FLOWERS FROM BULBS 
The growing of flowers from bulbs is one of the most satisfying and rewarding 
indoor and outdoor recreations, hobbies, or serious interests for the busy career person, 
the shut-in, the invalid, the convalescent, for the leisure time of any man, woman or 
child who applies himself or herself strenuously to daily tasks and especially for 
those to whom the problems of life seem over-heavy. 
Someone has referred to the growing of bulbs as a “lazy man’s gardening.” It is 
true that many bulbs of the commoner sorts will grow and thrive with a minimum of 
“eare, even with considerable neglect. But there are many more kinds of bulbs which 
tax the ingenuity of the horticulturist, plant scientist and fancier to grow them to 
perfection. There are varieties of bulbs which we do not seem to be able to grow suc- 
cessfully in Florida. Others which do well here but cannot be grown in the North. Only 
-a few types do well in warm and temperate climates, as Hemerocallis, Leucojum, etc. 
There are bulbs and tubers which take all the care and attention of orchids in, their 
culture, and in this challenge of the bulbs lies their subtle fascination, fully as much as 
in the showy or merely attractive flowers of the bulbs themselves. 
So do not be surprised when some hard-bitten bulb gardener, long past his enthu- 
siasms for tulips, daffodils, the usual exhibition hybrid Amaryllis, gladiolus and dahlias, 
calls you to his home some Sunday afternoon to see a dainty little Cooperia or Hymeno- 
callis with a flower no bigger than a snow-drop. Then you will know he has the bulb 
fever beyond all hope. But it’s wonderful! It takes you out of yourself most effectively 
in this atom-harried world. And the field has only been touched. There are practically 
unlimited vistas for gardening pleasure, horticultural progress and scientific study. 
TERMS 
Our terms are net cash in advance. We do all our own bookkeeping, typing, secre- 
tarial work, stenography, catalogueing, packing, mailing, etc., besides a goodly part 
of the weeding, digging, planting and fertilizing on our Farm. Therefore we respectfully 
request customers to note this policy, as it is the only one possible for us in the limited 
field that we have chosen, and under the circumstances of increasing, labor, material, 
fertilizer and other business costs of recent years. We have made our prices as low 
as possible for the small quantities that constitute the average orders. Carrying charges 
extra in all cases. Ten per cent will cover this item and we will refund any surplus. 
Otherwise we will ship express collect. 
We guarantee satisfaction. 
THE BULBS WE SELL ° 
We have made a specialty of this class of plant material for nearly ten years, 
mostly sub-tropical and tropical in nature, but including many hardy and half-hardy 
items that are suited’ to the lower South, and which are also desirable for the north, 
either for outdoor gardening or as greenhouse or conservatory subjects. . 
We are always adding to our collection and are glad to hear from persons having 
rare and uncommon bulbs and related plants for sale or exchange. 
All our bulbs, etce., are worthwhile horticultural subjects, standard varieties or 
novelties in the trade, and will prove of interest to the beginning or the experienced | 
garden lover. , . 
We guarantee to send our customers good bulbs, plants, etc., and will make every 
effort to have them true to name and variety. We will refund money for any unsatis-. 
factory items returned within ten days of receipt, or replace the same at the buyer’s 
request. We cannot guarantee good results with our material in the hands of our cus- 
tomers, because so much depends on the skill of the purchaser and the treatment ac- 
corded the bulbs or plants. 
However, in all modesty we can say that in many hundreds of orders over recent 
years we have had very few complaints. We believe that satisfied customers are our 
best advertisements. . 
In the discussion of the various subjects we have tried to present the essentials 
of cultural requirements or growing conditions which suit the individual plants and 
bulbs best. If you want additional information, write us, or by all means refer to 
Dr. L. H. Bailey’s “Standard Cyclopaedia of Horticulture” and “Hortus.” 
GREETINGS FOR 1947-48 
With this 1947-48 catalogue we send greetings from Lakemont Gardens to all our 
friends in the plant world, past and present, for the first time since 1941-42. During 
World War II the proprietor of Lakemont Gardens was obliged to suspend his horti- 
cultural activities and was engaged in newspaper work in Orlando, Fla., the last two 
years as city editor of the Orlando Star. 

