Autumn, 1953 
New Catalogue Policy: In the future there will be no 
overlap of planting material in the Spring and Fall edi- 
tions. This edition lists plants which must go into the 
ground after August 1. The next Spring edition will list 
only those plants best moved before May 15. Of course, 
some Spring plants can be moved in the Fall. Mail order 
customers who want Flowering Shrubs, Evergreens or 
Perennials at this season will please place their orders 
from last Spring’s catalogue. We will ship those plants 
that can be transplanted safely in their localities; back- 
order others until Spring. We do not ship Roses in the 
Fall—no way to treat a Rose. We believe this change in 
cataloguing will tend to eliminate failures due to trans- 
planting at the wrong season. It is designed to protect 
mail order customers. All stock sold locally is available 
at The Sales Center in Easimoves and can be transplanted 
in perfect safety in or out of season. 
The New Tulips: After several years of testing the post- 
1947 Holland originations, the Tulip list (opposite) has 
undergone radical alteration—a little more than half are 
new. These new varieties are really better than the old 
ones, and with the exception of those marked “1953 
Introductions’” they are no more expensive. We can’t 
find proper adjectives to describe these Introductions— 
Blizzard, the new white; Renown, a huge dark rose; 
Aladin, a Lily-flowered vivid red. We can only say they 
are musts for Tulip lovers. 
Botanical Tulips (Page 3) are in short supply. Buyers 
find everything said about them true: Botanicals do 
bloom before Daffodils and supply the garden with bril- 
liant coloring very early in the season; they do not have 
to be thinned for years; they do make remarkable natu- 
ralized plantings on the driest and sunniest of slopes. 
In three words Botanicals are remarkable. 
The Daffodils: Almost every variety (Page 4) is a post- 
1945 introduction. We consider them the top of the 
Dutch offerings and not expensive, either. Don’t miss 
Supreme and Milk & Cream, new Shortcups — we’ve 
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WHITE FLOWER FARM, LITCHFIELD, CONN. 
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admired both for years and they have tinally reached 
reasonable prices—well, reasonable enough to catalogue. 
(Page 5). We particularly recommend the miniature 
Narcissi for the rock garden or close to garden walks, 
or, why don’t you take a brick or stone out of a walk 
and plant a half dozen of these charmers. (Do the same 
with the short-stemmed Botanical Tulips.) 
You Choose, We Choose Selections: This is our own 
private lottery. We found that customers like to buy 
collections but they like them better if they can choose 
some of the varieties. You Choose, We Choose Selections 
were the answer. You'll see, in playing this game, that 
you choose up to half the varieties of the offer from the 
general list regardless of price, we choose the others. 
Only restriction: We can’t let you pick any variety marked 
“White Flower Farm Introduction 1953” or “1952” be- 
cause stocks are very low. You choose, We Choose 
Selections are offered in Tulips, Daffodils, Lilies and Iris. 
Our Hybrid Peonies: Only 100 of these precious things 
are offered this Fall (see Page 7). You’ve never seen 
colors like these in Peonies. And here is a most unusual 
guarantee: if for any reason you don’f like one of these 
hybrids, wait until October, 1954, dig up the root, send 
it back to us uncut and alive. We will refund your money. 
Fraises des Bois (Wild French Strawberries): These can- 
not be delivered until Spring 1954. Stocks are low due 
to too many advance Fall orders from the Spring an- 
nouncement and sales to local customers. Better order 
now, if you want Fraises for next Spring. We recommend 
the non-runner types for border edging or for the kitchen 
garden ($7.50 a dozen, 25 $12.50). Runner-types can 
only be used in the vegetable garden ($5.00 a dozen, 
25 $8.50). Both types bear their delicious small fruits all 
Summer. Both kinds are potted. 
The Lilies: Biggest bulbs you ever saw for the money 
(our Madonnas are 12” and up). If you’ve never had an 
all-Lily garden start with a small one and watch it grow. 
There is nothing more attractive and the Lilies listed here 
(Page 7) are the easiest varieties to grow. The mid- 
Century Hybrids are showy things and the heaviest of 
propagators—one bulb will become six in only two years. 
Hybrid Amaryllis: There are several strains of these 
magnificent flowers. Ours are grown by the first hybrid- 
izer —the Dutch house of Warmenhoven which started 70 
years ago. Last winter in Holland the partners were 
able to get a few of the rare named hybrids (Page 6). 
These come under the heading of ‘that something differ- 
ent” this nursery prides itself on finding for its customers. 
Just a handful of these named varieties is available, so 
if you‘re interested better get your order in the mail 
right away. 
Iris (Page 8) are delivered only in August so there isn’t 
much time for you to make selections. Our test border 
proved out a few new varieties in June and they have 
been added. Cherie and New Snow are outstanding. 
They also are heavy propagators. 
The Partners of White Flower Farm 
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