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FLOWERS produced from bulbs are among the most beautiful of the floral kingdom. Nothing 

 can exceed the briUiancy and variety of color displayed, and nothing can be more simple than 

 their culture. The bulb contains within itself the future flower, and it requires very little aid to 

 develop it. Its long period of rest leaves the ground free for other plants for half the year at least. 

 Many of them pro<luce their fl »were very early in Spring, at a season when few other plants are in 

 bloom, and when flowers are doubly valuable from their rarity. Some of them are natives of our 

 own land, while othei-s are brought to perfection only in warmer climes, but there is hardly any 

 bulb that will not blossom, either out of doors or in the parlor or green-house, and many are 

 peculiarly suited for window gardening. They are usually less affected by the furnace heat and 

 gas, in houses, than are plants, and they will bear more bad treatment. By a selection of bulbs 

 flowering at different periods of the season, the house and yard may be made exceedingly 

 attractive from mid-Winter till .Autumn, and a^ much less expense and with less care than with, 

 any other class of plants. After flowering, the majority of bulbs can be laid away and used again 

 the following season: and they are continually adding to their number by producing their off- 

 shoots, which in the course of two or three years are usually large enough to flower. Thus, by a 

 small original outlay, and a little care in preserving the old and the young bulbs, in a short time 

 one can have an abundance of these choice gems of nature. A judicious selection forms a garden 

 of unrivaled richness, varying eveiy month by a succession of new flowers, every fresh one appear- 

 ing more splendid than the last. In some of the older countries, the culture of bulbs is carried on 

 to vast proportions: in our o-«ti country, it is comparatively in its infancj-, but is growing rapidly, 

 and the absence of flowers, in families who are able to have them, is now very often attributed to 

 a lack of education or refinement. A few crocks of Tulips, Hyacinths, &c. in full bloom in one's 

 parlor in mid-Winter, render it more cheerful and atttactive than if fifty times the cost of the 

 bulbs were expended in artificial ornamentation. 



As heretofore, we have purchased only the very best Bulbs of aU sorts, imported them our- 

 selves direct from the growers, thus avoiding any risk of being imposed upon by dealers in second 

 or third rate roots, (frequently the refuse stocks which ai-e sold at auction at very low rates, but 

 which always prove to be dearer in the endi, and after securing the best grown in the world, have 

 offered them at a moderate advance, so that the poor may successfully compete with the rich ia 

 beautifying their dwellings, and bringing gladness aod sunshine into the home circle. 



We recommend our patrons to always buy named Bulbs of aU varieties, as far as possible. ■ It 

 is true, they cost a little more, but they should bear in mind that these are the best, being selected 

 for their beauty of flower, and strength and size of bulb, always producing just what they repre- 

 sent, and should invariably be selected for pot and glass culture. 



Forward your orders as early in the season as practicable, be/are our stock becomes broken. We 

 are ready to receive orders now or at any future time, and expect to be able to execute them, in Sep- 

 tember next, except for Lilies and a few other sorts, xvhich will not be ready for shipment till Octo- 

 ber. All commands will be filled in the order in which they are received. 



There are large quantities of worthless or nearly worthless bulbs offered for sale by irresponsi- 

 ble pat'ties, or dealers who have had but little experience in this branch of the Seed Trade. We 

 would therefore caution all purchasers to be careful of whom thf.y procure their stock, and examine 

 closely all Bulbs they receive. 



It sometimes occurs that our stock of some named varieties of Hyacinths and other bulbs 

 becomes exhausted before the close of the season, in which case we shall take the liberty of sub- 

 stituting others of same color and price, being equally as good, if not superior, to the ones ordered. 

 Shovild any of our customers object to this course, they will please so state in their order. 



In ordering Bulbs, be sore to give your Name, Post Office, County and State, and write every 

 letter so plainly that there can be no mistaking it. We sometimes receive letters with orders and 

 money enclosed, and the writer neglecting to sign his name, or to give his address, we are unable to 

 fill his order or return the money: and no doubt the party is very much annoyed at the result, as- 

 we certainly are. Also, in making out the order, give one line to each variety, and not run them 

 all together through the letter, and you will greatly facilitate our dispatching orders. 



