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Grow Your Christmas and Easter Flowers in Your Home 



You can have Flowers in bloom at Christmas and Easter, and 

 between times, by planting Bulbs selected from the list on this page. 

 They may be grown in pots, bowls, glasses or bowls with gravel and 

 water. Among Narcissus, probably Paper-White is the most popular 

 indoor flower of all. The flowers of this variety usually sell for S2.00 

 and up per dozen around Christmas while the bulbs cost but $9.00 

 per hundred. You can grow your own flowers and save the difference. 



Freesias are also noted for their delightful fragrance and the new 

 colored Freesias are especially attractive. Also much used are Crocus, 

 Tulips, Hyacinths and Roman Hyacinths. 



CULTURE. Use light rich soil for potting purposes made up of one- 

 half ordinary garden soil three-eighths sand and one-eighth sheep 

 manure throughly mixed together. Put in the bottom of each pot a 

 piece of broken pot for drainage fill with soil to within four inches of 

 the top, set in the bulbs 2 to 4 inches apart according to variety, then 

 fill with soil allowing just the top of the bulb to appear. Water thor- 

 oughly, put away in a dark cellar. Look at them occasionally and see 

 that the soil is moist but not wet. When well-rooted bring them into 

 the living room but be sure of this by looking at the root. Tap the end 

 of the pot, holding it sidewise and the ball of earth will readily come 

 partly out in your hand and you can decide. 



Paper-White Narcissus, Freesias and Crocus potted October 1st 

 will be ready to bring to the living room by December 1st. Tulips, 

 Hyacinths, Daffodils, etc. can be brought in about January 10th 

 and will begin flowering about March 10th. In order to have these 

 flowers in succession, bring in a few pots every week. 



FLOWERING BULBS IN GLASSES AND BOWLS 



FREESIAS Doz. 100 



Purity. Produces large sprays 

 of snow white flowers. Ex- 

 tra Size Bulbs 950.75 $5.00 



Golden Daffodil (Novelty). • 

 The finest yellow variety. 

 Color bright golden yellow. 2.00 1S.00 



General Pershing. A beau- 

 tiful shade of pinkiest lav- 

 ender 1.00 7.50 



CROCUSES (Selected Bulbs) 



Named Varieties .60 4.50 



TULIPS 



Belle Alliance. Scarlet 1.00 7.50 



Chrysolora. Golden yellow 1.25 9.00 



Joost Van Vondel. Pure 



white 1.00 7.S0 



Keiser Kroon. Red and yel- 

 low 1.50 12.00 



Princess Wllhelmina. Dark 



pink 1.25 9.00 



Early-flowering varities of Hyacinths, and Narcissus may also be 

 flowered in glasses of water. Special " Hyacinth Glasses" are procur- 

 able for the purpose (see engraving). These are filled with fresh pure 

 water, and a lump of charcoal thrown in to absorb impurities. The 

 bulb sets in a cup-shaped receptacle on top of the glass. In filling, 

 the water should not quite touch the bottom of the bulb. Place in a 

 cool dark airy place, for they must have fresh air, until the roots 

 have reached the bottom of the glass, which should be in about ten 

 weeks' time. When the water evaporates fill up the glasses and 

 change it entirely when needed to keep it sweet and clear. After 

 rooting, place the glasses in a light room where the temperature 

 averages about 50° until the stems and foliage have developed, then 

 remove to a warm, sunny window for flowers to open. 



Special List for Pot Culture 



EARLY PINK ROMAN HYACINTHS 



First size bulbs .. . 0.15 1.50 12 00 



EARLY LIGHT BLUE ROMAN 

 HYACINTHS 



DUTCH HYACINTHS (First Size) 



One Bulb suggested for 5-inch pot; 4 for 

 an 8-inch pot or pan. 



Moreno. Finest pink 

 Ktnrf of the Belgians. Finest red 

 Grand Maltre. Finest blue 

 Kind of Yellows. Finest yellow 

 La Grandesse. Finest white 

 Prices of above, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz., 

 $22.00 per 100. 



NARCISSUS or DAFFODILS. 



Doz. 100 



Paper-White. White $1.00 $8 0:) 



Emperor. Yellow 2.00 16.00 



Empress. Yellow and white. 2.00 16.00 



Von Slon. Double yellow 2.00 16.00 



EARLY WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS 



Each Per Doz. Per 100 

 Extra size bulbs. . .$0.25 $2.50 $18.00 



First size bulbs 



0.15 



1 50 



12.00 



Hyacinth Glasses 



Hyacinths grown in 

 glasses of water are charm- 

 ing ornaments for parlor 

 windows, and the ease and 

 success in flowering bulbs in 

 this way add greatly to their 

 popularity. Furnished in 

 the following colors: green, 

 blue, amber or crystal, 30c 

 each. $3.00 per doz Si 

 illustration.) ( .Vol mailable.) 



Full instructions for indoor growing are contained in our pamphlet," How to Grow Bulbs" sent free for the asking. 



