LITTLE BROWN BULBS 



HERE is a peculiar charm about all bulbous 

 plants. This is perhaps largely due to the fact 

 that there is a certain element of mystery 

 about their lives. They are not always with 

 us. This habit of resting out of sight when 

 not in full beauty enhances their value as decorative plants. 

 To come out into the garden some bright spring morning 

 and see a lovely yellow jonquil nodding at you, where 

 yesterday was only a grass-like blade or two of green, is a 

 sunrise surprise particularly enjoyable. When its beauty is 

 faded there is no need of a forcible ejection, for the bulb- 

 plant just retires under ground and "rests some more." They 

 are easy of transportation, and so complete in themselves that 

 it is a simple matter to let the bulbs of one country delight 

 the growers of another, and in every country of the world 

 are found beautiful bulbous plants. 



In Belgium and Holland for years, and more recently in 

 Ireland, bulb culture has been one of the chief businesses of 

 the country, and fabulous fortunes have been made by the 

 exportation of bulbs to other countries. For years notable 

 seedsmen and florists have looked to California for great 

 results in bulb culture. And, as our fertile lands become 

 more densely populated and our people more intelligent in 



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