R. & J. FARQUHAR 6- CO.'S AUTUMN CATALOGUE. 



TULIPS. 



For out-door Spring decoration none 

 of the bulbous plants are quite so pop- 

 ular with us as the Tulip Being 

 exceedingly hardy, Tulips are seldom 

 injured by the rigour of our winters ; 

 they are easily grown and produce the 

 most gorgeous display. 



They are equally valuable for winter 

 cultivation in the greenhouse or win- 

 dow. 



OUT DOOR CULTIVATION.— 

 The beds should be made perfectly 

 loose to a depth of fifteen inches and 

 liberally enriched with well-rotted cow 

 manure. The bulbs should be set five 

 inches deep and five or six inches 

 apart. October is the proper time to 

 plant Tulips, although they may be set 

 out during November if the ground 

 remains open. Before winter sets in 

 the beds, like all bulb beds, should be 

 covered with leaves or other mulch to 

 a depth of six inches, to protect the 

 bulbs from freezing and thawing 

 repeatedly. The mulch should be 

 removed early in spring, but a little of 

 it may be loosely replaced over tender 

 shoots above ground for a few days to 

 avoid exposing them too suddenlv. 



INSIDE CULTIVATION.— The 

 soil should be a compost similar to 

 that recommended for Hyacinths. 

 Tulips are most effective when planted 

 in bulb pans, which should not be less 

 than six inches in diameter: six bulbs 

 in a six inch pan, nine to an eight inch 

 pan and twelve in a pan ten inches in 

 diameter. The bulbs should be planted 

 in October and kept moist in a dark 

 cool place, protected from frost, until 

 they have rooted. Unless wanted for 

 early forcing it is beneficial to keep 

 them dark until the tops have started 

 two or three inches above the soil, 

 when they may be brought gradually 

 to the light. 

 Our Tulips are grown for us by the leading specialists of Holland and are unrivalled for 

 size and quality. 



SINGLE EARLY TULIPS. 



FARQUHAR' S RAINBOW MIXTURE. (Trademark Registered.) The varieties 

 included in this mixture are grown separately and are all popular bedding sorts of 

 decided merit. The colors are carefully proportioned, and include white, yellow, 

 pink, scarlet, crimson, and many beautiful shades and combinations of these colors. 

 The sorts are selected to flower at nearly the same time, and to grow about the same 

 height. For massed beds and grouping our Rainbow Mixture is unsurpassed. The 

 bulbs offered are of the largest size and finest quality. 

 Per doz., 30 cents ; per 100, $2.00 ; per 1000, $16.00. 

 Selected Mixture. — Extra quality bulbs, in many beautiful and varied sorts, flowering 



nearly together. Per doz., 20 cents ; per 100, $ 1 .25'; per 1000, $ 1 1 .00. 



Superfine Mixture. — Choice quality bulbs, mixed as imported. Per doz., 1 5 cents ; 



per 100, $1 .00 ; per 1000. $9.50. 



Fine Mixture. — Good bulbs in great variety. Per doz., 10 cents; per 100, 75 



cents ; per 1000. $7.00. 



COLLECTIONS OF SINGLE EARLY TULIPS. 



Farquhar's Selection, 100 bulbs, in 50 choice named sorts S4.00 



Farquhar's Selection, 100 bulbs, in 25 choice named sorts 2.75 



Farquhar's Selection, 100 bulbs, in 10 choice named sorts 2.50 



