BULB STOCK FOR EASTER 



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ig. 70. AN EASTER LILY BASKET. Such 

 n arrangement will always find plenty of 

 dmirers around Easter, for Lilies and 

 rimroses in a graceful basket make a 

 thoroughly pleasing combination 



day that is, if you want to 

 make money. You can ship a 

 Hydrangea, Rose, Lily or Bou- 

 gainvillea, but you cannot near- 

 ly so well ship bulb stock in 

 flower any distance. And it 

 requires so little trouble to bring 

 such stock into bloom for Easter 

 it might be done even without 

 the help of a greenhouse that 

 every florist should be found 

 well prepared with a full as- 

 sortment for that date. With 

 Easter coming around the first 

 of April and no room to spare, if 

 the weather isn't too cold, a 

 good way is to let the plants, 

 whether in pans or flats, come 

 along in a deep coldframe, out- 

 doors; here, with sashes and 

 plenty of shade on top, they 

 can be kept perfectly, much 

 better, even, than in a cool 

 greenhouse. Any frame is good enough so long as you can keep the 

 rost out of it. During a hot spell such as we often experience 

 uring the Easter week, with cool nights and shade you can keep a 

 eep coldframe down to 45 deg. without trouble. 



THE RETAILING OF BULBS BY THE FLORIST 



This is merely a side line as yet and is almost entirely over- 

 ooked by the average retail grower. 



If you supply the plants in Spring for the filling of flower beds 

 nd borders, you have the best of chances to land the order for 

 ulbs to be planted in Fall for Spring flowering. We know there are 

 eed houses all over the country specializing in that line and sending 

 ut attractive catalogs, but in spite of that, you can get your share 

 f orders if you only go after them. The great majority of people 

 vill not think of a bed of Tulips except when they see them in full 

 loom, and, strange to say, we have folks come into the store in 

 lay, wanting to know if they can have a bed planted. If you want 

 o have your customers buy bulbs from you, advertise, send out 

 in attractive folder, call them up, remind them of the fact that the 

 all is the time for planting if they desire a show the follow ng Spring. 



I always look at the selling of bulbs to one's customers in this 

 ght: There may not be a great deal of profit in handling them, 



