Just substitute “Ranunculus and Anemones’’ for ‘‘Sweet Peas’’ and you 
have their culture requirements. 
In cool climates like that around San Francisco bay the bulbs may be 
planted almost any time of year. In the north they may be planted as early in 
the spring as the ground may be worked. They are not hurt by temperatures 
considerably under 32°. We have had them keep on blooming and growing 
when our night temperatures reach 20°. 
A north Texas customer tells us that she planted 100 of our Ranunculus 
in the fall. They came up but the temperature later dropped unexpectedly to 
a little below zero. About 6 plants survived and bloomed beautifully in early 
spring. Probably if the temperature had been no lower than 10° F all would 
have survived. 
Important. Few gardeners know that Ranunculus and Anemones are 
better when held out of the ground a year than the recently dug crop. It seems 
that the processes performed by the enzymes in such dry, hard bulbs is not 
completed as rapidly as in a semi-moist bulb like a Gladiolus or Amaryllis. 
One source of failure with these may be that the grower of the bulbs was 
not able to ripen his crop early. Hot weather sometimes ruins his early planted 
seed beds and he may have replanted as late as December. Thus his crop was 
not ready to dig until perhaps August. An unsuspecting customer thinks he 
will plant very early in September or October. Result, poor germination, poor 
plants, slow growth. By late November the bulbs would have done well. 
To eliminate this source of trouble, we have our bulbs grown in a cool 
coastal region where early planting and hence early maturing are possible. 
But we are adopting a still more effective safeguard. We are offering this 
fall, for early orders, one year old Ranunculus and Anemones in sizes No. 2, 3 
and 4. These bulbs will start earlier, grow more rapidly and bloom earlier 
than the 1942 crop. In order to obtain these order early. They are not only 
much better for early planting but preferable through the season. 
One year old bulbs will appear slightly smaller because there is continuous 
but slight shrinkage during the dormant period of all bulbs. 
The size usually planted in the garden is No. 3. This size produces flowers 
as good, as large and with as long stems as larger bulbs and are much more 
economical. Larger sizes produce more flowers per bulb but at a greater cost 
in proportion. Large sizes are better for forcing indoors. We offer No. 4 
bulbs in Ranunculus only. They do very well if planted in flats to start and 
then transplanted. Under ideal conditions results with them may equal those 
with No. 3. But they are more exacting and must be grown just right. 
For Potting. Ranunculus and Anemones do well and bloom beautifully in 
pots in a sunny window or a greenhouse. They require a very cool room and 
most living rooms are too hot, just as they are usually too hot for Freesias, 
Lachenelias, Veltheimias and almost everything else except an Amaryllis. For 
potting, No. 1 bulbs are preferred although No. 2 size do about as well. Even 
No. 3 bulbs will grow and flower satisfactorily in a pot but flower at a little 
later date. 
Prices of Ranunculus and De Caen Anemones. Assorted Colors. 
No. 4—10c per doz. 50c per 100. $2.25 per 500. $4.00 per 1000. 
No. 3—15c per doz. $1.00 per 100. $4.00 per 500. $7.50 per 1000. 
(This is the size to order for planting outside). 
No. 2—30c per doz. $2.00 per 100. $8.00 per 500. $15.40 per 1000. 
No. 1—50c per doz. $3.25 per 100. $13.00 per 500. $25.25 per 1000. 
Jumbo—75c per doz. $5.00 per 100. $20.00 per 500. $39.00 per 1000. 
Straight Colors. We can furnish Ranunculus in Red, Yellow, Orange, 
White and Pink. Anemones in His Excellency, single red, Blue Poppy, single 
blue, white, and St. Brigid, double, mixed colors. All are No. 3 size only, the 
really important size. Prices: 25c doz. 50 for $1.00. $1.75 per 10C@ 500 for 
$6.50. 1000 for $12.00. 
Note. In order to produce straight colors, the grower must rogue his 
crop very closely. I have seen fields in which three-fourths of the bulbs had 
been pulled up because they were off color. For this reason they cost more and 
the growers grade them slightly smaller than mixtures. 
