Better Bulbs »» at Low Prices 
With the issue of this Catalog our customers have the opportunity to buy Sterling Novelties 
at the price of older, standard varieties. Buyers of large quantities of bulbs for naturalizing will 
be quick to seize this chance to obtain higher-class varieties than are usually used for that pur¬ 
pose, at exceedingly attractive prices. 
We have arranged to have Dutch Bulbs, ordered from us before August, separately packed 
in Holland for each customer. This expedites service and avoids both damage and loss in re¬ 
handling. The bulbs will come to the purchaser in the original Holland packages. 
For the continued patronage and good-will of our many friends and customers, we are grate! ul. 
Knowledge and appreciation of high-grade plants, bulbs, and seeds are steadily increasing, and 
it is our aim to make this firm the leader in providing for this steadily advancing horticultural 
interest. 
Early Ordering. Your coopera¬ 
tion is invited. Placing orders early 
will facilitate delivery at proper 
time. 
Rush Orders may be telegraphed 
or telephoned at our expense. 
Prices of Bulbs, Seeds, Plants, 
and Supplies are subject to market 
and tariff changes. 
Terms. Prices quoted are net and 
do not include free transportation, 
except for seeds in packets, ounces, 
or quarter-pounds, on which we pre¬ 
pay postage or express to any point 
in the United States 
BE SURE TO LOOK UP OUR 
SPECIAL OFFERS 
OF 
Darwin, Cottage, and Breeder Tulips 
Narcissus and Daffodils 
Lilium Candidum, Regale and Mel¬ 
pomene 
English Iris, and 
Ranunculus, Florentine 
on the Order Sheet in back 
of Catalos 
ALSO 
The Sensation of the last International Flower 
Show held in New York 
LILIUM AMERICUS 
Description and prices will be found on page 15 
Upon delivery of goods to the car¬ 
rier, ownership passes to the pur¬ 
chaser; when the carrier issues a 
receipt our responsibility ceases. 
Claims for damage should be made to 
the transportation agent at point of 
delivery. 
Non-Warranty. William M. Hunt 
& Company, Inc., give no warranty, 
express or implied, as to description, 
quality, productiveness, or any other 
matter of any seeds, bulbs, or plants 
they send out, and they will not be 
in any way responsible for the crop. 
If the purchaser does not accept the 
goods on these terms, they are to be 
returned at once. 
HOW TO GROW BULBS 
Daffodils and Crocuses may be planted in the garden between 
the first of September and the middle of October; Tulips the 
latter part of October, but should not be delayed too long if 
best results are desired. Early-planted bulbs come up more 
evenly, earlier, and develop finer flowers than those put in 
later. Hyacinths may be planted any time from September to 
December. 
When grown in beds, Hyacinth and Tulip bulbs should be 
planted at a uniform depth. The easiest way to do this is to 
remove all soil from the bed to the depth required, set the bulbs 
as far apart as the planting-table indicates, and carefully replace 
the soil. Many people do not think this is worth while; they pre¬ 
fer to plant with a trowel or dibble. Where this practice is 
followed, great care should be taken to see that the base of the 
bulb is pressed firmly into the soil. 
After the ground is frozen to a depth of 4 to 5 inches, it is well 
to put on a cover of straw or leaves. This should be removed 
rather early in the spring. Tulips and Hyacinths should be 
taken up each year. Let the foliage mature, either where they 
have flowered or in another location. After drying, the bulbs 
should be kept in a cool, dry place. 
Daffodils may remain in the same place for three to four years 
at a time. The clumps may then be taken up and divided for 
replanting. 
Crocuses give a delightful effect in early spring, but, like 
Narcissus, should not be planted where grass is kept clipped. They 
are extremely desirable in naturalistic plantings, but to obtain 
good effects it is essential that they be used in large quantities; 
plan to use several thousand in each 50-foot square of woodland 
or meadow. 
Lilies demand good drainage. This may be secured by placing 
a quantity of sand below each bulb, or by mixing peat or humus 
with the soil. The tall varieties should be planted in a location 
where they receive protection from high winds; all of them enjoy 
partial shade. 
Culture Indoors. —Paper-White Narcissus and the Chinese 
Sacred Lilies are the easiest to grow. A bowl of pebbles and water 
is the “garden.” Hyacinths likewise present little difficulty. 
Place each bulb in a glass so that the base barely touches the 
water, and leave them in a cool, dark place until the roots develop 
They may then be brought into the light, and will produce just 
as fine flowers as if they were grown in pots or outdoors. Start 
the bulbs any time between September and January; for succession 
of bloom bring them into the light at intervals of several weeks. 
WILLIAM M. HUNT & COMPANY 
INCORPORATED 
115 West 45th Street, New York City 
Telephone: BR yant 9-3547 
WF DO OUR PARI 
1934 
Copyright ,1934 , by William M. Hunt & Company , Inc. 
