John Evelyn 
CLUSTER-FLOWERED DAFFODILS 
Cheerfulness. Fine, cluster-flowered double with sev- 
eral fragrant, pure white, creamy centered blooms. 
Splendid for arrangements and corsages. 
FBH423 11 for $1.50; 22 for $2.95; 50 for $6.50 
Yellow Cheerfulness. (New). Glorious clear, golden- 
yellow Cheerfulness — same lovely form and fragrance. 
Choice beauty for cutting. At the 1954 Daffodil Show 
in Boston — Yellow Cheerfulness was one of the ‘‘spot- 
light varieties.” 
FBH439 10 for $1.60; 25 for $3.70; 50 for $7.00 
Geranium. (Poetaz.) Clusters of from 4 to 6 large fra- 
grant pure white flowers highlighted by deep orange- 
red eyes. A beauty for cutting for corsages or garden 
use, and one of the easiest to grow indoors. 
FBH441 10 for $1.30; 25 for $2.95; 50 for $5.50 
St. Agnes. Delightful clusters of creamy white flowers 
with brilliant orange-red eyes. Five to seven flowers on 
each stem make fragrant long-lasting bouquets. They're 
splendid cut flowers, for they boast an honest orange- 
blossom fragrance. 
FBH443 10 for $1.40; 20 for $2.55; 100 for $11.55 
SHALLOW CUPPED DAFFODILS 
The four varieties offered above are unexcelled for 
forcing indoors for early bloom. Pot in bulb pans on 
arrival, and place pots in well drained, easily available 
spot where they can be surrounded with sod or sand 
and can become well established in the pots. Once 
good root growth has developed the pans can be 
brought indoors, carried along in a cool room so that 
foliage and stems will not get too tall. 
Actaea. (Poeticus). The largest and finest ‘‘Poets’’ Nar- 
cissus. Broad snowy white blooms brightened by bold, 
crimson edged, yellow cups. 
FBH450 10 for $1.20; 25 for $2.70; 50 for $5.00 
Pomona. Large. Purest white wax-like petals which 
overlap to form a complete circle — set off by a flat 
citron yellow cup, flushed with soft apricot and bor- 
dered with glowing orange. 
FBH371 10 for $1.40; 25 for $3.20; 50 for $6.00 
Snow Princess. Glorious new poeticus of exceptional 
substance. Snowy white perianth forms a beautiful back- 
ground for the brilliant cherry red short frilled cup. 
Late and long lasting and very tall. The very finest 
Poeticus variety we know today and one which is 
attracting great attention wherever shown. Grand for 
naturalizing. 
FBH358 10 for $1.75; 25 for $4.00; 50 for $7.75 
Golden Perfection. The largest flower of all the 
Jonquilla Hybrids. Bright and shining golden yellow of 
perfect form, extremely early and thrives for years 
when naturalized. 
FBH460 10 for $1.30; 25 for $3.00; 100 for $10.90 
Trevithian. (New). Delightful Jonquilla hybrid of 
bright golden yellow. The individual flowers are small 
but beautifully proportioned. Two to four blooms are 
borne on exceptionally tall reed like stems and neither 
high winds, hot sun nor cold spring rains affect Trev- 
ithians rare beauty. 
FBH463 10 for $1.45; 25 for $3.25; 100 for $11.80 
Sweet-Scented Jonquil. The True Jonquil. Graceful 
clusters of 3 to 8 tiny single flowers of the purest gold. 
Very fragrant and dainty. A lively gem for the rock- 
garden and naturalizing. 
FBH461 10 for 90c; 25 for $2.00; 100 for $7.20 
BRECK'S SUPER DELUXE DAFFODILS 
Here is our Special Offer of the most colorful and varied 
assortment of super deluxe daffodil varieties ever as- 
sembled. Many are fabulously expensive if ordered 
individually. Many are rarely seen in regular mixtures. 
Plant plenty in the garden, in borders, in front of ever- 
greens and scatter them for naturalizing in the grass. 
This is your chance to get a prize lot of the choicest 
daffodils at a very low price, a price that allows daf- 
fodil enthusiasts to plant them generously for best 
effect. You'll be pleased when spring opens your gar- 
den. Remember, Daffodils multiply —- your show will 
increase in beauty as the years pass. 
FBH329 10 for $1.45; 25 for $3.30; 100 for $12.00; 
250 for $30.25; 1000 for $110.00 
HOLE-IN-ONE-PLANTER 
Efficient, handy tool with tapering 
cup-like point that removes soil the 
easy way, in one operation, and 
makes a perfect hole to 
set either plants or bulbs 
in. Reduces planting time, 
gauges depth. Steel con- C 
struction; wood handle. 
RH649 Planter. Postage 20c 
NEW E-Z-DIG PLANTER 
Best long handled bulb planter we've ever 
seen! Cleverly designed tapered cylinder 
of heavy gauge steel cuts plug out of gar- 
den or turf to any desired depth up to 10 
inches. Stout foot bar and smooth hard- 
wood 26” handle set at convenient angle 
—take the hard work out of bulb planting. 
Equally good when setting perennials or 
annuals too. 
RH110 Planter. $3.95 Postage 30c. 
Shot Silk @ 
DAINTY MIDGET DAFFODILS 
Triandrus Hybrid — Shot Silk (New). Three and 
four nodding flowers on a stem of perfect form, deii- 
ciously fragrant, and lasting well over two weeks in the 
garden. Perianth and cup are both uniformly creamy 
white — delicately fluted and in perfect scale,—should 
be in everybody’s collection. 
FBH466 10 for $1.85; 25 for $4.25; 50 for $8.00 
Thalia, often called the Orchid Daffodil. Exquisite 
nodding bells of creamy white borne 2 or 3 to a’stem. 
An unusual Daffodil, entirely distinct from any other. 
Grows about 12 inches high. 
FBH467 6 for $1.50; 12 for $2.75; 50 for $10.50 
Campernelle Jonquil. Must not be confused with 
trumpet Daffodils which are often wrongly called Jon- 
quils. These have smaller, deep golden, fragrant blooms, 
often 2 or 3 to each stem. Exceptionally long lasting, 
and fine for cut-flower use. Use Campernelles freely. 
Combine them with grape hyacinths and early Spring 
perennials where their sparkling clear golden yellow 
will add dancing gaiety to the whites, lavenders and 
pale yellows. 
FBH456. 10 for $1.00; 25 for $2.25; 100 for $8.25 
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MWA 
DAINTY LADY COLLECTION 
10 Jonquilla Simplex 
10 Campernelle Rugulosus 
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