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Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms, to Beatrix Farrand, July 20, 1942

 
Accession number C10:de Graaff 1942.07.20
Sender
Recipient
Garden Area
Unassigned
Date
1942
Work types
correspondence

Description

Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms, to Beatrix Farrand, July 20, 1942 discussing bulbs for the National Gallery of Art; Beatrix Farrand's cottage in Santa Barbara, California, a bulb substitution to consider for one not available, and the daffodils planted at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Mr. Wm. Craig of Weymouth, owner of a William N. Craig nursery, reported the Ixiolirion Pallasii bulbs would be worth trying out as the variety does well in north climate of Vermont.

Handwritten signature in ink.

Written in upper right corner: "Dealer."

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

bulbs (plants)
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
Bryce, James
Narcissus bulbs
Daffodils
Flowers
Universities and colleges
Reed College (Portland, Or.)
William N. Craig (Firm)
Craig, William N.
letters (correspondence)
Reef Point Gardens (Bar Harbor, Me.)
Santa Barbara (inhabited place)
Valley Club of Montecito (Montecito, Calif.)
 

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
 

Repository

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