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supply of the different Bulbs is received. Everything does not come in to America at the 
same time, as the Bulbs cannot be shipped from any country until they are dug and have 
been dried off to a proper condition for safe shipping. Paper Whites, Lilium Candidum, 
Roman Hyacinths and Sacred Lilies, arrive first, followed a few weeks later by Hyacinths, 
Tulips, .Narcissus and Crocuses. But the Hardy'- Lilies generally do not come in until 
December and January, while Lily-of-the-Valley Pips are last of all. We do not hold your 
order ijntil everything is received, so when you receive part of your order do not think we 
have made an error, as the balance will follow in due time, just as promptly' as you would 
receive the Bulbs from any other firm. There is no other way of filing Bulb orders and 
this is the plan followed by every American importer. Packed with every incomplete 
order mailed from our establishment will be found a printed notice to the effect that the 
balance of your order'will follow. 
Sow Seed Of Herbaceous Pereenials Now 
Experience will teach you that all Perennials succeed better when the seed is sown in 
the Fall. At Lapark we grow a great deal of our own Perennial seed and we always sow 
in A ugust, September and October, some things even later, as long as the ground is not 
frozen up. This is especially the time of the year for sowing Iris, Sweet Rocket, Del¬ 
phinium, Arabis Alpina, Aquilegia, etc. If you are fond of Perennials or Hardy Poppies, 
White Candytuft, Scabiosa or Centaurea, in bloom early in the summer, sow the seed this 
Fall and yqu will have wonderful masses of flowers very much ahead of Spring plantings. 
For Our Friends living In The South 
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Down in the South, where there is little really very cold weather, the seeds of quite 
a few Flowers that are not hardy in the North can be sown in the Fall, and they will make 
splendid growth in the very early Spring, with very much finer display of bloom than if the 
seed is sown in Springtime. 
Full Is The Preferable Time For Planting Shrubbery 
And Selling Out Hedges 
At least most experienced planters prefer the Fall, as it allows the roots to become 
well set, ready for a quick jump-off in the very early Spring, much earlier than it would 
be possible to make Spring plantings. Judging from the remarkable increase in the number 
of orders received this past season for hardy stuff, our suggestion to those of our customers 
who are the happy owners of their property, that the judicious selection and more ex¬ 
tensive use of Shrubbery is the most economical and effective method'of improving the 
appearance and increasing the value of their holdings, has taken firm hold. We actually 
sold more Shrubbery this past Spring than in any three previous seasons, but shall have 
a lot of fine stuff ready for filling Fall orders. Shrubbery needs little attention after it is 
once planted, only a little pruning now and again. Forsythia, Deutzia, Lilacs, Alder, 
Sweet Shrub, Althea, Sweet Currant, Snowball, Spirea and the Hydrangeas are simply 
indespensable to anyone who wishes his home to be invitingly home-like, and to prove 
very much easier to sell, and at a considerably advanced price, if for any*- reason it is 
desired to dispose of it. y 
Sm Pansy Seed In Augnst AM September, Sweet Peas Before 
Ground Is Frozen Up 
Pansies love the cool, moist days of very early Spring, and it is at that season of the 
year they thrive best and make the largest and most fascinatingly beautiful flowers. Try 
to Sow the seeds sufficiently early so that your plants will be large enough for transplanting 
to the beds they will permanently occupy in time to be well rooted before the ground is 
1 1 ozen htil cl. If you piefer to transplant them to a cold frame, and you will slip a sash 
over them in March, you will have flowers very early. Remember, the first flowers on 
Pansy plants are comparatively small, and that those that follow will be very much larger 
and handsomer. 
Sweet Peas, like garden peas, do best in the early, cool weather, while the soil is 
-till cold and moist. The suggestion is to sow your Sweet Peas in the Fall before the 
mound is frozen up, so that they may lie in the ^oil dormant throughout the Winter 
■Tting a very early start in the Spring, quite a wh#e before it would be possible to make 
- Spring sowing. Do not, however, sow them so early in the Fall that they will be up 
'-' Are Winter sets in, or they will he frozen of! and lost. We would be glad to hear from 
those who have been in the habit of making Fall plantings of Sweet Peas. 
