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 

 Thanksgiving 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 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 necessary to pur- 

 chase varieties which though of 

 different colors will bloom at 

 the same time. These will be 

 found marked with identify- 

 ing 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 neces- 

 sary 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. 



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. 



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 indi- 

 cated by the prefixed 

 letters "A." "B." and 

 "C." 



Those marked "A" 

 should be forced into 

 bloom first, then those 

 marked "I!" and lastly 

 those marked "C." 



For further details re- 

 garding both outdoor 

 and indoor cultivation 

 see our leaflet "How to 

 Grow Bvi.hs." sint free 

 with every order. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35-37 Cortlandt St., New York 



