TO THE nX)WEl{-LOVIXG rUBLIC : 
No investment for home enjoyment is so sure to return liberally, in rea 
satisfaction and pleasure, as a few dollars expended for a choice selection of 
Flowering Bulbs, and it is a matter for general congratulation that plants of 
this kind are growing so popular, and their cultivation in this country so 
constantly on the increase. . 
They can, with very little trouble, be grown throughout the winter m the 
parlor, as well as in the garden during the summer months, thus rendering 
home far more attractive than double their cost expended in ordinary artihcial 
decorations. , . 
The ease with which bullious-rooted plants are cultivated is no small thing 
in their favor. While seeds of annuals often fail to come up, or when, after 
growing, the plants die in transplanting, or are otherwise checked in their 
growth, and bedding plants are frequently discouraged by the change from 
the hot-house to the border ; while shrubs require frequent pruning, trimming 
and constant watching and training to keep them in proper condition for 
blooming, a bulb only requires to be put in the ground in the proper time and 
place, and it will afterward take care of itself, abundantly rewarding the 
grower for aftbrding it an opportunity to become a thing of beauty, and conse- 
quentlv a joy forever. 
Early in the Spring, usually by the first of March, we see. the Snow Drop 
and Crocus forcing themselves through the still frozen ground', these are 
followed in quick succession hy Ci'own Imperials, Hyacinths and 1 ulips, al o 
which will be in flower before it is generally considered time to “ make 
garden.” As there is not a week during the whole season that is not t lo 
natural time for flowering for some of this class of plants, a bed planted m it i 
them alone would never be out of flower from early Spring until they are 
killed by the.[nutuninal frosts; and with a little attention to the times of 
planting, a succession of the most gorgeous flowers can be had through the 
entire season. ■ j .j- i 
It may not be amiss to remind purchasers that the highest priced articles 
are not necessarily the best, lest they may be disappointed in the results from 
