Watsonville, California 
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SPECIAL DAFFODIL MIXTURES 
We specialize in superior mixtures for group plantings, woodland naturalizing, or 
flower beds and borders. 
Quality daffodils mixed at the discretion of the grower can be supplied at most 
reasonable prices. We class our mixtures as follows: 
NATURALIZING MIXTURE—Varieties se¬ 
lected for free flowering qualities and 
early and late blooming to extend the 
natural flowering season. 
FLOWER BORDER MIXTURE — Especially 
selected to afford cutting through a long 
season. 
YELLOW TRUMPETS MIXED 
BI-COLOR TRUMPETS MIXED 
RED CUP VARIETIES MIXED 
LEEDSII VARIETIES MIXED 
BUNCH FLOWERED VARIETIES MIXED 
Our Standard Mixture in any of the above classes is highly satisfactory. 
Our Choice Mixture contains many of the higher priced novelties and the best of the 
standard varieties. 
STANDARD MIXTURE—$4.00 per 100. $35.00 per 1,000. 
CHOICE MIXTURE—$7.50 per 100. $70.00 per 1,000. 
TULIPS 
Tulip prices for the finer varieties in the past few years have been greatly reduced and 
the average garden is no longer restricted to the comparatively few well-known varieties. 
We offer in this list a complete selection of the finest varieties available at appealing prices. 
We have carefully tested these and find them particularly adapted to Pacific Coast 
conditions. 
We call your attention to a few tulips in this list marked with an asterisk (*). These 
are varieties of exceptional quality and you will find them quoted here very reasonably. 
TULIP CULTURE 
NOTE—Planting depth throughout this book refers to the depth of soil covering the bulb. 
While tulips grown in the full sun should give good results, it is best to plant them in 
partial shade. This is essentially true in very warm sections. This will protect them against 
unexpected warm spells during the growing and flowering season and should produce 
longer stems,, a longer blooming season, and prevent scorching of the flowers. 
Lighten heavy soil with peat moss, avoid manure except as a mulch and spread a little 
sand under the bulbs when planting. 
PLANTING—Our experience has taught us the following method as simplest and most 
expedient for garden planting. Remove with a shovel the soil from the bed or area to the proper 
depth (normally six to eight inches in the case of Tulips) and spade the bottom of the exca¬ 
vation. 
With the bed so prepared, set the bulbs at their proper spacing and cover with loose soil. 
This method sets the bulbs at a uniform depth and should be more easily accomplished than 
by planting in individual holes with a trowel or spade. It is not only simpler but does a really 
first-class job. 
Tulips succeed best when planted at a uniform depth of from five to eight inches, 
according to soil conditions. This uniform planting is essential to insure all individuals of a 
given variety to bloom at the same time and to grow to a uniform height. This appearance 
is the essence of a perfect bed of tulips. 
Tulips should be planted deep in California. Under ideal conditions, we have found them 
to succeed best with six inches of soil covering them. Somewhat shallower planting is 
necessary under less favorable conditions and it is impossible to make this general recom¬ 
mendation for their best behavior. Drainage and care of the garden are important contributing 
factors. Tulips are happiest growing under cool, moist conditions to develop the best root 
system. 
CULTURE!—In California gardens, Tulip bulbs resent drying out. If they are to be trans¬ 
planted, do not hold them on trays through the dry summer and early fall months. Replant 
them in their permanent locations immediately and the ordinary summer watering of the 
garden necessary for other plants is perfectly satisfactory for their best behavior. 
The tulip bulbs which you purchase from us will be of the highest possible quality 
carefully grown by the world’s finest producers and should give maximum results the first 
year. Following this season’s bloom, we suggest moving them to a cut-flower garden where 
they may remain in the ground indefinitely to be used for picking. 
Do not anticipate a summer harvest of tulip bulbs equal in size and quality to those 
planted. From year to year under California garden conditions they will lose vitality. 
The show gardens should be replanted each Fall with top quality stock and if the small 
bulbs from the old planting are discarded, a cut flower garden can be maintained from the 
transplanted bulbs. 
