A charming living room window with its delicate white curtains and a few pots of bulbous flowers blooming in mid-winter. 



IF YOU WISH TO "KNOW THE JOY OF SPRING FLOWERS" 



Either in Your House in the Winter Time, or in Your Garden in Early Spring, You Must Plant This Fall 



HENDERSON'S IMPORTED DUTCH BULBS 



The dull dark days of winter can be lightened and made cheery 

 by planting a few bulbs in pots in September to bloom from Thanks- 

 giving Day onwards, and for a larger outlay, but still a moderate one, 

 you can create in your dwelling a veritable winter garden of flowers 

 suggesting the atmosphere of June rather than that of January. As 

 regards the outdoor garden one would have a long wait for flowers 

 during the spring months were it not for the planting of autumn bulbs. 

 By planting these in September and October one may indeed "Know 

 the joy of Spring Flowers" to the fullest extent. 



PLANTING AND CARE OF BULBS 

 We publish a leaflet "How to Grow Bulbs" which we send with 

 every order. It tells briefly, but plainly all that it is necessary to 

 know about planting and cultivation; so little need be said on this 

 page. All spring flowering bulbs are easy to grow and any amateur 

 can get results by following the few simple directions printed below: 



(1) The best time to plant tulips, hyacinths, crocus, daffodils, 

 etc., is September, October and the early part of November before 

 the ground freezes over. 



(2) Bulbs grow well in any well drained garden soil; water must 

 not stand there in winter, as it would be fatal. A little bone meal 

 mixed with the soil gets extra sized flowers. 



(3) In planting cover the bulb to a depth equal to twice its height. 

 Plant tulips five inches apart and four to six inches deep. Small 

 varieties of daffodils should be four inches apart and larger ones seven 

 Inches apart. All kinds of daffodils should be planted about six inches 

 deep. Hyacinths eight inches apart and four inches deep. Crocus 

 two to three inches apart, and three inches deep. 



PLANTING IN BORDERS 



By far the greatest proportion of bulbs planted are used for the 

 outdoor garden in various ways. Planting them in groups in borders 

 among herbaceous plants such as peonies, etc., is a very effective way 

 of using bulbs, because the flowers appear and are gone just about the 

 time the herbaceous plants come into bloom. In connection with this 

 method of planting, the plan (now becoming better known) of carpeting 

 the ground with such flowers as pansies, forget-me-nots, and early 

 flowering annuals, should be followed. 



PLANTING IN MASSES 

 The planting of beds in the formal garden with tulips, hyacinths, 

 daffodils, etc., in regiments to produce a great blaze of color, of course 

 absorbs most of the bulbs imported into the United States. This 

 method really amounts to a duplication of the fields of Holland with 

 their squares of scarlet, yellow, blue and gold and the more tender 

 colors of pink, lavender and white. In this style of planting it is neces- 

 sary to purchase varieties which though of different colors will bloom 

 at the same time. These will be found marked with identifying numbers 

 in this catalogue. Good effects in this style can only be obtained by 

 masses of flowers and close planting is essential to success. 



PLANTING IN SMALL BEDS 

 In the average country or suburban garden a flower bed, either 

 circular, square, oblong or in some ornamental form is the most usual 

 medium chosen for the display of flowers, and during the summer 

 months these are usually filled with summer bedding plants such as 

 cannas, geraniums, salvias, etc. 



These are not usually killed by frost until November and then 

 bulbs of tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, etc., are planted there, but if 

 the planting could be done in September or October much better results 

 would be obtained. The reason is, that the bulbs when planted late 

 in November cannot make the roots necessary for growth before winter 

 sets in. It would be better to remove the summer flowering plants 

 from the bed in October and plant the bulbs. 



FLOWERING BULBS INDOORS 



The bulbs should be potted in September and buried in a cold frame 

 eight inches deep, or else kept in a cool dark cellar, and they must 

 not be allowed to dry out during this time. In potting them let the 

 top of the bulb be even with the soil in the pot or box. After the bulbs 

 have made some root growth say about the latter part of January 

 bring them into the sunlight of a warm room, still taking care to keep 

 the soil moist. 



The relative earliness of the different varieties of Hyacinths, Tulips, 

 Narcissus, etc., is indicated by the prefixed letters "A," "B," and "C." 



Those marked "A" should be forced into bloom first, then those 

 marked "B" and lastly those marked "G." 



For further details regarding both outdoor and indoor cultivation 

 see our leaflet "How to Grow Bulbs" which gives concise instructions. 

 It is sent free with every order. 



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