The Gardens at Mayfair 
Our spring gardens typify in the most practical manner the prin¬ 
ciples on which our whole business is based. Here we show what 
we are selling not as the mere promise of the brown bulbs set forth 
on the shop counter, but in the full fruition of the matured flower. 
To select for one’s own garden here becomes the delightful task 
of choosing from an embarrassment of riches, for spring awakes at 
Mayfair among meadows glorious with golden Daffodils and stays 
joyously contented throughout the lavish beauty of Tulip time. 
A personal study of the color and habit of growth from the flowers 
themselves must always be the surest way to make the successful 
garden, and at Mayfair the opportunities for such study are unsur¬ 
passed. During the spring of 1934 we shall have in flower 500 
varieties of Early and Late Tulips and over 150 varieties of Daffodils. 
We plan each season to show flowers of everything listed in The 
Blue Book; there are also many novelties and rare things which 
we are trying out for future use. 
Best of all, each display may be seen in the ideal setting which 
each class requires. The Scillas and other shade-loving bulbs are 
used in masses in woodland or on the edges of shaded lanes; the 
Daffodils are at home in secluded meadows where the background 
of grove or hedgerow gives them the partial shade in which they 
revel, and provides delightful glimpses of gold and white through 
the feathery branches of shrubs and trees. 
In the more formal gardens, the Early Tulips blaze in the spring 
sunlight, while the softer tones of the Darwins and Breeders show 
to advantage against groupings of spring-flowering shrubs. In every 
case the attempt is made to show the individual flower to best 
advantage, as well as to give a harmonious sense of color in each 
garden. The benefit of this kind of actual garden setting is evident, 
and we urge every one of our customers to visit the gardens as 
often as possible, and to use them as a guide to the spring garden 
they are themselves making. 
Dates for Visitors 
In a normal season, the Daffodils should be at their best during 
the last of April and early in May. The Early Tulips will be in 
full bloom during the first week in May; the Late Tulips about 
mid-May. 
Notice of exact dates will be given upon request. Personal ap¬ 
pointments should be made not less than three days in advance. 
Little Falls is reached by the Erie Railroad; stations at Great Notch 
and Little Falls are equally convenient, but more frequent service 
is to be had through the former station. Good service is afforded 
by the railroads to Paterson. From Paterson the Singac bus line 
brings passengers to Little Falls in about twenty minutes. The 
gardens are also easily reached by motor. A map showing the local 
roads leading to Little Falls will be mailed on application. 
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