UNIVERSITY 



, BULBS 



AND 



,__ Tuberous- pi ANT^ 

 SH^ofii^ Rooted ~Lr/\l> I ^ 



THEIR 



History, Description, Methods ol Propa- 

 gation, and Complete Directions for 

 ictr4t>ff Their Successful Culture in the 



illustrated* Garden Dwelling and 



Greenhouse. 



33Y C. 



ALLEN. 



Hyacinths 



Lilies 



'TTHE DEMAND fora book describing in as trustworthy 

 manner how to if row Bulbs and Tuberous-Rooted 



for any other 

 class of flowering 

 plants. 



As generally treated, 

 bulbs are an expensive luxury, 



while, when properly managed, 

 they afford tho greatest amount of 

 pleasure at the least c< 



The author of thisHsook has for many 

 years made bulb growing a specialty, and is a 

 recognized authority on their cultivation and man- 

 agement. He has taken the initiative in this country 

 to make bulb growing a special industry, and therefore 

 writes from his owu long and extensive experience. 



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Plants in the open ground, as well as in the green- 

 house and window garden; how to propagate 

 them; how to succeed and avoid failure, has 

 long been urgent. No other class of plants 

 occupies so important a place in the 

 field of floriculture as do the vari- 

 ous kinds of flowering bulbs, and 

 is at the same time so little 

 understood. The amount 

 of money annually ex- 

 pended for bulbs is 

 more thau Is paid 



Tulips 



Narcissus 



Cyclamen 



The Illustrations^ 



Callas 



Gladiolus 



Amaryllis 



which embellish this work have been drawn from nature, 

 and have been engraved expressly for this book. The 

 ultural directions are plainly stated, practical, and to 

 the point. Mr. Allen renounces the Idea that it is diffi- 

 cult to successfully raise flowering bulbs, and shows that 

 their necessary requirements are simple and few. What 

 not to grow forms an important feature In this 



which is of especial value to many beginners who 

 usually undertake to grow many kinds which even 

 the professional florist could not accomplish in 

 a satisfactory manner, under existing con Ji- 

 tions. The method of using a special soil 

 for each kind of plants, as is fre- 

 quently recommended, has dis- 

 couraged many flower lovers 

 from growing bulbs. 



This erroneous Idea 



rp f \\ \x. is so plainly exposed 



1 tie LOSSeS OI \X T< >X that many persons 



1 IgndiaS >^v who read this 



book will again 

 become encouraged 

 to undertake what they 

 had hitherto thought im- 

 possible to accomplish. 



Freesia 



Bulbs 



from overestimating their hardiness are clearly 

 recounted, and the simple remedies to prevent such 

 losses are so plainly indicated and described that any 

 one following these directions will suffer very little loss in 

 the future. Some of the more important kinds of bulbs 

 treated In the book are named in heavy faced type on this page. 



Handsomely Illustrated, Cloth, 12mo. Price, postpaid, $1.50? 



Etc., Etc. 



ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 52 & 54 Lafayette Place, NEW 



