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BULBS FOR AJJiriJjyilN PLAINTirVG-^ 



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YOU MUST 

 PLANT 



If you want Beautiful Bulbous Flowers 

 — in your house this winter — or in your garden next spring — 



HENDERSON'S FLOWER BULBS 



THIS 

 FALL 



The greatest selection of varieties and the 

 highest quality imported into America 



Henderson's 

 Flower Bulbs 



produce remarkabl3' beautifi 

 flowers, unsurpassed by any 

 other plants in the floral 

 kingdom and, besides, 

 manj' of them are delight- 

 fully fragrant. There is a 

 peculiar charm in grow- 

 ing them, for they com- 

 prise such an endless 

 variety in habit, form, 

 size and 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 are the 

 certainty and perfection 

 with which they bloom 

 and their ease of culture. 



THERE IS A BIG 

 DIFFERENCE IN THE 

 QUALITY OF BULBS. 



— Superior bulbs — the 

 pick of the crops — are 

 largelj' consumed by 

 criticalEuropean buyers, 

 the "seconds" and "sub- 

 stitutes" being too often 

 palmed ofif on less crit- 

 ical American dealers. 

 We insist — with a pen- 

 alty attached — on being 

 supplied with the same 

 high grade — true to 

 name — varieties that the 

 Europeans get, and we 

 see that we get this 

 superior grade by per- 

 sonall3' conducted trials. 

 We have also excluded 

 from our importations 

 many decadent obsolete 

 varieties and added their 

 more beautiful and 

 strong- constitutioned 

 successors. 



Henderson's Flower 

 Bulbs therefore cost a 

 little more than inferior 

 grades, but our cus- 

 tomers appreciate the 

 difierence. 



Partial View of Henderson's Dutch Garden and Display of Bulbous Flowers 



At the International Flower Show, Grand Central Palace, New York, 1913 

 Awarded a special Gold Medal, although not entered for competition. 

 Photographed in natural colors and reproduced without touch of artist's brush. 



From Hollands Italy, France, Great Britain, 

 Asia Minor, China, Japan, Bermuda, etc. 



Henderson's 

 Flower Bulbs 



OR OPEN - GROUND 

 PLANTING. — In beds, 

 borders or naturalized, a 

 great many kinds of bulbs 

 are hardy enough to with- 

 stand our severe northern 

 winters. Most of the 

 suitable sorts should be 

 planted in the fall, and 

 they will flower the fol- 

 lowing season, commen- 

 cing in March or earlier 

 with Snowdrops, Chiono- 

 do.xas, Scillas, Crocus, 

 Aconites, Bulbocodiums, 

 etc., which are followed 

 in April with Hyacinths, 

 Tulips, Daffodils and 

 a host of other bulbous 

 beauties. In May ap- 

 pear late Tulips, late 

 Narcissi, Lily-of-the- 

 Valley, Bleeding Hearts, 

 etc., being followed in 

 succession, until frost, 

 with Peonies, Iris, He- 

 merocallis, Lilies, Tri- 

 tomas, etc. 



BULBS FOR FLOW- 

 ERING IN THE 

 HOUSE AND GREEN- 

 HOUSE.— 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 oc- 

 cupy no space in the 

 window or greenhouse 

 excepting when in bud 

 and bloom. Under suit- 

 able treatment, they 

 flower with great cer- 

 tainty, and their flower- 

 ing period may be 

 hastened (forced) or re- 

 tarded so as to "bring 

 them in" for certain 

 occasions, or to give a 

 continuous succession of 

 bloom. 



The easiest and most charming way of growing bulbs in the house is with HENDERSON'S PREPARED FIBER 



Henderson's Prepared Fiber is composed of disintegrated Holland Peat, 

 fertilized and blended with pulverized charcoal, and crushed oyster shells. 

 It furnishes in an assimilable form all of the plant-food elements needed 

 by bulbs. It is light, clean, nice to handle, odorless, always remains 

 sweet and, if used as directed, it retains just the right amount of moisture 



to encourage healthy, luxuriant growth and perfection of bloom. But 

 perhaps the crowning merit of Henderson's Prepared Fiber is the charm- 

 ing effect produced by bulbs flowering in fancy bowls, fern-dishes, small 

 jardinieres or other receptacles without drainage holes in the bottom so 

 they can be placed anywhere without danger of soiling anything from drip. 



Photographic illustrations of a few kinds of bulbs grown in Henderson's Prepared Fiber are shown on the front cover. For full description and price, see page 47. 



HENDERSON'S BULB CULTURE 



NeiAf and Enlarged Edition 

 Described on Page 72, Price, 50c. 



GIVEN FREE 



If asked for \vith orders for not 

 less than $3.00 worth of Bulbs 



