Fall 1935 planting list / Balderson Company, Inc.

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WASHINGTON, D. C.
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“ to plant them at a depth of twice their diameter

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FALL 1935 PLANTING LIST

E hand you herewith our Fall Bulb List. Now is the time to plant them. How you
will enjoy, in the early Spring, the beautiful flowering bulbs such as Tulips,
Hyacinths, Narcissus, Crocus. Snowdrops, etc.

You will find our list complete. We will be pleased to receive your orders, and
will make free deliveries in the city and suburbs.

• • •

Balderson’s Collection of the Finest Imported Dutch Bulbs

DARWIN TULIPS

Bartigon, fiery crimson .

Betsy, pink with orange edges .... .

City of Haarlem, finest and largest scarlet ....

King Harold, Mahogany red and black .

Clara Butt, clear salmon-pink .

Prince of Wales, glistening cherry-red .

Rev. Ewbank, heliotrope edged lavender .

Rosabella, bright rose .

Zwanenburg, pure white; large . . . . .

Mrs. Farencombe Sanders, bright scarlet with white b

La Tulipe Noire, pure black .

Prof. Rauwenhoff, pale-rosy -red .

Roi D'Islande, beautiful rose .

Pride of Haarlem, carmine-rose .

Inglescombe Yellow .

SINGLE EARLY TULIPS

Artus, deep scarlet .

Chrysolora, pure yellow, large .

Couleur de Cardinal, glittering cardinal red. .
Cramoisi Brilliant, scarlet with tinge of yellow

Yellow Prince, bright yellow .

Cottage Maid, white edged with rose .

White Hawk, pure white .

Keizerskroon, scarlet with yellow border. . . .
Fred Moore, Apricot orange . . .

Each

Dozen

Hundred

$ .06

$ .65

$ 5.00

.09

.90

7.00

.08

.85

6.50

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4.75

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4.75

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.75

5.50

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4.75

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5.50

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6.50

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.60

4.75

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5.50

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4.75

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4.75

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5.00

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.65

5.00

.08

.85

6.50

.08

.80

6.00

.06

.65

5.00

SINGLE LATE TULIPS

Dido, orange red to orange yellow
Picotee, white edged pink . . . .

Mrs. Moon, large yellow .

Sir Harry, rosy-carmine .

PARROT TULIPS

Lutea Major, splendid yellow. . .
Cramoisie Brilliant, scarlet. . .
Markgraaff, yellow and red. . . .

07

.75

5.50

06

.60

4.75

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.65

5.00

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5.00

07

.75

5.50

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5.50

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.75

5.50

DOUBLE EARLY TULIPS

Murillo .

Tearose .

Boule de Nelge, pure white, peony shaped
Salvatore Rosa, deep rose and white . .

BREEDER TULIPS

Bronze Queen, buff, tinged bronze .

James Watt, outside, dull coal-black; inside, glittering black

Opal, lilac-rosy-blue with white base .

Queen Victoria, bluish-wine -red with white base .

Salomon, rosy-lilac .

Golden Bronze, bronzy-yellow .

Louis XIV, dark purple with golden bronze .

Orange Beauty, orange, yellow bordered .

Panorama, dark mahogany-red .

Yellow Perfection, bronze yellow, purple shaded .

06

.65

5.00

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.65

5.00

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6.50

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TULIPA Species Tulips

Each

Dozen

Hundred

Cluisiana, delicate white; outside red-flushed, with purple-black base.

$ .06

$ .65

$ 5.00

Kaufmanniana, creamy white with yellow ground; called Water-lily Tulip.

.10

1.00

8.00

HYACINTHS, single

Gertrude, dark rose .

.15

1.50

12.00

Grand Maitre, very large blue .

.15

1.50

12.00

King of Blues, indigo blue .

.15

1.50

12.00

La Victoire, rose-red .

.15

1.50

12.00

L'Innocence, purest white .

.15

1.50

12.00

Lord Balfour, distinct violet .

.15

1.50

12.00

Queen of Pinks, rosy-pink .

