TULIP GRANGE . . . . BOW, WASHINGTON 
\^IIE BULBS here listed are «‘rown by us on soils con¬ 
taining- the combination of i)lant foods needed to ])rodnce ]mrfect bulbs; all are 
top size and selected quality. None that are cut. bruised or mildewed are used, and 
all are hardy. There is distinctly an advantage in buying American grown bulbs 
for American gardens, provided they are well grown, and purchasing directly 
from the grower insures ease of adjustment in case of unavoidable error. 
Having spent many years in selecting varieties to insure having only those 
scoring high on all ])oints, and of proven desirability and popularity, we are not 
using valuable catalog space with reiterated descriptive superlatives; rather we 
have tried to state concisely the distinguishing points of interest of each variety. 
We guarantee bulbs true to name. We file orders for Fall delivery, asking 
no dei)Osit, and ship them in rotation as filed, beginning in August. When bulbs 
reach you, open the package and place contents in cool, dry, well ventilated 
storage until planting time. All orders are booked to be “paid for upon delivery”; 
so please remit promptly ui)on receipt of bulbs. Prices include packing, and 
cost of Transportation will be added to bulb invoice. A table giving approximate 
weight of bulbs in the various classes will be found on page 12. 
Please do not ask us to send mail order amounting to less than $1.00. 
Generally speaking, soil for bulbs should be of loose texture. Compact soils 
may be made fit by the incorporation of coarse sand or sandy loam and humus— 
which may be old spent manure, leaf mold or rotten compost. 
Good drainage is absolutely necessary and means not only that the surface 
be free of standing water but also that the bulb roots do not reach down to 
pockets or layers of soil that are stagnant and sour. 
FERTILIZER 
Bone meal is a safe and good fertilizer for use with bulbs, and because potash 
is necessary to bulb growth and our soils are known to be “potash hungry” we 
recommend a 10 per cent mixture of potash sulphate with the bone meal. 
Garden soil that has been kept, season after season, in good tilth, and well 
fed and has been further prepared by deep cultivation, is in condition to receive 
bulbs for ordinary garden culture and thereafter each kind may be given the 
particular plant food and culture that suits it best. 
If commercial fertilizer is used, an analysis that is low in nitrogen but high 
in potash and ammonia sulphate is recommended. 
Prices subject to stock being unsold at date of order. 
TULIP GRANGE, 
By ]\Iary Brown Stewart. 
