South Hamilton, Mass., May 1953 
I, presenting our 1953 catalog of bulbs for Fall planting, we 
take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ for the ever increasing volume of business 
entrusted to us in the past season. 
We are very grateful to be able to announce that our bulb fields and the main bulb- 
producing district in Holland has escaped the flood disaster that befell our native 
country in the February storm. We express our sincere gratitude to our American 
friends for the spontaneous contributions and help given. 
Very many friends and clients came to see our show-garden in bloom at Hamilton this 
year and admired the many varieties we had planted for trial. Among them were not 
only the most popular ones, but also a great many of the newer varieties. 
At the time of going to press with this catalog, we are glad to say our stocks of various 
bulbs look particularly promising and under normal weather conditions we expect to 
harvest a very fine crop of superior bulbs. 
In this catalog we have added several new introductions and have deleted some of the 
older varieties that have been superseded, whilst we hope the somewhat different lay-out 
of this catalog is appreciated. 
We have added to our office and warehousing here at Hamilton, so that we may handle 
your order intelligently. Please co-operate and mail your order early in the season. 
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