The Wyomissing Bulb List 
My list of select Holland Bulbs has been mailed for 
several years to my friends. Each year I have endeavored 
to select bulbs that will give the greatest pleasure at 
blooming time; so, too, I have tried to make the book help¬ 
ful to the amateur as well as to the experienced grower. 
The list has been increased this year bv the addition 
of some of the most desirable novelties, and in one or two 
cases this is the first season that they have been offered 
at anything like a reasonable price. 
a , It must be understood that I do not carry these bulbs 
in stock, and that my importations are governed by 
advance orders received from my customers before July i. 
Thus it is possible for me to offer special selected bulbs at 
prices no higher than asked by most dealers for ordinary 
bulbs. To secure the highest-quality bulbs my orders 
have to be in Europe early in July, and such orders will 
be filled with the first selection from the fields. Therefore, 
as a special inducement to order early, I will make a 10 
per cent discount on bulb orders received before July 1. 
Orders received after July i will be filled with select 
stock, if I can secure it; but the discount will not be allowed 
on such orders, nor can I guarantee that they will be filled 
with such high-quality bulbs as will go into earlier orders. 
Terms.—Cash, unless otherwise specially arranged. 
Orders from unknown correspondents without satisfactory 
commercial rating should be accompanied by a remittance 
to cover the order, or by bank reference. Please remit by 
Post-Office or Express Money Order, Registered Letter, 
or Bank Draft. Parcel Post stamps will be accepted for 
amounts less than $i. * 
The fact that I supply bulbs on special orders (thereby 
having no unsold surplus) enables me to furnish the very 
choicest bulbs at prices usually asked for ordinary grades. 
The Irises from Wyomissing 
The ideal time for planting Irises is in the month of 
Aug ust, for then they have completed their spring growth, 
ana are ready to begin life anew in their new home, soon 
becoming established and growing into sturdy plants that 
will bloom freely the following spring and summer. 
Irises, as a rule, are sun-loving plants, prefer good 
drainage, and may be grown in dry soil where little else 
will thrive. Some varieties thrive in moist ground border¬ 
ing on streams, while some, like Iris versicolor , are per¬ 
fectly at home at the. water’s edge. My collection contains 
several hundred varieties, including many new and rare 
sorts not to be found elsewhere. 
Farr’s Hardy Plant Specialties 
EDITION 1915-1916 
This is a text-book of the hardy plants grown here at 
Wyomissing. Over five hundred varieties of Peonies are 
accurately described; the hundreds of Irises are classified, 
and information given about how to grow them. 
Other favorites are illustrated and described, including 
Phloxes, Delphiniums, Poppies, Asters, etc. The book con¬ 
tains twenty-four pages of illustrations (twelve in natural 
colors reproduced by the Lumiere process). 
The new edition has been mailed to all of my customers. 
I trust your copy reached you safely and will be preserved, 
as the book is issued only biennially. It is too expensive 
for general distribution, yet it is my desire to place a copy 
in the hands of those who are interested in hardy plants. 
BERTRAND H. FARR, Wyomissing, Pa. 
April , 1915. 
