POPULAR HAEDY BULBS 



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not be expected from inferior bulbs whether 

 they are of tulips, hyacinths, narcissi or any 

 of the other spring-blooming bulbs. 



TULIPS 



There is no reason why tulips should not 

 be even more liberally planted than they are, 

 for, considering the slight cost of good bulbs 



Parrot Tulips 



May-flowering Tulips 



and the little trouble involved in their culti- 

 vation, the effects produced are amazingly 

 striking. They should be planted preferably 

 the last week in October or the first week in 

 November and it is always best to have the 

 ground in good conditioB a fortnight in ad- 



