D. M. Ferry & Co'S 



1Q12 ~ ~ 1912 



^^^BULB CATALOGUE 



THKSE pages include what we believe, from our long 

 and extensive trials, to be an adequate list of the 

 standard and most reliable Holland Bulbs that can 

 be offered at prices within the reach of all readers. 



To this end we have been striving for many years. 

 Holland bulb growers tell us that nowhere else in 

 America are made such extensive trials of Hyacinths, 

 Tulips, Narcissi, etc., as are annually carried on by us 

 at our Experimental Gardens, both out of doors and in 

 the greenhouse. These trials are for the purpose of 

 determining whether our bulbs are true to name and 

 are of satisfactory growth under normal conditions. We 

 as well as all other American importers have to take 

 Holland bulbs upon faith. Our trial grounds' tests 

 verify this faith. Moreover, they not only remove 

 from the foreign grower and exporter any temptation 

 to substitute different and inferior kinds which cannot 

 be detected until planted, but lessen the danger of un- 

 intentional mistakes as well. 



To aid those unfamiliar with the few cultural 

 directions necessary we have prepared the chart on the 

 opposite page. Ordinarily good garden soil and suffi- 

 cient moisture are the only other requisites. 



Now is the time to order. The cost is small and 

 Ferry's bulbs are rich in satisfaction. 



ARTUS '^See page 7) 



TULIPS IN BELLE ISLE PARK, DETROIT 



