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Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms, to Beatrix Farrand, August 10, 1942

 
Accession number C10:de Graaff 1942.08.10
Alternative title Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand, August 10, 1942 discussing daffodils for the National Gallery of Art
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1942
Work types
correspondence

Description

Letter discussing the order of 150 large yellow trumpet daffodils and 150 white trumpet daffodils for the National Gallery of Art. If the National Gallery of Art does not come through then Beatrix Farrand should donate the bulbs to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.

Handwritten signature in ink.

Written in upper right corner in pencil: "Client."

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

Narcissus bulbs
Daffodils
bulbs (plants)
Flowers
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
purchasing
shipping
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
donations
letters (correspondence)
Dumbarton Oaks
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)