Fall, 1952 
This edition contains all of the fall bulbs — except good 
Crocus which are scarce and so expensive this year that 
we are not offering them. It also lists those perennials 
and flowering shrubs that are best planted in autumn in 
areas generally north of the 40th parallel. Those south of 
40 can plant practically the whole list, including Ever- 
greens — see the Spring Edition. (Or write for one, we 
have a few left.) 
Now, before telling you about the bulbs and other 
highlights, we will go into our twice-a-year routine on 
ordering early. Remember, you get your plants at the right 
time if you don’t put off ordering until the last minute 
and it’s good for us because we can figure digging and 
shipping schedules more exactly. So, please forget about 
the heat of July and put your fall order in the mail quickly. 
Were particularly proud of a new single Hybrid Peony, 
unrated and unnamed, but coming in the most remark- 
ably intense colors you have ever seen in peonies. We 
are offering 100 of them for shipment in the fall of 1953 
(not this fall) and there are so few of them that it will be 
years before they are plentiful enough to offer at popular 
prices —7 to 10 years anyway. We are so sure of this 
peony that if you are not satisfied you can send us back 
the root (alive, please) and we'll refund your money. 
Now about bulbs. After testing several hundred varie- 
ties of all types we have chosen the flowering bulbs in 
this catalogue as the best so far in their class for color, 
form and vigor. Gardeners who have yet to see these 
remarkable new flowers have an experience ahead of 
them. This spring we received a rather unusual group of 
letters from customers who, until then, had never seen 
them. One said, “| didn’t know that Daffodils like these 
existed. Naturally I’m not going to throw away my old 
ones—| am going to naturalize them—then plant more and 
more of these astonishing flowers in my borders. Imagine 
having that John Evelyn Hybrid, one called Green Emer- 
ald, as big as a tea cup!’’ Well, our Green Emeralds 
WHITE FLOWER FARM, LITCHFIELD, CONN. 
bike Howering Bulbs Simply Get 
Better and Better Ycar after Year 
weren't as big as tea cups, not our kind of teacups any- 
way—but they are big, all right, and not gawky. 
Tulips brought similar comments, and there is no getting 
away from it, these Tulips are spectacular —particularly 
the Species or Botanical Tulips. These Botanicals are 
early (most come before Narcissus) and the range of 
color, size and form is so unusual that they defy descrip- 
tion. We’re happy to say that more people are finding 
out about them—finding out that they are permanent 
plantings, good for from 10 to 12 years without thinning. 
Now the principal reason these bulbs — both Narcissi 
and Tulips — give such fabulous results is because they 
are the product of a not-too-large, more than 150 year- 
old Dutch house of originators. This house produces 
nothing but prime bulbs (theirs are twice as big as aver- 
age) that have had stamina bred into them — stamina 
that we believe no other grower even remotely 
approaches. For example, the John Evelyn Narcissi series 
(Incomparabilis) defies wind, rain and sun; flowers last 
up to a month outdoors, up to a week indoors. Most of 
the Darwin and Breeder Tulips, after scores of years of 
selection have indoor and outdoor qualities possessed by 
no other strains, largely because Botanical Tulip hardiness 
was bred into them by this grower more than 60 years 
ago and, more importantly, is kept in by constant cross- 
breeding. Frankly, we are surprised that these fine varie- 
ties of flowering bulbs cost so little, so little more 
than varieties that have been around a decade or more. 
Remember, all bulbs in this catalogue (except Lilies) are 
the product of this one quality grower and several of the 
varieties offered here are offered nowhere else in America. 
Roses are not included in this catalogue—regardless 
of what other people think or practice we don’t offer 
Roses for fall planting anywhere simply because we don’t 
think it’s any way to treat a rose. 
The Partners of White Flower Farm 
Marjorie Tonkin, Business Manager 
Twenty-five Cents 
INDEX 
Amaryl lisence sre i 
Azalea Mollis .............. 
Azalea Pontica.... 
Balloon Flower ............ 
Beauty Bushee es 
Blazing) States 8 
Bird Suet Skewer ........ 5 
Gandytuttineas ee 8 
Gydoniapenss eee 1? 
Daffodils 
John Evelyn Hybrids 5 
Pink Trumpets.......... 4 
Small and Unusual... 5 
White Daffodils ...... 4 
Yellow Trumpets ...... 5 
Daylilies eee 8 
Delphinivinesee 7 
Dutch Hookers se 11 
Flowering Plants.......... 7 
Flowering Shrubs ........ 12 
Flowering Quince ........ 12 
Garden Gadgets ....... 11 
Gayfeather ................ 8 
Grape Hyacinth .......... 3 
Grass Seed (Special)....13 
Hemerocallis .............. 8 
Honeysuckle Bush........ 13 
Hyccintheeeseeeeaeer 3 
Hyacinth Multiflora ... 3 
Hybrid Peonies ............ 11 
Iberis;en een tee eee 8 
(hiSe eee erect ene s 9 
Iris Kaempferi ............ 10 
[rismoibiniccaee eee 10 
Japanese Iris .............. 10 
Kolkwitzic apes eee 13 
Krasco Seeder ............ 11 
Lawns sae eee 13 
Lictris ieee cyctoceencae tes: 8 
ilcicsipvee creer rs 12 
ilies erence etc ere 6 
Living Hedge .............. 13 
Loniceraicees cece: 13 
Mock Orange ...........-- 13 
MUSCONi enceet-se ee 3 
INGrcissimeee eee 4 
Oriental Poppies.......... 11 
Papaver Orientale ...... 11 
Peonies 
Phloxtrct commerce: 
Platycodonmes= =e 11 
Pyrethrum 11 
Rosa Multiflora .......... 13 
Saltiicy ace 13 
Scilla peter ce tee ee 6 
Scotch Blue Bells ........ 6 
Tulips 
Botanical 1 
Breeder 1 
Cottage wee 1 
Darwinvce eee ee 1 
Lily-flowered .......... 1 
Parrotceee oe 3 
Peony (226-2 3 
Wood Hyacinth .......... 6 
Pen & Ink IIlustrations by Nils Hogner 
