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Pictorial Story of Krider Bulbs 
From Blooming Time In Our 
Contract Fields at Sassenheim, 
Holland, Until They Bloom In 
Your Own Garden or Tulip Beds 
Most people know that Holland (The Nether¬ 
lands) in Europe has long been noted as the pro¬ 
ducer of the finest bulbs known. Their soil and 
climatic conditions seem to be ideal for their 
growth and their people seem to be the most adept 
in developing new vorieties and colorings. 
The "Black Falcon" Which Last Year Brought 
Krider Bulbs to New York 
The nurseries and buyers contract for the quantities and 
varieties of bulbs they are going to need the following fall 
and these blocks are grown to order for the customer. 
Picture No. 1 shows one of these blocks in full bloom 
near Sassenheim, Holland. 
Tulip Time in Holland—A Krider Contract Block 
Near Sassenheim 
One of the epics of financial speculation is the 
great speculative craze in Tulip bulbs which hit 
Middle Europe in the 17th century and resulted in 
the ruin of many wealthy families and the near 
ruin of the Tulip-growing industry in Holland. As 
much as $7,000 was paid for a single bulb be¬ 
fore the crash came and the people began to count 
their losses and reach sanity. 
P ERHAPS no other flower in common 
usage today is so steeped in history, 
mighty class struggles, operations by 
financiers and intense labors of untold num¬ 
bers of people as the Tulip. Very few people 
realize, as they gaze with happiness on the 
glories of a large Tulip planting, the story 
and events back of the importing of the 
bulbs necessary to produce these blooms, 
which have been the inspiration of poets and 
artists from the earliest ages. 
Carload of Bulbs Being Unloaded at 
Krider Nurseries Last September 
At the proper time the bulbs are dug, carefully graded 
and sorted, and cured ready for shipment. Sizes are graded 
by centimeters, a first class No. 1 bulb being 11-12 centi¬ 
meters in size. This means a bulb running from 41/2 to 
5 inches in circumference. They are packed in heavy paper 
bags, 250 bulbs to the sack, with the variety number and 
size stamped plainly on the outside. These sacks are care¬ 
fully packed in wooden packing crates, each holding from 
z0 to 30 sacks, depending on varieties and sizes. The 
crates or boxes are each plainly marked with the name 
and address of the customer. 
PLANT KRIDER'S IMPORTED BULBS FOR SUPERIOR BLOOMS 
COPYRIGHT 1939—The Krider Nurseries, Inc. 