.15

1.50

12.00

Roi des Beiges, dark scarlet .

.15

1.50

12.00

Yellow Hammer, golden yellow .

.15

1.50

12.00

NARCISSUS or Daffodils

Conspicuous; yellow cup stained orange-scarlet .

.07

.75

5.50

Emperor, primrose; yellow trumpet .

.09

1.00

7.50

Lourens Coster, white petals; cup sulphur yellow to white ....

.08

.85

6.50

Oraatus Poeticus, White; cup edged scarlet .

.07

.75

5.50

King Alfred, pure yellow; very large; double .

.12

1.35

10.00

Sir Watkins, primrose yellow; trumpet yellow tinted deep yellow;

double . . . . ,

.09

.95

7.00

Princeps, sulphur white; trumpet yellow . ,

.09

.95

7.50

Von Sion, double; full yellow .

.10

1.00

8.00

MISCELLANEOUS BULBS

Crocus;

White, Blue, Striped, yellow . .

.05

.35

2.50

Frees ias :

Purity . .

.05

.45

3.00

Elders Giant White. ... . ,

.05

.55

4.00

Golden Daffodil .

.05

.45

3.00

Paperwhite Narcissus . .

.05

.55

4.00

Madonna Lilies .

.20

2.25

Scilla Sibirica (Squills) rich blue flowers . ,

.05

.45

3.50

Snowdrops .

.05

.45

3.50

Grape Hyacinths;

Blue . .

.05

.45

3.00

White .

.05

.45

3.00

Large selection, No. 1 grade, 2-year old, field gro»vn
EVERBLOOMING ROSEBUSHES - 50 cents each
All well-known varieties.

■THE LATEST PATENTED ROSES

No Rose Garden C omplete Without One of These.

Amelia Earhart, golden yellow shaded orange _ $1.50

Vivid Mason, red with sunshine tinge in it _ _ _ .$1.50

Gov. Alfred E. Smith, salmon and golden orange _ $1.25

Countess Vandal, coppery bronze and gold.. _ _ SI. 00

Souvenir, deep yellow _ _ _ Si. 00

The New Black Rose NIGRETTE, black-maroon _ $2.00

Mary Hart, velvety b!ood-red _ $1.00

Blaze EVERBLOOMING Climber, fiery-scarlet _ $1.25

Princess Van Orange Climber EVERBLOOMING. orange-red. $1.25

The Golden Climber EVERBLOOMING, golden-yellow _ $1.50

Token, a.pricot-coral _ $1.50

Better Times, brilliant cerise — long stems _ $1.50

tBe assured of a beautiful lawn by using B ALDERS ON* S WASHINGTON Lawn
Seed, mixed from the highest grade grasses, 1 lb., $ .35; 5 lbs. $1.60;

10 lbs., $3.00; 50 lbs. or over, $ .27 per lb. BALDERSON's WASHINGTON
Shady Lawn Grass Seed will positively grow in shady places. 1 lb. $ .40;
5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., $3.25; 50 lbs. or over, $ .30 per lb.

Sheep Manure, 25 lbs., $1.00; 50 lbs.,
$1.50; 100 lbs., $2.50.

Cattle Manure, 25 lbs., $1.00; 50 lbs.,
$1.50; 100 lbs., $2.50.

Bone Meal, 25 lbs., $1.00;
$1.50; 100 lbs., $2.50.

Cotton Seed Meal, 25 lbs.,
$1.50; 100 lbs., $2.50.

Sulphate of Ammonia, 25 lbs., $1.00; 50 lbs., $1.50; 100 lbs., $2.50

Dusting Sulphur, $ .10 per lb.

50 lbs.,

$1.00; 50 lbs..

Imported Peat Moss, large 22-bushel bale, $2.50; 1/2 bale $1.50.

American Sedge Peat, — much better than the imported peat, 100 lbs., $1.75.
Rich Top Soil, 100 lbs., $ .65.

Balderson Company,

Inc.

626 Indiana Ave., N. W. through to 617 C Street,
N. W., Washington, D. C.