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F. C. Hornberger, Home and Garden Service 
Special Collections 
or Sets 
I WILL DUPLICATE THE SPE' 
CIAL OFFERS OF ANY OTHER RE' 
LIABLE GROWER IF I HAVE THE 
STOCK. Just mail me the offer and we 
will do the rest. 
OUR HAND SELECTED MIX' 
TURE: 100 large bulbs 1 inch and 
larger, our selection taken from the fine 
collection of bulbs we grow, at least 50 
different kinds, price per 100 prepaid, 
$3.00; 50 for $1.50; 25 for $1.00. 
Same mixture, but with 25 or more vari' 
eties, at just one'half price. 
OUR 50 CENT SPECIALS 
We offer you these specials, because 
they will prove to be real bargains. You 
may order any variety we list, except 
varieties that are listed, for more than 
50 cents each for small bulbs, otherwise 
just put down the names of the variety 
you want, add 50c for each variety 
wanted, and we will send you a selec' 
tion of various sized bulbs of each vari' 
ety ordered, a generous 50c worth of 
each kind in several sizes; this will give 
you a long period of bloom of each vari' 
ety, as practically all bulbs flower, even 
No. 6, unless growing conditions are 
very bad; but the various sizes all flower 
at different times, the larger sizes first 
and the smaller sizes last. Let the selection 
of sizes to us and you will get excep' 
tional value. This offer is for 50 cents 
worth of assorted sizes, any one variety 
or you can order as many 50 cent assort' 
ments of any variety you wish. The 5 0c 
is merely the minimum amount, for any 
one variety. Order as many 50c lots as 
you wish, any five for $2.25, any ten for 
$4.00, any fifteen for $5.75. No catalog 
discounts may be added. 
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND 
SETS 
Some growers offer pages of special 
combinations or collections; we have 
never done so, as it is my belief that you 
could purchase our stock as listed in our 
catalog at lower prices than most of 
these offers were priced at. But I do 
know that many people purchase them, 
so we are prepared to offer some “real 
COLLECTIONS”, but will offer them 
from time to time as we find our surplus 
permits, and not in our regular catalog. 
In this way we can give you real bar- 
gains. Send postcard, and we will mail 
as issued. State if wholesale or retail. 
SIZE TO PURCHASE: Will depend 
on the use to be made of the bulbs. 
Under average fair conditions all sizes 
will flower, but the larger bulbs produce 
the longest spike and the most flowers 
open, also the largest boom, but there is 
a vast difference in varieties, we have 
many kinds today where the medium and 
even smaller bulbs flower almost as well 
as the larger bulbs. Striking a general 
average, it is safe to say that Nos. 1, 2, 3 
are generally sold for cut flower, grow' 
ing the Nos. L2 for greenhouse because 
they flower about ten days sooner than a 
No. 3, but the No. 3 will often produce 
practically as good a spike because it seb 
dom divides, that is, it nearly always 
only produces one spike while the ten' 
dency of larger bulbs is to give more 
spikes; but seldom much better ones. 
Of course, in some varieties we would 
suggest that you confine your selection 
to Nos. 1'2 for very best exhibition quab 
ity, but for all general florists use the 
average No. 3 size will meet all require' 
ments. I know a man, near here, who 
buys many No. 4 sizes to grow very fine 
florist cut flowers. The No. 5 and even 
No. 6 will give you a large supply of 
flowers, but the spike will be shorter, 
more slender, and will not have as many 
buds or flowers. Even some bulblets 
flower, that is a certain per cent flower; 
varieties that grow strong from bulblets 
like Mrs. F. C. Hornberger, Betty Nut' 
hall, Picardy, Loyalty, Douglass, Mar' 
garet Fulton, Aida, Aflame, and scores 
of others. Growers advise Nos. 1'2'3 
for flowers and Nos. 4'5'6 for growing 
bulbs and producing the most bulblet 
increase. By planting an assortment of 
