Questions and Answers About Bulbs 
Crocus 
Q. How can crocuses be forced? 
A. The bulbs are planted in bulb pans in pre¬ 
pared soil and permitted to freeze hard in a 
covered cold frame or trench packed with 
peat moss or in a cold cellar. The pans are 
then brought in, permitted to thaw and 
brought gradually to the light and sun. 
Grape Hyacinths 
Q. Are there other colors beside the usual blue? 
A. Yes. Pure white. 
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Q. How often are they taken up? 
A. Only when the bulbs become crowded, and 
bloom ceases. 
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Miscellaneous 
Q. What bulbs are best for naturalizing? 
A. Our native wild bulbs and bulbous plants 
such as trillium, wood hyacinths, native 
lilies, mertensia. Minor bulbs and Daffodils. 
Q. Can “forced” bulbs be saved? 
A. Yes, by planting the bulbs in the garden 
after blooming and permitting the foliage to 
mature. 
Q. What are the best tools for planting? 
A. A hollow bulb planting dibble and a bulb 
trowel. 
Q. What bulbs are satisfactory for forcing indoors? 
A. Crocus, grape hyacinth and other minor bulbs. 
Lily-of-the-valley Hyacinths 
Colchicums Daffodils 
Early tulips 
Q. 
A. 
What bulbs will grow in shade? 
Lilies 
Lily-of-the-valley 
Wood hyacinths 
Grape hyacinths 
Trillium 
Daffodils 
Anemones 
Mertensias 
Bleeding Hearts 
Q. What bulbs are best for a very small garden? 
A. The minor bulbs, Species tulips, Species 
daffodils and triandrus and cyclamineus 
hybrids. Native woodland bulbous plants 
such as lily-of-the-valley, trillium, etc. 
Q. How can the life of cut flowers be pro¬ 
longed? 
A. By cutting stems every day and changing 
water daily. Keep cool at night. 
Q. What bulbs are good for arrangements 
indoors? 
A. Daffodils, tulips, bleeding hearts (especially 
foliage and blooms combined), bulbous iris, 
French Roman hyacinths. 
Q. What is “bulb fibre”? 
A. A commercial product composed of peat 
moss, charcoal and plant food in which bulbs 
can be grown indoors without soil. 
Q. What are the earliest blue flowers? 
A. Scilla Siberica, Chionodoxa. 
For Indoor Culture 
FRENCH ROMAN HYACINTHS 
202 These lovely white flowers are suited for 
growing in pebbles or bulb fibre in the 
living room. Their fragrant blooms 
can be had over a long period, if 
they are kept in the cool and brought 
out to a warm temperature as needed. 
Illustration, Page 17 
Each, 10 cts.; Dozen, $1.20; 100, $10.00 
PAPER-WHITE NARCISSUS 
203 Narcissus polyanthus: These are 
for indoor culture. Fill the bottom of 
a bowl with small pebbles then set the 
bulbs on top of these and hold them in 
position by placing other pebbles 
between them. Water must be kept 
to the level of the bottom of the 
bulbs. Keep the bowl in the dark 
until the roots have started and then 
after the center stalk is at least six 
inches bring the plant into the light. 
Illustration, Page 19 
Each, 3 cts.; Dozen, 36 cts.; 100, $3.00 
THE YELLOW PAPER-WHITE 
204 Grand Soleil D’Or: To be treated in 
the same manner as the regular paper- 
whites. The flowers are golden yellow 
with orange cup in center. Less frag¬ 
rant than the white variety. 
Illustration, Page 19 
Each, 8 cts.; Dozen, 96 cts.; 100, $8.00 
STAR OF BETHLEHEM 
205 Ornithogalum Arabicum: Principally 
for indoor culture. Small white flowers 
form a large umbel atop a tall stem. 
Illustration, Page 21 
Each, 6 cts.; Dozen, 72 cts.; 100, $6.00 
NATIVE BULBOUS PLANTS 
A number of perennials are bulbous or 
tuberous-rooted. Some of these are dor¬ 
mant at this season and can be shipped 
along with bulbs. In addition to the 
Bleeding Hearts, Virginia Blue Bells, and 
Trilliums in our-bulb listings, we offer the 
following: 
. AMERICAN COWSLIP 
206 Dodecatheon Meadia: This is the 
popular shooting star with large lovely 
rose-colored star-like flowers atop a 
leafless stem and requires a “woody” 
condition of shade and acid soil. 
Each, 16 cts.; Dozen, $1.80; 100, $16.00 
BLOOD-ROOT 
207 Sanguinaria Canadensis: Large pure 
white flowers very early in the spring, 
followed later by large leathery 
leaves. Shade. 6 in. 
Each, 16 cts.; Dozen, $1.80; 100, $16.00 
DUTCHMAN’S BREECHES 
208 Dicentra cucullaria: Very similar to 
the Squirrel-Corn except the flowers 
remind one of a Dutchman’s breeches, 
(if you know how they look). 
Each, 16 cts.; Dozen, $1.80; 100, $16.00 
SHOWY LADY’S SLIPPER 
209 Cypripedium Spectabile: Large rose- 
purple flowers partly closed atop 12- 
inch leafless stems makes this the 
most popular of wild orchids, which 
must have shade, acid soil and good 
drainage. Size: 1 to 2 crowns. 
Each, 16 cts.; Dozen, $1.80; 100, $16.00 
SQUIRREL-CORN 
210 Dicentra Canadensis: An excellent 
plant for the rock garden. White 
heart-shaped flowers. Graceful, deep- 
cut foliage. Very early. 6 to 12 inches. 
Each, 16 cts.; Dozen, $1.80; 100, $16.00 
DOG’S-TOOTH VIOLET 
211 Erythronium Americanum: A charm¬ 
ing native wood-plant, flowering very 
early. The small flowers are lily-like 
and come in various shades of cream, 
pink, rose and yellow. Suitable for a 
shaded corner or the rockery. 
Illustration, Page 21 
Each, 6 cts.; Dozen, 72 cts.; 100, $6.00 
Red Emperor at 20 Cents 
Is A Great Bargain. 
The “Red Emperor” planting illustration on page 16 
gives but a faint idea of what a marvelous number 
this wild tulip is. But to get a full appreciation of 
what a furor it creates, just plant a few in your 
own garden and then when they are in bloom go 
out with friends to view them. Place both hands 
over your ears, if you will, and still you will hear 
their expressions of admiration, which will be as 
pronounced as our price of only 20 cents is low 
in comparison with the usual price. Our price pre¬ 
sents a real opportunity to you for giving this ex¬ 
ceptional tulip a trial. 
Lord Wellington A 
Superb Daffodil 
All the colored illustrations, pages 9-24, are from 
the regular stock cuts of our printers. Much to 
our regret, they did not have a cut of the Mammoth 
trumpet daffodil, Lord Wellington, which has 
proved so popular with us. Even though there is 
no cut for it, a large measure of satisfaction will be 
experienced by all who try it. Lucky indeed are 
our customers in being able to get this daffodil, 
which only a few years ago was selling at $2.00 
or more, at the very low price of 18 cents each. 
This is considerably less than the usual price even 
now. 
CARRYING CHARGES PREPAID EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
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