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• TULIPS OF QUALITY • 
General Cultural Directions for Tulips 
POTS FOR WINTER WINDOW BLOOMS: Set 4 to 6 bulbs in 6 inch pots, saturate with water, 
set in cold-frame or bury outside, covering with coal ashes. After about 6 weeks, the pots 
may be brought into a cool room and later to a warm sunny window for bringing into 
flower. Succession of blooms may be enjoyed by bringing in a pot every ten days or two 
weeks. Varieties marked x will do well in pots, if desired; however. Tulips are in their 
glory set in beds. 
BEDDING : Select a 
well-drained location 
with good soil, pre¬ 
pare bed thoroughly, 
adding well-rotted 
compost, if possible. 
Set bulbs 6 inches 
deep 6 inches apart. 
After the ground 
freezes over, give a 
very light covering of 
litter, straw or com¬ 
post if climate is se¬ 
vere, this should be 
removed in early 
spring. 
NOTE: The attraction 
of a Tulip bed may be 
enhanced by the use 
of low-growing flow¬ 
ers to bloom at the 
same time, such as 
Violas, Nemophila, Si- 
lene Pink Star and 
California Poppies, or 
by bordering the beds 
with Alyssum, Candy¬ 
tuft, Portulaca, etc. 
Tulips always present 
a fine display against 
a background of 
shrubbery. • 
MAMMOTH DARWIN TULIPS 
