. Dreer's autumn 1903 catalogue. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 14 Double Daffodils. No collection of Narcissus is complete without the double- flowering sorts. While not as attractive as many of the single varieties, they possess a charm peculiarly their own. All are perfectly hardy, and are much in demand for cutting. Van Sion {Telamoititis plenus). The famous old Dutch Daffodil; flowers golden yellow, large and of fine form. This variety is used in enormous quantities for fo
. Dreer's autumn 1903 catalogue. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 14 Double Daffodils. No collection of Narcissus is complete without the double- flowering sorts. While not as attractive as many of the single varieties, they possess a charm peculiarly their own. All are perfectly hardy, and are much in demand for cutting. Van Sion {Telamoititis plenus). The famous old Dutch Daffodil; flowers golden yellow, large and of fine form. This variety is used in enormous quantities for forcing, also excellent for bedding in conjunction with Hyacinths, flowering at same time. In our climate the bulbs are only good for one year, usually producing greenish flowers the second season. Extra Selected Double-nosed Bulbs, 4 cts. each ; 40 cts. pet dozen; per 100; per 1,000. Selected Bulbs, '?, cts, each; 30 cts. per dozen; $ per 100; § per 1,000. Fine Bulbs, 3 cts. each; 25 cts. per dozen; § per 100; $ per 1,000. Incomparable (Butter and Eggs). Orange and yellow ; of large size and good shape. 20 cts. per dozen ; $ per 100; 89 00 per'1,000. Orange Phoenix (Eggs and Bacon). Light citron, with orange centre; an excellent flower for forcing. 4 cts. each; 30 cts. per dozen ; § per 100. Sulphur or Silver Phoenix (Codlins and Cream). Creamy- white, with sulphur centre. Considered the finest of the double sorts. 7 cts. each; 70 cts. per dozen; $ per 100. Alba Plena Odorata {Djuble Poet's or Gardenia Daffodil). Double, pure white; very sweet-scented. This beautiful variety cannot be forced. It succeeds best planted on rather heavy soil,in partial shade,and where it will not suffer from lack of moisture. 3 cts. each ; 20 cts. per dozen; $ per 100; $ per 1,000. Henry A. Dreer^ Philadelphia, Pa«. COLLECTIONS OF DOUBLE DAFFODILS. 3 each of the 5 varieties, $0 45 6 " " 5 " 80 12 " " 5 " 1 50
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