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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 exhition 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. 
American Express, pure glistening Oriental-red, dark red in throat with a reflexion of violet-rose, 2-3 
scapes 26-28” tall 4 large, eight and a half inch blooms. Rating 1953. A.A. 
$ 4.50 each; $ 12.50 per 3 
Anna Paulowna, glistening light brick-red with deeper red in throat, the whole fower 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 
Bouquet, vivid Begonia-pink, matching Empire-rose 2—3 scapes 25-28” tall with 4 eight to nine inch 
florets. Rating 1953—A. $ 4.50 each; $ 12.50 per 3 
Doris Lilian, peerless carmine-rose, somewhat darker in throat, 2—3 scapes 26-28” tall with 4 seven 
inch blooms. Rating 1953—A. $ 4.50 each; $ 12.50 per 3 
Halley, lively poppy red, somewhat darker in throat, rather flat and beautiful rounded petals, 2-3 
scapes 24-26” tall, each with 4 rather flat and beautifully rounded eight inch blooms. Rating 
1953-A.A. $ 4.50 each; $ 12.50 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.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 1850-B. $ 3.50 each; $ 10.00 per 3 
Orange King, vivid salmon-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. $ 4.00 each; $ 11.00 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 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 
Wyndham Hayward, a magnificent dark Oriental red, glossy dark blood-red in throat, 2 scapes 
28” tall, with 4 eight and a half inch florets. Rating 1953—A.A. $ 4.50 each; $ 12.50 per 3 
Choice seedlings mixture, these are bound to give entire satisfaction on account of their large blooms 
of breathtaking 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 
