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Bulbs for Earliest Flowers 
Special bulbs which will flower at Christmas time 
We are introducing Holland-grown Hyacinths that have been es- 
pecially prepared to make them suitable for early flowering and 
forcing. These bulbs have been lifted in early June and dried with ar- 
tificial heat, which causes them to develop into well-ripened bulbs 
much earlier than the usual field hyacinths, and this earliness continues 
through the life of the plant so that it is ready to flower weeks ahead 
of the regular time. , . 
Many of our customers have wanted Hyacinths for Christmas time 
and these bulbs, properly planted and properly cared for, will give 
Christmas flowers. 
Early-flowering Tulips, both single and double, which, when planted 
out of doors, have but very short stems, can be forced with heat into 
flowers with fine, long stems. These, as well as the other early bulbs, 
are well adapted to grow and flower in Morse's Prepared Bulb Fibre. 
Other bulbs which may be so treated are: Daffodil Golden Spur, 
a pure yellow trumpet daffodil; Narcissus Paper White Grandiflora; 
Freesias, and Snowfiakes. Planted out of doors, these same bulbs will 
oive earliest flowers, for the most part blooming in January and early 
February. 
Detailed cultura 
(Postage a 
Single Hyacinth 
The same flower is in "prepared 
Hyacinths" and in our magnifi- 
cent late Hyacinths. 
Light blue 
Light pink 
Pure white 
lied 
Yellow 
Mixed 
directions are given below. 
! none rates musl be added to the below 
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SINGLE PREPARED HYACINTHS 
(Weight 2 lb. per doz., 12 lb. per 100.) 
from finest named varieties. 
Large Size 
$2.40 doz. 
2.40 doz. 
2.40 doz. 
2.40 doz. 
2.40 doz. 
2.25 doz. 
Medium Size 
$1.75 doz., per 100 $12.00 
1.75 doz., per 100 12.00 
1.75 doz., per 100 12.00 
1.75 doz., per 100 12.00 
1.75 doz., per 100 12.00 
1.60 doz., per 100 11.00 
SINGLE EARLY FORCING TULIPS 
(Weight V A lb. dozen, 5 lb. per 100.) 
In addition to our regular list of early Tulips, the following are special florists' varieties, adapted 
for forcing: Per Doz. Per 100 
Due de Berlin, scarlet edged yellow * 
Frederick Moore, deep orange 45 
King of the Yellows, pure yellow 
Mon Tresor, intense deep yellow 
Proserpine, pink of an unusual shade 
Vermilion Brilliant, dazzling vermilion 
.50 
.65 
.65 
$3.50 
3.20 
3.20 
3.50 
4.50 
4.50 
DOUBLE EARLY FORCING TULIPS 
(Weight 3/ 4 lb. dozen, 5 lb. per 100.) 
Per Doz. 
Coronne d'Or, yellow shaded orange $ .65 
Salvator liosa, deep pink •* 5 
EASTER LILIES 
For Easter flowers these must be started at once. 
(Weight 3 lb. doz.) 
yhite Bermuda Easter Lily. 15c each 
Per Doz. 
$1.50 
Per 100 
$4.50 
3.20 
Per 100 
$10.00 
Golden Spur, pure yellow, long trumpet. 
FORCING DAFFODIL 
(Weight \y 2 lb. dozen, 10 lb. per 100.) 
Purity, large bulbs. Per 1000, $10.00. 
Excelsior, new giant variety, white.. 
FREESIAS 
(Prices are postpaid.) 
Per Doz. Per 100 
$ .50 $3.75 
Per Doz. Per 100 
$ .20 $1.50 
Paper White, many flowers 
NARCISSUS 
(Weight 1 lb. dozen, 8 lb. per 100.) 
$6.00 
Per Doz. Per 300 
$ .35 $2.25 
SNOWFLAKES 
(Weigh! 1 lb. dozen, 5 lb. per 100.) 
Snowflake, see Miscellaneous Bulb List for description 
Per Doz. 
$ .20 
Per 100 
$1.50 
DIRECTIONS for pot growing and forcing. The bulbs must be unpacked as soon as received and should be 
potted at once, as good flowering results depend upon a thorough root growth. This can be obtained by early 
potting of the bulbs. Use old pots for this purpose, as new pots soak all the moisture from the soil. Morse's pre- 
pared bulb fibre or a light rich soil is the proper potting material. Use a four or five-inch pot. A little sharp 
sand sifted under the base of each bulb at the time of placing it in position will be beneficial. Then add more 
fibre until the crown or top of the bulb appears just above the surface. After potting, give a good watering and 
put them in a cool, dark place for eight or ten weeks, at which time the bulbs will be well rooted. Water thor- 
oughly the first three days and then once a week only until the pots are brought into the light. This should be done 
gradually, bringing them to a north or shaded window first and into the sunlight when just ready to flower. Keep 
the pots moist but never wet. 
In order to get fine, long stems, bring the bulbs which you are forcing out from the cold, dark rooting place 
into a warm, dark place, instead of into the light. A covering of moss gives this result and is easy to handle. 
Add more moss as the flowering stem grows. This will take about three weeks and the bulbs are then ready to 
be brought into the light. 
