SUGGESTIONS AND INVITATION 



Best of all, each display may be seen in the ideal setting 

 which each class requires. The Scillas and other shade-lov- 

 ing bulbs are used in masses in woodland or on the edges of 

 shaded lanes; the Daffodils are at home in secluded meadows 

 where the background of grove or hedgerow gives them the 

 partial shade in whieh they revel, and provides delightful 

 glimpses of gold and white through the feathery branches of 

 shrubs and trees. 



In the more formal gardens, the Early Tulips blaze in the 

 spring sunlight, while the softer tones of the Darwins and 

 Breeders show to advantage against groupings of spring-flow- 

 ering shrubs. In every case the attempt is made to show the 

 individual flower to best advantage, as well as to give a har- 

 monious sense of color in each of the separate gardens. The 

 benefit of this kind of actual garden setting is evident, and I 

 would urge every one of my friends to use the gardens in the 

 way for which they are planned — as the safest kind of guide 

 to the spring garden they are themselves making. 



In a normal season, the Scillas and Crocuses will be in 

 bloom about the middle of April. The Daffodils should be at 

 their best during the last of April and early in May. The 

 Early Tulips will be in full bloom during the first week in 

 May; the Late Tulips about mid-May. 



Notice of exact dates will be given upon request. Personal 

 appointments should be made not less than three days in 

 advance. Little Falls is reached by the Erie Railroad; sta- 

 tions at Great Notch and Little Falls are equally convenient, 

 but more frequent service is to be had through the former 

 station. My telephone number is Little Falls, 138. 



As all my bulbs are imported to order, customers must 

 send me their orders on or before June 25. On orders re- 

 ceived after that date and up to August 1, I will supply Cream 

 Quality bulbs if possible; but on these late orders the cus- 



Orders 



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