Box C

Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Isabelle Stover asks her to get prices and delivery dates from Conard & Pyle Co. and Bobbink & Atkins (Nursery) on a list of roses for Dumbarton Oaks. Beatrix Farrand wants the roses sent to James Bryce with a carbon copy of the order.

Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to Upton Gardens for one packet of flower seeds to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Copy of price request from Beatrix Farrand to Conard-Pyle Co. for 116 roses for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Beatrix Farrand also requests for Conard & Pyle to let her know when the roses would be delivered to Washington, D.C. Isabelle Stover, secretary sent correspondence on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Copy of price request from Beatrix Farrand to Bobbink & Atkins for 12 roses to be sent to Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. She asks when they might be delivered to Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover sent price request on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Copy of letter from Beatrix Farrand to James Bryce tells him that Conard-Pyle Co. is unable to supply all the roses from the list, and they suggests substitutions for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. Beatrix Farrand does not feel the substitutions are adequate and will ask Bobbink & Atkins if they can provide those that Conard-Pyle Co. can not. She will place an order with Conard-Pyle Co. for those they can provide.

Copy of letter from Beatrix Farrand to S. James Todd, Conard-Pyle Co. enclosing an order for the roses that the company can supply. When the season is favorable for shipping, the roses are to be shipped to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent letter and order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand. Order is no longer with letter but is accession number C10:BF 1943.10.02C.

Two copies of an order from Beatrix Farrand to Conard-Pyle Co. for 63 roses to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Price request from Beatrix Farrand to Bobbink & Atkins for 65 roses for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent price request on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Copy of day letter text from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff of Oregon Bulb Farms asks that he send first rate high quality bulbs for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Farrand is anxious to make a good showing as she is placing this order against the will of the gardener. The bulbs must compare favorably from those he would purchase.

Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to John H. van Zonneveld Comp., Summerfield Bulb Farms for four dozen tulips and three dozen hyacinth exhibition size bulbs to be sent to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. The tulips are marked for the Fountain Terrace. A check has been sent to Brown Brothers in New York for payment of this order. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Copy of order correction from Beatrix Farrand to Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc. for 300 tulips on order #794 out of the 1300 ordered to be sent to Mrs. [Mr.] James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order correction on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to J.J. Grullemans, Wayside Gardens for 500 tulip bulbs to be sent to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent the order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to G.H. Penson, Sutton & Sons for 11 packets of flower seeds to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Copy of order to Bobbink & Atkins (Nursery) from Beatrix Farrand for 12 killarney white roses to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Copy of order to Joseph Breck & Sons from Beatrix Farrand for 52 roses to be sent for an early March delivery to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent the order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Letter from Neal D. Newlin, Conard-Pyle, Company to Beatrix Farrand tells her they are unable to furnish a price list for Spring planting in Washington, D.C.

Typescript list of roses to order from Joseph Breck & Sons and Bobbink & Atkins for Dumbarton Oaks for early March delivery, 1947. List possibly created by Beatrix Farrand for Robert Patterson as she ordered much of the plant material for Dumbarton Oaks. A handwritten note was added probably by Robert Patterson that he was unable to reach Beatrix Farrand? by telephone and asks if these roses can be ordered.

Created either by Beatrix Farrand or Robert Patterson of list of possible omissions from Dumbarton Oaks greenhouse seed order for 1943 with instructions for James Bryce to mark which ones he wants inlcuded in the orders.

Unknown creator, but Beatrix Farrand may have created the suggested list of narcissus bulbs to order for the National Gallery of Art and grown by Dumbarton Oak. Other correspondence show her involvement in ordering bulbs for the project.

Typescript letter from S. James Todd, Conard-Pyle Company to Beatrix Farrand confirming order for 63 roses to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. If Farrand needs to change order it needs to be done by November 1, 1943. A handwritten note in pencil was added probably by Beatrix Farrand to Isabelle M. Stover, her secretary to notify James Bryce of order and arrival of roses.

Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to Trivett's Tested Seeds for 18 packets of flower seeds to be sent to James Bryce, 3203 S. Street, Washington, D.C. for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent the order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.