petals, crown of deep red, blooms midseason.... 1.00 4.75 17.50 
HELIOS. (Incomparabilis.) Golden-yellow petals, cup a 
little darker, hardy and prolific, an excellent naturalizer, 
blooms seit ye crececcas- cose sere c cae setne ee con oe Succsancenansananustacscersecane 95 4.25 15.50 
SIR WATKINS. We recommend Helios instead. 
BONFIRE. (Barri.) Very pretty; lemon yellow petals, with 
brilliant scarlet center, blooms late_........................------- 1.00 5.35 20.00 
CHEERFULNESS. (Double.) Several small carnation-like 
flowers on a stem, each with a yellow center sur- 
rounded by white petals, blooms late...................----- 1.20 6.25 22.50 
OUR FAMOUS HANDMADE MIXTURES 
(Mixed from named varieties at shipping time.) 
GLOUCESTER COUNTY MIXTURE. A mixture of eight or more good varieties 
which are grown in large quantities for cut flowers in our section, includes 
King Alfred, Olympia, The First, Helios, Brightling, Bonfire, Croesus, and 
Cheerfulness, and may have some other fine varieties in it. $4.95 per peck; 
$17.50 per bu.; $5.50 per 100. 
RIVER’S EDGE NOVELTY MIXTURE. Contains the above eight varieties, also at 
least six other varieties such as Horace, Twink, Queen of the North, Magnifi- 
cence, Scarlet Elegance, Mrs. E. H. Krelage, etc. $5.45 per peck; $20.00 per 
bu.; $6.00 per 100. 
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