HENDERSON'S AUTUMN BULB CATALOGUE— 1929 



To Know the Joy of Spring Flowers 



In your garden next Spring or in your house next Winter 



You must plant the bulbs this coming Fall ! 

 HENDERSON'S IMPORTED BULBS 



Have Always Given Satisfaction, Both for Outdoor Planting and 



Winter Forcing 



Bulbs are practically all grown in Holland and as we are large 

 importers we get the pick and import only "firsts." Having been 

 engaged in the bulb importing business for three-quarters of a cen- 

 tury, we know intimately all the best growers of the different varieties 

 in Holland; some excel in growing one kind, and some in another, 

 so that we are in a position to get the best qualities of All Varieties. 

 Bulbs sold by local dealers are usually "seconds." and we advise you 

 to order bulbs as soon as you receive this catalogue. 



The ground is sometimes frozen in northern latitudes by the time 

 our November shipments are ready, but, if customers will have the 

 ground covered where the late-maturing sorts are to be planted, with 



two feet of dry leaves, straw or manure to prevent freezing, the 

 bulbs can be planted with safety when received 



Bulbs and roots mature and ripen at different periods during the 

 late summer and autumn, and shipments will be made as follows in 

 the absence of contrary instructions: 



Our August shipment includes Lilium Harrisii, Freesias, Roman 

 Hyacinths, Paper- White Narcissus and Callas. 



Our September and October or Main Shipments include the general 

 line of bulbs, such as Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Crocus, Iris, 

 Peonies, Snowdrops, Scillas. etc. 



How and When to Plant Bulbs . for f M panting 



may be set out during 

 September. October and November, or until the ground is frozen. 

 The diagram below indicates the depth and distance apart to plant 

 each kind. 



Winter Blooms 



It is during the drab days of mid-winter 

 that indoor flowering plants are most 

 welcomed, and it is then that the various varieties of flowering bulbs 

 fill the important role of supplying these flowers. In the first place, 

 they are almost certain to produce satisfactory results, and secondly, 

 these results are obtained with a minimum amount of attention or 

 care. After they have become rooted, bulbous plants will grow to 

 perfection in any ordinary living room temperature, if placed in a 

 situation where they will obtain direct sunlight at least part of the 

 day. For details of culture, see page 19 



Naturalizing For proves and out-lying ground beyond the 

 S clipped lawn, a very happy style of "naturaliz- 

 ing" bulbous plants is much in vogue. Such bulbs should be used as 

 can be planted in quantity, twenty-five to a hundred or more of a kind, 

 and only sorts should be used as are hardy and will flower and in- 

 crease; fortunately in bulbous plants there are many that succeed 

 even better in such rough places than in the prim garden, among 

 them we will mention hardy Anemones, Crocus, Chionodoxas, Con- 

 vallarias, Dicentras, Funkias, Liliums. Narcissus, Scillas, Snowdrops, 

 and some of the late-flowering Darwin Tulips. The bulbs may be 



planted with a dibber when the ground is moist during the fall rains, 

 but it is better to cut and turn back the sod here and there, place the 

 bulbs under and press the sod back again. 



Henderson's Bulb Culture 



New Edition 



Read it. A brochureof interest and value to garden lovers, giving 

 pointers on the successful handling of bulbs of all kinds. 75c. post- 

 paid or sent free with an order for Bulbs amounting to $3.00. 



QUANTITY 



Diameter 

 3 ft 



OF BULBS NECESSARY 

 ROUND BEDS 



Dist 

 4-in. 

 ua 



FOR 



ance 



Apart 



0-in. 



37 



61 



81 



127 



169 



225 



271 



331 



4 ft 









127 



5 ft 









225 



6 ft 









271 



7 ft 









410 



8 ft 









469 



9 ft 









. 650 



10 ft 









721 













PLANTING THE OUTDOOR BULBS 



THE PROPER DEPTH 



AND DISTANCE 



APART TO PLANT 



THE OUTDOOR 



BULBS 



The minimum depth is 

 for average soils, the max- 

 imum depth for light soils: 

 Anemone, 2 to 3 in.; 



Chionodoxa 2 to 3 in. ; Crown Imperials 5 to 6 in. ; Crocus 

 2 in.; Fritillaria 4 to 6 in.: Hyacinths, Dutch, 4 to 6 in.: 

 Hyacinths, Grape, 2 to 3 in.; Iris, Spanish, 3 to 4 in.; 

 Jonquils 2 to 3 in.; Lily of the Valley 2 to 3 in.; Liliums 

 6 to 10 in.; Narcissus 3 to 6 in. according to size of bulb; 

 Ranunculus 2 to 3 in.: Scillas Sibirica 2 to 3 in.: Scillas. 

 campanulata 5 to 6 in. ; Snowdrops 2 to 3 in. : Tulips. Early, 3 to 4 

 in. : Tulips, Late Cottage, Darwins, etc. 5 to 6 in. ; Winter Aconites 

 2 to 3 in. 



SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON 



PAGE id 



FOR POTTING AND 



GROWING BULBS INDOORS 



HYACINTH 



6 IN. APART 



NARCISSUS 



6 IN. APART 



ULY 



12 IN. OR MORE APART 



