House and Garden 
as could be ob¬ 
tained from a care¬ 
ful perusal of ber 
works. 
The price asked 
for the bulbs at 
these sales is the 
regular market price 
prevalent at the 
time, and the profit 
should be at least 
one hundred p e r 
cent on the invest¬ 
ment, although it 
not unfrequently re¬ 
alizes three, or even 
four hundred per 
cent. This makes 
a very satisfac¬ 
tory profit when 
there are several 
hundred bulbs 
on sale. Besides 
the old-fashion¬ 
ed red clay flow¬ 
er pots, Mrs. De¬ 
land had some 
of a low, square 
shape; others 
long an d ov a 1 
with knob-shap¬ 
ed feet; which 
held m any 
bulbs; while 
there were some 
pots which had 
been especially 
made at the 
pottery for this occasion. These were of a soft, 
white clay, forming a pretty and novel contrast 
with the deep green stalks and showy flowers grow¬ 
ing in them. 
in the course of the year many people visit Mrs. 
Deland to ask her advice in regard to raising bulbs. 
for from her high 
position socially and 
reputation as a wri¬ 
ter these sales have 
been advertised far 
and wide. 
A very nice way 
for providing bulbs 
for a fair, or other 
occasion, is for a 
group of women to 
share the expense 
and burden of buy- 
ing and growing 
bulbs, and then 
when they are about 
to blossom, bring 
them together to 
the place where 
they are to he 
disposed of. 
As I was leav- 
in g the house 
after the sale I 
noticed what an 
air of culture and 
refinement per¬ 
vaded i t, w i t h 
choice old fami¬ 
ly furniture stan¬ 
ding about in the 
various rooms, 
fa m ily portraits 
in oil and other 
choice pictures 
adorning the 
walls, and books, 
hooks every¬ 
where, while piled up on a stand in one apartment 
were a number of different floral magazines. 
Once outside of the house a few minutes’ walk 
hrouo;ht me to the Boston Public Garden where in a 
few months will be seen the gorgeous display of out¬ 
door bulbs for which this garden is justly famous. 
SUMMER HOME OF MRS. MARGARETT.A. W. DEEAND AT 
KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE 
FLOWER BEDS IN PUBLIC GARDEN, BOSTON 
AN ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY OF TULIPS 
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