Bulbs far Forcing 
Grow Bulbs for Winter Cheer Indoors 
RIGHT IN YOUR OWN HOME 
And no need of ugly pots either ! Use a bowl of your favorite 
color blending with the furnishing scheme of the room. This 
will lend an additional charm to your plant—you will enjoy 
it so much more. 
Our Bulb Fiber is a complete substitute for soil scientifically 
prepared for use in receptacles without drainage. It is clean 
and odorless; no saucers necessary; no fear of staining the 
woodwork or table coverings. This Fiber is cleverly impreg¬ 
nated with plant-food in such a manner that it becomes 
available gradually but continually as required by the plant 
to assure a steady, healthy, and vigorous growth. 
Prices of Schling’s Prepared Bulb Fiber: 
Qt. 25c., Yi peck 75c., peck $1.35, bus. $5.00 
Directions for Using Bulb Fiber. Wet the Fiber thor¬ 
oughly until it has absorbed all the water it can hold. This 
is best done in a pail or pan. Then squeeze out nearly all the 
water and it will be just right for planting. Fill the bowl 
three-fourths full, or to within a few inches of the top, accord¬ 
ing to the size of the bulb. Press down gently (never pack 
it down), set bulbs at the proper distances, and fill up with 
Fiber. Press it gently around the bulbs but don't pack it down. 
All bulbs except Freesias, Callas, and Lilies-of-the-valley 
should be kept in a dark place to develop roots before sprout¬ 
ing. Hyacinths, Daffodils, and Tulips require from four to 
six weeks; Paperwhite and Soleil d’Or Narcissi and Chinese 
Lilies from two to three weeks. By bringing in a few bowls at 
intervals and making additional plantings one may enjoy 
blooming plants all through the Winter months. 
. . IN SCHLING’S PREPARED BULB FIBER 
THE BULBS TO GROW IN OUR FIBER 
NARCISSUS, Paperwhite grandiflora. White, Doz. 
jumbo size. $1.00 
NARCISSUS, Soleil d’Or. Yellow, jumbo size.. . 2.00 
DAFFODILS, Either Large Trumpet, Poetaz, or 
Double. 1.00 
HYACINTHS, Exhibition Bulbs to Color. 2.50 
HYACINTHS, White Roman. Bloom early; grow 
well in fiber. 3.50 
CALLA LILIES, Large White. “Special.” Very larg¬ 
est bulbs. $ 1.00 each, 10.00 
AMARYLLIS 
Schling’s New Giant Hybrids. Grow beautifully in fiber. 
Huge flowers 10 in. or more in diameter, 5 to 6 to a stem 
are not unusual. A glorious plant for Winter cheer. Easy 
to grow; always satisfactory. $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz. 
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY PIPS 
Especially selected and especially treated for growing in fiber. 
The most satisfactory of all bulbs for house culture. No 
failure. Will bloom in 21 days from the time of planting. 
$1.50 per doz., $2.50 for 25 pips, $9.00 per 100 pips. 
To assure a continuous bloom throughout the Winter, plant 
every three weeks. These bulbs are kept dormant on ice and 
must be planted as soon as thawed out. Therefore, order 
only sufficient for each planting, as you cannot keep the bulbs. 
Yellow Calla 
IRIS RETICULATA 
Delightfully Scented—Blooms in 
Earliest Spring 
This charming violet scented Iris is a real 
revelation. It blooms in the earliest days 
of Spring, the same time as the Crocus. 
Its brilliant deep violet purple flowers with 
golden yellow blotch are a joy to behold. 
Perfectly hardy everywhere. 
$2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100 
The Lovely NERINES 
Beautiful bulbous plants with large um¬ 
bels of long, narrow, trumpet-shaped, 
Amaryllislike flowers in orange-pink, ce¬ 
rise and salmon shades. Very rare and 
charming plants for the greenhouse. When 
cut, they keep a long time in water, and 
are entrancingly beautiful under artificial 
light. Assorted hybrids. 
$1.00 each, $10.00 per doz. 
SPIREA 
(See Page 18—Astilbe) 
LEUCOCORYNE 
Ixioides odorata (Glory-of-the-sun). Blue 
with white centers; 18 in. stems. As 
easy to grow as a Freesia, requiring the 
same culture. $3.50 per doz., $25.00 
per 100. 
ORNITHOGALUM 
Arabicum (Star of Bethlehem). Fragrant 
white flowers with glistening black cen¬ 
tral boss and yellow anthers. Many 
flowers on stems. 90c. per doz., $6.00 
per 100. 
Thyrsoides (The White Chincherinchee 
of South Africa). Beautiful satiny white 
flowers with brown eye. 90c. per doz., 
$6.00 per 100. 
The New Golden African 
Chincherinchee Lily 
(Ornithogalum aureum) 
It is easily grown in the greenhouse or con¬ 
servatory and requires about the same tem¬ 
perature and culture as the Freesia. It 
should be planted in pots in rich, substan¬ 
tial, well fertilized soil as it is a heavy 
feeder. The bulbs, although very small 
require more space than is ordinarily given 
to other bulbs of their size owing to their 
very fleshy, flat, spreading foliage. 3 bulbs 
to a 5 in. or 6 in. pot is just right. 
It is a bulb from sunny regions and it is 
therefore well to bear in mind its need for 
the fullest possible amount of light. It 
should have a well ventilated atmosphere 
and a growing temperature of 55 degrees 
which may be increased to 60 degrees 
towards their flowering time. 
The sensational lasting quality of the flow¬ 
er is astonishing to all. Their ability to 
stand dry air for a considerable length of 
time, even if out of water, makes this a cut 
flower of unrivaled merit and charm. 
$2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100 
CAMASSIAS 
Hardy everywhere and will thrive in any 
soil. Do well when naturalized in woods or 
on the sides of ponds and streams. Plant 
4 inches deep and 5 inches apart in masses 
of 25 to 100. 
Leichtlini, Blue to Purple. 4 ft. high and 
often bears 50 to 75 evenly formed, star¬ 
shaped flowers on a stem. $1.50 per 
doz., $10.00 per 100, $85.00 per 1000. 
Quamash (esculenta). Rich deep purple 
flowers. Grows as high as 2 ft. x5c. per 
doz., $5.00 per 100, $35.00 per 1000. 
CROWN-IMPERIAL 
(Fritillaria Imperialis) 
One of the handsomest of the old-fashioned 
flowers whose towering spikes, 3 feet tall, 
are topped with a tuft of leaves surmount¬ 
ing a circlet of hanging Lilylike flowers 
varying from yellow to orange. One of the 
most glorious of the bulbous plants. Plant 
them in a permanent position where they 
need not be disturbed. 
40c. each, $4.00 per doz., $30.00 per 100 
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