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Read Our Gilf-Edged 
Guarantee at the Bot¬ 
tom of This Page—You 
Are Absolutely Protect¬ 
ed From Loss ^ 
Most bulbs are brought to America in ships of the 
Holland-American Line. The ships are especially con¬ 
structed for the shipping of bulbs, having their holds air- 
conditioned to prevent heating or spoilage. 
Picture No. 2 shows the "Black Falcon," one of the 
Holland-American ships and Vhe one which last year 
brought nearly three-quarters of a million Tulip bulbs for 
Krider Nurseries. Bulbs are shipped from Holland the last 
part of August or early September. 
Sacks of Bulbs and Special Shipping Carton 
Used By Us 
When a Tulip Boat, as they are sometimes 
called, docks at New York or Hoboken, N. J., 
speed becomes the watchword. The latest type 
cranes and unloading equipment are pressed into 
service and the crates of bulbs are swung out of 
the hold of the ship with the least possible delay. 
They are loaded at once into freight cars and 
routed direct to the consignee. Picture No. 3 shows 
a carload of bulbs being unloaded at Krider's last 
September, the third day after the "Black Falcon" 
had docked at Hoboken. 
Unloading Load of Parcel Post at the Middlebury 
Post Office 
The boxes are opened immediately and the 
sacks of bulbs are placed in their Rose storage 
cellar where the temperature is cool and even. 
Picture No. 4 shows the sacks of bulbs and also 
one of the modern packing cartons in which all 
Krider Tulip Bulbs are shipped. Some of these 
bulbs were shipped out the same day they were received and reached the customer the following day 
and were planted. Thus the fourth day after the ship reached this country the bulbs were in the ground. 
Picture No. 6 shows a nice planting of Holland Tulips 
blooming in the garden of a Krider customer. 
Tulip bulbs planted in your beds may be left three years 
before being moved. They should then be dug, after the 
tops die down in early summer, and stored in a cool place 
until September or October, then the largest bulbs re¬ 
planted. The small bulblets may be planted in the garden 
and allowed to grow a year or two before being placed in 
the regular plantings. 
The Final Result—Perfect Blooms 
For Our Customers 
QiU-£d<jed Guarantee 
We guarantee to deliver nursery stock anywhere in 
good growing condition. This guarantee insures you 
against loss in shipments. Remember, a plant is a 
living thing the same as any animal or human being. 
It feeds, drinks and breathes, and is subject to attacks 
of insects, diseases, and drought. We guarantee that 
each plant, shrub, and tree shall be true to name, 
otherwise we will replace free of charge or refund 
purchase price of any proven not to be so. 
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