ESTABLISHED 1838. 



INCORPORATED 1893. 



^iDREER'SiS- 



A UTUMN * C ATALOGUE 



OIF 



BUhBS, SEEDS, PhflfiTS, Etc., 



TO the lover of flowers, there is no class of plants so much prized as those which are 

 produced from bulbs. The reason is easily found, because within the bulbs are 

 stored all the future glory of leaves and flowers, only requiring the simplest 

 culture to develop them in their highest perfection. Success is therefore the rule, and 

 to the many amateurs who year after year give much of their time and attention to the 

 cultivation of various plants with little success, our advice is, 



TRY SOME BULBS. 



Another reason why bulbs are prized so highly is that a large number of them pro- 

 duce their flowers in very early spring, when the rest of Nature is asleep. Then it is 

 that a clump of Snowdrops, Scillas, or Chinodoxas impart to the garden an air of 

 warmth and cheer that cannot be accomplished in any other way. Following these 

 modest flowers come the showier Crocus, Narcissus, Hyacinths, 

 Tulips, Iris, etc., etc., in all their dazzling colors, keeping up a con 

 tinuous display well into the summer. With no other material 

 can be secured such a wealth of charming flowers of infinite va- 

 riety of form and coloring, with so little trouble and at so small 

 an outlay. 



TIHE OF PLANTING. 



To the beginner, we would particularly emphasize the fact that 

 now and not spring-time is the time to plant all kinds of spring 

 flowering bulbs. The larger part of the bulbs offered in this cata- 

 logue reach us from Holland early in September, and the sooner 

 they are planted after that the greater will be the measure of suc- 

 cess; therefore, 



ORDER EARLY, 



Plant ill Open Ground. As a general rule the bulbs 



should be planted in October or November, so that the roots may 



make a good growth before the cold weather sets in, but they can 



be set out even later if the bulbs remain sound, and the ground 



is not frozen. They require a moderately rich soil that has been 



well manured for previous crops, or else apply well-rotted cow 



manure or bonedust; fresh manure is injurious to bulbs. The soil should be 



well drained ; standing water is injurious, and no good results can lie obtained 



without free drainage. A small quantity of sand or fine coal-ashes at the base of 



each bulb when planted in stiff soil will be beneficial. In planting, the bulbs 



should be placed from an inch to four inches below the surface, according to 



size of the bulb. , 



When the ground freezes hard the bed should be covered with three or 

 four inches of coarse litter, which should be removed in early spring. Too 

 early and heavy covering starts the tops prematurely, which are frequently 

 injured in March by freezing and thawing. After flowering, if the beds are 

 wanted for late spring plantings, take up the bulbs, tops and roots, and " heel 

 in " by covering entire until the bulbmatures. After which they should be spread 

 out in an airy room to dry and kept in a cool, dark place until time for replanting. 



FOR BLOOHINQ IN POTS. 



jiuns intended for blooming during the winter can be planted from September until. 

 November in pots, pans or boxes, and be left in the open air, covered with a few inches of tan or 

 soil, until the earth begins to freeze, and then be placed in a cool greenhouse, cellar or room, 

 at a temperature of 50°. They will need, occasionally, moderate watering after they are 

 brought inside. Or the pots, pans or boxes may be placed at once after potting in a cool, dark 

 cellar, watering well and covering the same as above. The whole success of pot culture depends 

 upon getting the roots well established in the pots, at a low temperature of say 40° to 50°, 

 before you begin to force the tops at 60° to 70°. After this the bloom is easily developed by 

 giving light and water, and one can have a supply of bloom from Christmas until after Easter 

 by regulating the time of bringing them to the light. 



Single Hyacinths 



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