JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
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TULIPS 
SINGLE EARLY TULIPS 
1. Chrysolera 2 . Yellow Prince 3. Womverman 4. White Hawk 
CULTURE IN POTS OR FLATS.—Use ordinary garden soil, set three bulbs in a five-inch pot, or a 
dozen bulbs in a ten or twelve-inch flat or pan; have the top of the bulb just even with the surface of the 
soil; after watering thoroughly, plunge the pots in a cold frame or set in the cellar and cover with 
coal ashes or sand. They may be brought into the house for forcing about the middle of December, 
and thereafter at intervals of two weeks, for a succession. With plenty of light, water and air, they 
will begin to bloom in about six weeks, in the ordinary living room. 
All single early Tulips are suitable for pot culture. The I)uc Van Thol Tulips are the earliest, 
especially suitable for growing indoors. 
Fine form, brilliant colors, sweetness, early flowering, easy culture, all tend to make the Tulip a 
favorite and the glory of our gardens in spring. It is perfectly hardy and will withstand any amount 
of freezing without injury; but to protect it from the mechanical action of freezing and thawing, a 
mulch of leaves or litter should he spread over the beds as soon as the ground is frozen. While Tulips 
are not very particular in the matter of soil, doing well in any kind that is not wet, from a light, sandy 
loam to a heavy clay, yet a rich medium loam will give the best results. It is a good plan to crown up 
the beds in which they are to be planted so that the water will run off. October is the best month 
to plant, but anv time after September and before the ground freezes will answer. Have the top of 
the bulb four inches below the surface, and set five inches apart each way. When the leaves begin to turn 
yellow, after the flowering, the bulbs may be taken up and replanted thickly in a shady location, or set in 
boxes of earth until thoroughly ripe. They should then be dried and put away in paper bags until wanted 
again for planting in the fall. 
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