Royal Dutch, Van Tubergen’s and others. In our trials we found Royal Dutch to be 
easier to grow than the others. We still have a few in an outside planting where they 
have been growing for several years. 
It is only our opinion also when we say we believe that they are the most perfect 
examples of the true Leopoldi type that have so far been produced. 
If you enjoy crossing plants and growing the resulting seed I suggest that you 
purchase one or more Royal Dutch and several Select Strain bulbs, say one dozen. 
Do not force the Select Strains for early flowers but wait until the Royal Dutch have 
arrived, been potted and allowed a bit of time to become rooted. Then start them off 
at about the same time. A few flowers should coincide with the Royal Dutch. Pollinate 
the Select Strains with Royal Dutch. The resulting bulbs will be hardier than the 
imported bulbs. They are usually about equa! in hardiness and in the quality of being 
easy to grow to the better class American strains. Some of them will produce the finest 
Amaryllis flowers you ever saw. 
I have the information, it could be only a rumor, that Flower Grower plans to 
publish an article on Amaryllis in a future issue. Altho I have been growing Amaryllis 
for more than 50 years, I will admit that I am looking forward to this article. I hope 
you will watch your newsstand and purchase the issue containing the Amaryllis article. 
But still better advice is, send in your subscription at once to Flower Grower, 99 N. 
Broadway, Albany 1, N. Y., with a check or money order for $3.00 for one year or 
save $1.00 on a two years subscription, which you are sure to want, and send $5.00 
for two years. 
A thing that is close to my heart is to note the growing popularity of Crinum 
Cecil Houdyshel, the origination that won for me the Herbert Medal. 
The first trial of this crinum, after my own, was made by the famous nursery of 
Reasoner Bros. at Oneco, Florida, who approved it and bought stock. 
The most recent was made by Jack Romine of Independence, Mo., near Kansas City. 
He found it hardy in below zero weather and confirmed my claim to its everflowering 
tendency. Mr. Romine has written a few articles about it in the Kansas City Star. 
Few plants are true ever-bloomers but extra large bulbs of our hybrid, after they 
are well established, will often give 8 or 10 scapes of flowers and up even to 13 in 
one early spring to late fall season. 
The bulb has been reported hardy at Brooklyn, in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, and 
of course everywhere in the upper south. 
For that reason we have had some very large jumbo bulbs dug. I believe every one 
will weigh from 4 to 5 lbs. We are pricing these at $6.00 each. They will take a lot 
of postage. If you will plant in a hole deep enough that the top of the bulb is just 
above the soil surface, then when cold weather arrives, mulch heavily with straw, we 
will guarantee them to survive your winter. If they do not we will either replace with 
another bulb or your choice of any bulb or plant items you select from our catalog. 
Thus you cannot lose. 
One of the most beautiful bulbs in the gardens of the deep south is Lycoris aurea. 
Unfortunately it is the least hardy of this genus and cannot be grown as far north as 
several of the others. But it can be grown successfully in pots. The other Lycoris are 
equally desirable and most of them can be grown in the outside garden as far north 
ase Penance ore Vas 
Never before have you had the opportunity to purchase so many fine species as 
we list in this catalog. Nor have they ever before been sold at such low retail, postage 
prepaid prices. 
The bulbs we offer are California grown and hence more likely to succeed for 
you than the imported bulbs. We are able also to offer a few 1953 imports of hard to 
get species. Some have never before been listed in American catalogs. Very likely you 
may have to wait until next year to see their flowers. 
Saintpaulias, African Violets, continue to be the most popular of all house plants. 
Close to one-half of our total sales volume is for these plants. We carry all of the Ulery 
introductions and the best from all other sources. Part of our success in handling these 
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