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1897 BILB CATALOOIE 



Our Seed Warehouse 



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are no flowers which will give either the expert or the inexperienced planter 

 pleasure and satisfaction than the winter and spring flowering bulbs. The 

 requisites for their culture are so simple and easily tmderstood 

 that any one can have splendid success with them by fol- 

 lowing the cultural directions given herein. When grown 

 indoors a succession of bloom may be had through- 

 out the winter, and a home which has a win- 

 dow filled ^v^th hyacinths, tulips, lilies, nar- 

 cissus, etc., will be made cheerful by the 

 bright colors and delicate fragrance of their 

 splendid flowers. Many of the bulbs when 

 planted outdoors bloom very early in the 

 spring when all other plants are still in their 

 winter sleep, and, coming at such a time, 

 they are doubly welcome. Hitherto some 

 bulbs were so costly as to prevent many from 

 purchasing them, but we are now offering- 

 bulbs of the highest quality at prices within 

 the reach of all. Tulips especially are now 

 so cheap that any one may have a gorgeous 

 bed of them at a very small outlay. All the 

 bulbs must be started early enough to form 

 abundant root before severe freezing weather 

 in the autumn. Again, all these bulbs are 

 more or less injured by long exposure to the 

 air and do much better if put into the ground 

 early. We, therefore, earnestly recommend 

 all who would enjoy these beautiful flowers to 

 make their selections ^^^thout delay. For pot 

 and glass culture we recommend bu3ang 

 named varieties of all sorts of bulbs, as they 

 give better satisfaction. Our bulbs are from 

 Our Seed warehoose " b," 85 x 140 Feet. best sources and are all of the highest quality. 



