FLOWERS BRING JOY. 
LOWERS bring joy. And in what way can the 
investment of so small a sum bring more lasting 
pleasure than in their purchase? Flower lovers well 
agree that of all blooms none give more pleasure for 
the slight trouble and expense involved in growing 
them than Spring flower bulbs — Tulips, Hyacinths, 
Daffodils, Crocuses and the like — for which Holland 
has so long been famous. The reason is that when 
you plant bulbs of this description the flowers are 
already formed within them. Thus the cultivation 
required to bring the flowers out is reduced to the 
very simplest methods. The grower who produced the 
bulbs has already done the real work. All that the 
purchaser has to do is to place them into the soil ~ 
in the garden or indoors — moisture and a suitable 
temperature accomplish the rest. Small wonder they 
become more popular with flower lovers each year. 
PLANTING OUT OF DOORS. 
HE cultivation of these bulbs is simplicity 
itself. Provided only that one starts with sound, 
firm bulbs — obtained from a thoroughly reliable 
source — failure is almost impossible. When planting 
out of doors the soil is prepared as for other flowers, 
by being well dug and fertilized. @ Even in unfertilized 
soil the bulbs will usually give good flowers and for 
