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Royal Dutch Amaryllis 
(Hippeastrum) 
Through generations of skilful plant breeding a few Dutch growers have produced hybrid Amaryllis of 
magnificent proportion and breathtaking beauty in a good range of clear colours. Each colour grown 
from one exhibition type bulb by means of vegetative scale production method, which assured that 
every bulb in a given colour blooms exactly like another bulb of the same colour. 
We offer a fine collection of named varieties, which are all tested in the Valleevue Test Garden of 
Cleveland (U.S.A.) 1950 and 1951. 
Anna Paulowna, glistening light brick-red with deeper red in throat, the whole flower becomes lighter 
as it ages, 2-3 scapes 26” tall with 4 eight inch florets. Rating 1951—A. 
$ 3.50 each; $ 10.00 per 3 
Bordeaux, clean bordeaux-red, blending deeper in throat, 2 scapes 26” tall with 4 ten inch florets. 
Rating 1951-A. $ 3.50 each; $ 10.00 per 3 
Joan of Arc, pure glistening white with green in throat. 2—3 scapes 24” tall with 4—6 seven and one half 
inch blooms. Rating 1950—A. $ 4.00 each; $ 11.00 per 3 
Moreno, light wine-red with slight suffusion of rose-red in throat, producing 3 scapes 26” tall with 
4 eight inch florets. Rating 1950—A.A. $ 4.00 each; $ 11.00 per 3 
Mount Tacoma, pure white with faint green tinge in throat. Petals are winged at base, 3 scapes 24” 
tall with 4 seven inch blooms. Rating 1950—A. $ 4.00 each; $ 11.00 per 3 
Mystery, a shade of deep wine-red, blending deeper in throat. 2 scapes 20” tall with 4 seven inch 
florets. Rating 1950-B. $ 3.50 each; $ 10.00 per 3 
Orange King, vivid saimon-orange, blending deep in throat. 2 scapes 19” tall. 4 nine inch blooms. 
Rating 1951—A. $ 4.00 each; $ 11.00 per 3 
Queen’s Page, clean salmon-orange, blending deeper in throat. 2 scapes 20” tall with 4 eight inch 
blooms. Rating 1951—A.A. $ 3.50 each; $ 10.00 per 3 
Queen of the Whites, glistening waxy pure white with faint tinge of green in throat, blooms with flat 
slight recurve at tip. 2 scapes 25” tall with 4—5 nine inch blooms. Rating 1950—A.A. 
$ 4.00 each; $ 11.00 per 3 
Red Master, deep bordeaux-red of great substance with flat florets. 2 scapes 24” tall with 2—3 eleven to 
twelve inch florets. Rating 1950—A.A. $ 5.00 each; $ 14.00 per 3 
Salmonetta, glistening salmon-pink, blending salmon-orange in throat. 2 scapes 20” tall with 4 eight 
inch blooms. Rating 1951—A. $ 4.00 each; $ 11.00 per 3 
Scarlet Beauty, solid glistening red of great substance with remarkable light green leaves. 2 scapes 
24” tall with 4 nine inch florets. Rating 1951—A.A. $ 4.00 each; $ 11.00 per 3 
Scarlet Triumph, clean red with large florets of great substance. 2 scapes 24” tall with 4—5 nine inch 
blooms. Rating 1951—A. $ 3.50 each; $ 10.00 per 3 
Striped Beauty, vivid salmon-pink to white with white edge and undefined carmine-red lines on each 
petal. 2 scapes. 20” tall with 3—4 five inch blooms. Rating 1951—A. $ 4.00 each; $ 11.00 per 3 
Sweet Seventeen, frosty salmon-rose on white, giving a flesh pink tone to the florets. 3 scapes 20” tall, 
4 nine inch blooms. Rating 1950-B. $ 3.50 each; $ 10.00 per 3 
Choice seedlings mixture, these are bound to give entire satisfaction on account of its large blooms 
of breath taking beauty, the shades being delightful. They deserve a much larger popularity and to 
encourage their cultivation, they are offered at a special price. Large bulbs. $ 2.50 each; $ 7.00 per 3 
GIFT TOKENS 
Bulbs make a very suitable present where other articles fail. We supply Gift Tokens to any 
value desired and they are in the form of an attractive card to enable recipients to select 
Bulbs from our Catalogue to the specified value. 
On receipt of remittance at our Hamilton Office the Token can be sent direct to the recipient 
together with a copy of our current Catalogue if so required. 
