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ULB plenting time is here again and we ask your kind attention to our splendid stock of lovely Easter Lilies, Hyacinths, 
B Tulips, Narcissus, Crocus, and all the nicest bulbs for Winter flowering in the house and for garden planting in beds and 
borders. Bulbs are among thesweetest and most beautiful flowers we have, also the easiest to grow and the surest to 
bloom. All flower lovers want bulbs. Prices are greatly reduced this year and we expect a large demand. 
| Bulbs for House Culture and Winter Bloom should be Planted as Early as Convenient, from September to January. | 
Any soil that is suitable for other plants will grow nice bulbs; old well-rotted manure is one of the best fertilizers, but when 
this cannot be had, we can send you Walker’s Improved Plant Fcuod, a highly concentrated fertilizer, specially pre= 
pared for bulbs and flowers, by mail or express at any time. Pots or boxes of anyconvenient size may be used. Small 
bulbs can be set very close together, sometimes several in a pot; larger ones need room in proportion to their size. Donot 
plant too deep, one inch under ground is about right for house culture, When potted, water thoroughly and set away ina 
cool dark place fcr two or three weeks to rest, and give the roots time to start, then take to the living room or wherever they 
are to remain; they do not require much heat; an upstairs room suits them nicely. Water only when they need it, but be sure 
they do not get dry at the bottom. They will soon begin to bloom and then their lovely flowers and exquisite fragrance will 
surprise and delight all who see them. 
IN OPEN GROUND. Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcissus, Crocus, Snow Drops, Scillas, Ixias, 
Sparaxis, etc., are the finest bulbs for Fall planting in the flower bed, as they are entirely hardy 
and makea splendid display of gorgeous flowers very early in Spring,almost before the snow is 
gone. Their flowers are exquisitely beautiful and always highly valued for their beauty and 
fragrance. Culture is very simple,and what is better, they are absolutely sure to bloom, 
Other flowers may fail but bulbs never. 
Buibs do not require very rich soil and will succeed well in any ordinary ground; when convenient, it is well to spade up the 
ground, so that it will be a little higher than the surrounding surface,and keep water from collecting onit. Ifthe soil is poor, 
a liberal quantity of old, well-rotted manure should be spaded in or applied to the top as a mulch. 
TIME TO PLANT. September, October, November and December are the best months for planting bulbs in the open 
ground. Set them from one to six inches apart, and from one to five inches deep, according to size and variety, and firm 
the earth well around them. 
WINTER PROTECTION. These bulbs are entirely hardy and will do without any protection, but if convenient to give 
the bed a light covering of leaves or litter after planting, the flowers will come earlier and be finer. The covering should be 
removed gradually as soon as the plants show through in the Spring. 
TREATMENT AFTER BLOOMING. When pot bulbs are done blooming they can be set away in any cool, dry place 
and left a few weeks to mature, after which they may be shaken out of the soil and stored away until time to plant again in the 
Fall. They may not make as fine flowers the second season as the first, but will usually do quite well for two or three years. 
Bulbs in open ground, when done blooming and well matured, may be lifted and dried off, and then treated exactly like those 
trom pots. 
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Blooming... LJXAMS fan) ucness 
NEW GRAND DUCHESS OXALIS. An exceed- 
ingly beautiful New Winter Blooming Oxalis, 
one of the finest flowers for pot culture ever intro- 
duced. Makes nice bushy plants with deep red stems 
and pretty bright green foliage. Blooms all the time 
from October to June. Flowers over three inches 
across. It isone of the flowers you cannot afford to 
miss; do not fail to try it now; we offer three 
separate colors. 
Grand Duchess—PINK. 
Grand Duche ss—PURE WHITE. 
Grand Duchess—TRICOLOR (LAVENDER and 
ROSE.) 
Price, extra selected mammoth bulbs, 4 cts. each; 40 
cts. per doz.; $3.00 per 100, postpaid. 
OXALIS BERMUDA BUTTERCUP. Bears 
lovely bright golden yellow flowers all Winter and 
Spring; not quite so large as Grand Duchess, but 
more of them. Has hundreds of buds and flowers 
on at one time; and is one of the finest Winter 
blooming bulbs ever introduced for the window 
garden and living room. Price, extra selected mam- 
moth bulbs, 4 cts. each; 40 cts. per doz.; $3.00 per 
100, postpaid. 
NERINE SARNIENSIS (GUERNSEY LILY) 
A beautiful variety of Amarvyllis flowering freely through the Winter months. Large lily-like flowers, brilliant crimson and 
iooking as if sprinkled with gold dust. A good bloomer; very handsome and desirable. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz., postpaid. 
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