We thank you sincerely for continued confidence and orders. Our business during 
the past winter and spring was phenominally and unexpectedly heavy, and, like everyone 
else, we had difficulty during the busiest months securing sufficient help to keep ordeis 
filled as promptly'as we desired, or a sufficiently large staff of stenographers to answer all 
the many letters received from our friends. However, on the whole we feel we have been 
able to give our customers reasonably prompt service, and the receipt of many letters 
such as the following is a satisfaction and an encouragement that our efforts to furnish the 
best seeds grown anywhere in the world, and the greatest selection of plants, bulbs and 
shrubbery, delivered anywhere in the U. S., at fair-to-the-buyer prices, are increasingly 
appreciated in every state in the Union. 
WE HAVE SO MANY LETTERS LIKE THIS 
“The Tulips I grot from you last fall fiave just come Into bloom and are the finest and most beautiful I have ever 
seen. The colors are cerise, orange, lavender, light pink, etc,., alt single, with long stems and crinkly leaves. Several 
of my friends and I are desirous of having a good supply of these same varieties of Tulips this coming fall, so be sure 
to send me your Catalogue.” 
THIS LATER LETTER IS FROM A CUSTOMER IN TEXAS 
' Thank you very much for the collection of plants. You are so prompt and I am so pleased that I am sending you 
another order. This season I ordered plants from four firms, among them two of the largest in the country, and, with 
the exception of yourselves, every one took from five to eight weeks to fill my order, and I received such poor plants, 
in one case I even received a Geranium without a root, and X paid 30 cts for it.” 
We shall be glad to hear from you, and will give your order our most careful attention. 
You know we always guarantee the safe delivery of all goods. If your package should not 
reach you in reasonable time you should send us a duplicate of your order and tell us how 
much money you enclosed and in what shape it was, whether a money order, bank draft, 
or what, so that we can duplicate your order and investigate the missing order or package. 
Please always address, Lapark Seed & Plant Company, Lapark, Penna. 
BULBS FOR GARDEN AND WINTER HOUSE BLOOMING 
For the convenience of our customers we are dividing this Catalogue into Departments, be¬ 
ginning with Hardy Bulbs for planting this fall m the garden to bloom next spring, or for the 
house to flower at any time you wish through the winter. 
BLOOMING IN A HYACINTH 
Pago i WATER GLASS 
Full Cultural Directions Are Sent With Each Order 
GARDEN CULTURE:—The first essential to success is to se¬ 
lect good, firm, sound Bulbs, get them from a responsible dealer. 
Then set them in a location that drains well and where the water 
will not remain on them so persistently and in such quantity that 
the Bulbs will rot. They require, for best results, moderately rich 
soil that has been manured for some previous crop, or you can 
add well-rotted manure or bone meal. Do not use fresh stable 
manure. Pulverize the soil finely and set the Hyacinths twice as 
deep as they measure through, a Bulb measuring two inches 
through should be covered four inches deep, root end down and 
they should be four to five inches apart. Do not plant too early, 
October is usually the best month, but November is early enough 
where the weather is not too severe. Firm the soil thoroughly 
and where the climate is quite severe after the ground is frozen 
cover with diied grass, litter or strawy manure. No covering 
should be added before the beginning of real winter and it should 
be removed early in the spring. 
In moist seasons the Bulbs are apt to rot if left in the ground 
after they have bloomed, especially if the bed is in a shady place. 
In a sunny, gravelly, well-drained, soil this is not always neces- 
sary, and many people never take up their Bulbs, but as a general 
thing it is safer to lift them after the foliage begins to fade, let 
them dry off, and then store them in a dry, cool cellar, hung up in 
paper bags if convenient, until next planting time. 
Never pull Hyacinth flowers, always cut them with a sharp 
knife close to the ground. If pulled the stem generally breaks off 
at the Bulb; where it is most tender, and the moisture gets down 
into the heart of the Bulb and it rots. 
Hyacinths are especially prized for their many shades of color 
and delicate tints, and for their wonderful fragranoe which makes 
them especially desirable for house decoration. 
GROWING IN THE HOUSE:—Hyacinths are lovely for 
blooming in the house and every Bulb will produce a grand spike 
of flowers with so litMe.trouWe. The large size Bulbs should be 
used for house blooming. They can be grown in pots filled with 
a porous, or loose soil, like rotted sods, in dishes of sand or in 
glasses of water. If in pots have the soil rich and just cover the 
