HENDERSON’S 
SUPERIOR 
BULBOUS FLOWERING PLANTS (Bulbs) produce remarkably beautiful 
flowers, unsurpassed in many varieties by any other plants in the floral king- 
dom, and, besides, many of them are delightfully fragrant. There is a peculiar 
charm in growing them, for they comprise such an endless variety in habit, 
form, size, color, and are adaptable for so many purposes; many of them flower 
equally well under either garden or house culture. Among other merits of 
bulbs is the certainty and perfection with which they bloom and their ease 
of culture. 
BULBS FOR FLOWERING IN THE HOUSE AND GREENHOUSE.—There 
is no class of plants that gives more satisfaction for this purpose than bulbous 
plants (bulbs), and, with so little skill, gives such magnificent results. They 
are easily managed, and need occupy no space in the window or greenhouse 
excepting when in bud and bloom. Under suitable treatment, they flower 
with great certainty, and their flowering period may be hastened (forced) or 
retarded so as to “bring them in”’ for certain occasions, or to give a continuous 
succession of bloom. 
HARDY BULBS FOR OPEN-GROUND PLANTING.—A great many kinds 
of bulbs are hardy enough to withstand our severe northern winters. Most of 
the suitable sorts should be planted in the fall, and they will flower the fol- 
lowing season, commencing in March or earlier with Snowdrops, Chionodoxas, 
Scillas, Crocus, Aconites, Bulbocodiums, etc., which are followed in April 
with Hyacinths, Tulips, Daffodils, and hosts of other bulbous beauties. In 
May appear late Tulips, late Narcissi, Lily-of-the-Valley, Bleeding Hearts, 
etc. Again, followed in succession until frost, notably with Pzonias, Iris, 
Hemerocallis, Lilies, ete. 
FOR GEOMETRICAL, or ‘“‘DESIGN’? BEDDING.—The bulbs best adapted 
are Dutch Hyacinths and Tulips. In this style of bedding the happiest effects 
are produced by planting solid bright colors in contrast, and in ordering the 
varieties it is important to select those that will bloom at the same time and 
are of proper heights. 
THE FLOWER-GARDEN AND HERBACEOUS BORDER are favorite 
places for growing most hardy bulbs, and here they seem to thrive and give 
FLOWER BULBS 
FOR FALL 
PLANTING 
the most pleasure. They should be planted here and there in little colonies 
among the hardy plants and shrubs. From the border one does not hesitate 
to gather flowers daily for the house, for fear of spoiling the effect, as would 
be the case from design beds. Furthermore, in an herbaceous border bulbs 
are not disturbed, the foliage remains uninjured until ripe, thus fulfilling its 
duty assigned by nature, of recharging the bulb with new flowers for the next 
season's display. 
BOLD, ISOLATED CLUMPS OF TALL-GROWING BULBOUS PLANTS 
make a brilliant show planted on the lawn in a position not too prominent, 
nor too near, the object desired being a large mass of one color, in stnking 
contrast to the surrounding green grass and trees. 
BULBS RIGHT IN THE SOD ON THE LAWN present a pleasing picture 
when in bloom, in the early spring. They should be planted in a “ hit-and- 
miss”? fashion, an irregular group in one place, scattered individuals over 
there, as one would find wild flowers. Of course, on closely clipped lawns, 
only very early spring-flowering bulbs can be used, those that flower, ripen 
and die down before it is necessary to use a mower. Then the summer surface 
on the lawn will be as smooth and green as if no sleeping bulbous beauties 
were beneath it waiting for their awakening the next spring. The bulbs may 
be planted with a dibble when the sod is moist and soft after fall rains. But 
it is better to cut the sod, turn it back. plant the bulbs and press the sod in 
place. 
“NATURALIZING”’ HARDY BULBS in semi-wild, outlying grounds is a 
happy style of simulating nature. Such bulbs should be used as can be planted 
in quantity, from a dozen to a hundred of a kind in a patch. Fortunately, 
among bulbous plants we have many that are hardy, thrive and increase in 
such rough, neglected, picturesque places even better than in the prim garden. 
COMPLETE CULTURAL INSTRUCTIONS are given in the new edition of 
“HENDERSON’S BULB CULTURE.” 
Price, 50c., or given free with an order of $3.00 or over. 
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