BULBS 



cannot produce anything but second-class plants, for 

 the reason that they are not fully matured when they 

 are dug, hence have had to be graded as ''seconds" or 

 small size. There are still lower gradations, but they 

 are not worth considering at all, unless one is willing 

 to wait several years. For naturalizing on a large scale 

 they may do, but even for this it is better not to take 

 anything lower than a second. 



Some bulbous plants require as many as six years 

 to arrive at their full maturit}\ Naturally bulbs that 

 have been cared for this length of time by the grower 

 are not the cheapest to the purchaser: which is only 

 another way of saying that good bulbs are sometimes 

 seemingly expensive. But their cost is not so great as 

 it seems, for they give results, as already pointed out, 

 proportionately greater than any other kind of flower, 

 with less trouble and care, — especially the hardy kinds. 

 So it is real economy after all, to buy the largest size, 

 and the best bulbs obtainable, from the best dealer. 



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