Please Yote .. . 
Were we permitted to have our way, we would no 
longer offer a good many so-called “old-fashioned” 
favorites. Many quite reasonably priced newer va- 
rieties are far ahead of them in every respect. We do 
not offer novelties of questionable merit. Once you see 
a variety offered in our catalog, you can be sure that 
it deserves your consideration and trial. 
We are tempted to pronounce Tulips the most 
spectacular of all spring flowers for a number of reasons. 
In the first place, they bring us a blaze of colors when 
the heart is starved by the drab and dreary winter 
months. Their range of colors is perfectly amazing, 
from clear white to deepest purple and maroon, in- 
cluding many superb vari-colored combinations. By a 
judicious selection of early, midseason and late varie- 
ties, Tulips may be enjoyed for the best part of six 
weeks outdoors, with an additional two months added 
when the gardener forces suitable sorts indoors. 
4 ZANDBERGEN BROS., 

CULTURE 
Tulips should not be planted where they have been 
grown for two years previously. They do best in fresh 
soil or in beds where the soil has been changed. Grow- 
ing them in the same place for more than two years 
will lead to failure in the end. 
Do not use fresh stable manure at planting time, for 
it is injurious to the roots. Well-rotted manure will 
prove beneficial. Bonemeal or dried sheep manure also 
can be used, about three handfuls to the square yard. 
This must be thrown on top of the soil before planting. 
Nearly all Tulips should be planted outside about 
5 inches deep and 6 inches apart, according to the size 
of the bulb. They should be planted four to six weeks 
before severe frost sets in. For best results, do not 
mulch them until after the soil has become frozen, to 
keep out mice, ete., and do not mulch them too heavily; 
¥% inch will prove quite enough. Old cow manure, 
peat moss, salt hay or leaves may be used for this 
purpose. 
INC., “Tulipdom” OYSTER SB Avy eee 
