Improve Home Morale by Working more in 
the garden. Bulbs offer wide satisfaction 
in garden interest and flower variety. 
Beautify Your Victory Garden 
With Bulbous Flowers 


Dear Bulb Enthusiast: 
I wish to take this opportunity of expressing my sincere 
thanks and gratitude to cur many friends who have supported 
us by their patronage, and many testimonials of satisfaction and 
enthusiasm for the quality of the bulbs received, and the re- 
sultant success In their gardens. 
It has been our policy to give extra value for money received 
whenever possible, and to reduce prices to the minimum con- 
sistent with the supply and demand. It will be found that many ‘ 
of the items in this catalog are quoted at substantially lower 
prices because we have been able to propagate more adequate 
supply. On many cther items we would like to quote lower prices 
but the cost of packing and mailing puts a definite limit to our 
desires. Such items as Crinums, Amaryllis, Agapanthus and 
many others are so heavy that nearly half of the cost is ab- 
sorbed for packing and shipping. However, we can promise you 
this: If you will instruct us to ship the bulbs express collect we 
will either send you much larger bulbs or include exira bulbs. 
Ofien we have an over supply of some items and we would like 
to have our customers enjoy them with our compliments bui 
cannot afford to pay the extra postage involved. 
A WORD REGARDING OUR STOCK AND THEIR CULTURE. 
We ship cnly healthy bulbs of flowering size. That does not 
always mean large bulbs, as some varieties never get large, but 
flower consistently from small bulbs. However, we cannot guar- 
antee any bulb to bloom in your garden and cannot assume 
responsibility if they fail to do so—there are so many factors 
beyond our control that enter into the flowering of a bulb after 
it is in your hands. The greatest offense on the part of the 
gardener is too much kindness. The surest way to damage or 
kill a bulb is to plant directly in a well fertilized soil and keep 
ii constantly weit. Under these conditions most bulbs will rot. 
The betier method would be to plant in a soil that has good 
drainage, water once to setile the soil around the bulb and 
thereafter water cnly sufficiently to keep the soil from becoming 
bone-dry. Start watering regularly only after the bulb has started 
active growth. Fertilize only after the bulb has made consider- 
able leaves, and then with either a surface mulch of well rotted 
barnyard manure or with weak liquid fertilizer. 
Some bulbs will not flower the first season after they are 
disturbed, especially if you have placed your order too late in 
the season. ; 
If, when you receive the bulbs, you find that they have been 
damaged on the way, or you do not like them for any reason, 
return them to us at once and we will either send you another 
shipment or refund your money. 
After Bonds Buy Bulbs 
OAKHURST GARDENS 
J. N. GIRIDLIAN 

