President Lincoln Each $5.00; Three $14.00; Doz. $54.00 
Extremely large, rounded petals of deepest red with 
velvet texture. Heavy center of golden stamens. 
Japanese or Anemone-Flowered Peonies 
Charm Each $6.00; Three $16.50; Doz. $52.00 
Late blooming dark red. (Supply very limited.) 
Kukeni-Jishi Each $6.00; Three $16.50; Doz. $52.00 
Midseason flesh pink petals. Staminodes form thick tuft 
of gold in center. (Supply limited.) 
You Choose, We Choose Peony Gardens 
Here’s the biggest bargain in Peonies you'll ever find. 
Don’t trust us to repeat this. Use the above varieties, 
any of them. Delivery in September. 
You Choose, We Choose Peony Garden #1 $7.50 
You choose one Peony, any variety; we choose one each 
of two varieties. Three varieties, three plants—value up 
to $10.00. 
You Choose, We Choose Peony Garden #2 $12.50 
You choose one each of any two varieties; we choose one 
each of any three varieties. Five varieties, five plants— 
value up to $18.00. 
You Choose, We Choose Peony Garden #3 $17.00 
You choose one each of any three varieties; we choose 
one each of any four varieties. Seven varieties, seven 
plants—value up to $27.50. 
HYBRID PEONIES 
These sensational things, of which there are a very few 
in this world, are catalogued this year for delivery at 
prices that are more reasonable than the $30 to $45 per 
root that has been current. They are single, early 
bloomers with color intensity and delicacy never before 
seen in a peony. Bloom is a full ten days before other 
types; blossoms are on extremely strong stems about 18 
inches high. These hybrids have extreme vigor but due 
to their root formation they spread very slowly, a boon 
to the gardener whose peonies crowd the perennial 
border. (Note: this slow spreading habit also will keep 
prices up indefinitely; it takes an average of four years 
to produce one 5-eye root.) 
Only 100 roots (5-eye) can be sold this fall—not more 
than three to a customer. If you would like to see these 
beauties, we will gladly send you Kodachrome slides. 
Each $12.50, Three $29.95 
Each $12.50, Three $29.95 
Each $12.50, Three $29.95 
Translucent Shades of Pink 
Translucent Shades of Rose 
Translucent Shades of Red 
14 SPRING, 1954 White Flower Farm 
Koyal byte) Amarglt 
The rarest strain of Amaryllis is the one developed by Warmenhoven, a small 
Dutch house which started hybridizing them seventy years ago and which con- 
sequently has about a fifty year start on everyone else. This strain differs from 
others in many respects: 1) colors are solid or, when striped, the markings are 
soft and indefinite rather than hard and garish, 2) blossoms have an irridescence 
or luster found in no other strain, 3) bulbs have great stamina and are highly 
resistant to disease, and 4) the strain has a wider color range than most. These 
hybrids will bloom for the rankest amateur. Fact is, we guarantee each to bloom. 
Amaryllis are best used as winter flowering plants and by storing a part of 
your bulbs in a cool dry place you can have these sensational flowers in bloom 
from December until March. Complete cultural instructions are enclosed with 
each order. With only minimum care these Hybrids will throw more and more 
flowering stalks year after year. Here is a truly lasting investment in winter 
flowering plants. 
MAMMOTH BULBS BY COLOR 
For gardeners with greenhouses we recommend cut- 
ting the flowering stalks when the first bloom has opened. 
Amaryllis make a sensational cut flower—all buds open 
fully in water and will keep for two weeks. 
These giant flowering hybrids will bloom for the rankest 
amateur. They can be grown either in the house or gar- 
den, but they are not hardy in our climate and if grown 
outdoors have to be dug before frost. Planted in a 
pot in winter they will bloom within six to eight weeks. 
(By keeping part of the bulbs dormant you can have a 
succession of bloom throughout the winter.) Plant them 
outdoors in March, April or May and they will bloom in 
July and August. Outdoor culture is easier than growing 
gladiolus. We can supply them from November through 
May but order early as the supply is limited. 
Four to six blooms on each flowering stalk; some bulbs 
throw two stalks. Each guaranteed to bloom the first 
year. 
Pure White Each $4.50 
Dark Red Shades Each $3.50 
Salmon Shades Each $3.50 
Rose Shades Each $3.50 
Apricot Shades Each $3.50 
Rose with White Stripe Each $3.50 
NAMED HYBRID AMARYLLIS 
Last winter in Holland two of our partners were able to 
get a very limited quantity of the rare named hybrids, 
the end result of over 70 years of hybridizing. These 
flowers have a luster we have never seen before. Few 
ever have been offered to the public; most go to special- 
ists and to the botanical gardens of the world. Bulbs are 
huge and, of course, we guarantee each to bloom and 
each to be true to variety. 
Agatha Each $12.50 
Very dark orange-red. 
Red Champion Each $12.50 
The deepest of red with the center shading to blackest 
red. 
Mont Blanc Each $15.00 
Alabaster white with delicate shadings of lightest green 
at the throat. 
Orange Nassau Each $12.50 
Named after the Royal Dutch Family and it is not orange. 
Color: a light, burned-brick is close, if, of course, we are 
thinking of the same kind of Dutch brick. 
Irene Each $15.00 
This is the daintiest of pink shadings. 
Each $15.00 
Mme. Curie 
As close to pure salmon as you will find. 
Best U. S. Garden Book 
The partners here bought nearly every garden book 
when they were avid amateurs. The best is Amer- 
ica’‘s Garden Book. Its 1250 pages are perfectly 
organized; there is fine data on plant disease and 
prevention; it has an index anybody can use. The 
price $4.50 from The Farm, plus postage. 
