Griffith Turner Co/s 



af If BULBS FOR AUTUMN OF 1903 ST 



GENERAL DIRECTIONS TO OUR. PATRONS: 



mil no ni lllTrn' *^'" forcing purposes late in the 

 KIM K\ Ml A 111 1 |> 1 1 ^>^''^son are not as satisfactory to 

 U^mQ 1 LMIi 1 LU "^'^^ grower as when planted early, 

 and the grower is oftentimes in- 

 clined to find fault with the stock. 



Our early customers are alwaj-s sure of the best results in 

 selecting varieties from our own direct importation, as they 

 get the stock at its best, and also have the advantage of 

 early planting. 



REMITTANCES.— Remit by draft, postal money 

 order or registered letter. 



Orders from unknown correspondents must be ac= 

 companied with the cash. 



Address All Orders to 



GRIFFITH (Sl turner. CO. 



MAIN office; 



205. 207 <a 209 N. Paca Street. Baltimore. Md. 



ALL BULBS are mailed free at the price named in 

 the Catalogue, except when otherwise noted. 



PL.ANTS should be sent by express whenever possi= 

 ble. Of course, in places where there is no Exprsss 

 Office, Plants ha\e to be sent by mail. 



WE CANNOT, however, send Potted Strawberry 

 Plants by mail. 



GRIFFITH & TURNER CO. gives no warranty, ex= 

 pressed or implied, as to description, quality, produc^ 

 tiveness or any other matter of any Seeds, Bulbs or 

 Plants thej send out and they will not be in any way 

 responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not ac= 

 cept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be 

 returned. 



How to Cultivate Bulbs. 



ANY good garden soil, well pulver- 

 ized, is suitable, but good sandy 

 loam is preferable. A dressing 

 of fine bone meal will be found very 

 beneficial. Plant the large bulbs about 

 four inches below the surface, the 

 smaller bulbs not so deep. The usual 

 time for planting is in October or No- 

 vember, but any time during the win- 

 ter will answer, if the surface only is 

 frozen. After the bulbs are planted, 

 if hard, deep frosts set in, cover with 

 a light litter that may be raked oil' 

 in the spring. The bulbs will then 

 shoot and flower without further 

 trouble. If early spring should prove 

 dry. water well. The arrangement of 

 the bulbs in the beds is much a mat- 

 ter of taste and situation. They may 

 be planted in rows, in masses, in circle 

 or half circles. Each color by itself, or 

 divided, or mixed. No matter how ar- 

 ranged, they will always prove interesting 

 and beautiful. 



After they flower and die down, the bulbs 

 may be allowed to remain in the ground to 

 flower the next season, or if beds are required 

 for other plants may be taken up,- soaked in 

 water for about twelve hours, then dried and 

 laid away for replanting. Bulbs are so reason- 

 able in price that it does not pay to keep the old 

 ones, especially as the flowers of the new ones 

 are far superior to the old. 



MIXED SORTS. 



THESE are carefully selected, well-ripened bulbs, 

 comprising different shades of the various colors 

 that will produce fine blooms. If properlv treated 

 they will do well in pots, but are chiefly used for outdoor 

 culture; not to be confounded with the cheap mixtures some- 

 times offered for outdoor planting. 



CULTURE q/ BULBS 



IN POTS OR BOXES. 



POTS for single bulbs should be 

 twice the diameter of the bulb. 

 The same proportion of room 

 should be observed when planting in 

 boxes or in pots holding more than 

 one bulb. The boxes or pots should 

 \\:\\c proper drainage, so that no wa- 

 I' r will lie in the bottom. The soil used 

 slic.iild be good, sandy loam, mixed 

 with bone meal. After planting, place 

 the boxes or pets in a dark, cool place 

 for three weeks, until the roots are 

 well started, then gradually bring 

 them to the full light. 



To Grow Hyacinths in Glasses. 



FWA^ the glass with water. Place 

 the bulb in the glass with the 

 bottom touching the water. Place 

 the glass or glasses in a dark, cool 

 place for about three weeks, or until 

 the roots are three or four inches in 

 length and the flower stem one inch 

 high. After they are brought out and 

 acclimated, the more sunlight they 

 get the better. 



As the water evaporates it must be 

 renewed and changed as often as it 

 becomes discolored or impure. When 

 the flower bud begins to swell, the 

 water may be brought higher up on the bulb. The tem- 

 perature should be as even as possible. A few drops of harts- 

 horn in the water will help the bloom. 



