
Fall- Blooming Iris 
Slack Magic ** 
Fall Bloomer 
If you want to prolong summer's beauty into the o! 
fall, order these: Ss [7h 
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Pry both fall 
BLACK MAGIC. (Above.) <A deep, mysterious, 
lustrous beauty. Lovely night-shade purple falls, 
slightly lighter at tips. Produces many flowers in loomers 
September—more than some do in June. Prices Ser icie 
Magic ..$1.65 
>. Ultra ei, 1.65 
below. 
ULTRA. (Not shown.) Combination of dark and 
Total 
Value ..$3.30 






light blue. As good as Black Magic, but lighter 
in color. Prices below. 


PRICES SPECIAL PRICE 
1 for $0.65 3 for $1.65 6 for $3.15 $2.95 
2 for 1.15 4 for 2.15 12 for 6.00 

Spring Glooming Iréo 
NENE. Huge! The combination of 
delicate lilac standards and _ rich 
deep rose falls produces a soft red- 
dish effect. 
Spring blooming favorites in a 
wealth of fine colors. 
PINK SATIN. Lovely, rich pink. 
Graceful shape. Satin-like texture. 
CALIFORNIA GOLD. Bright, glit- 
tering yellow. Many large flowers; 
perfect form. 
PRICES, Spring Blooming Iris: 
Strong, vigorous, healthy plants. 
CLARA NOYES. Exquisite Talisman 
Rose coloring. Rosy yellow stand- 
ards, red-veined falls. Tall. 
CHEERIO. Gay ruby-red falls. Soft 
rose standards flushed with yellow. 
Orange beard. 
GUDRUN. Beautiful 
blooms. Lovely! 
HYPATICA. It’s blue! Beautiful 
blue! 
JEAN CAYEUX. Unusually lovely. 
Rust-brown with coffee-brown falls. 
snow-white 
1 for 50c; 2 for 87c; 3 for $1.25; 
4 for $1.63; 5 for $2.00; 6 for $2.37; 
12 for $4.50. 
S pectal! 
Two each of the 
8 varieties listed above, 16 
rhizomes in all, total value 
$6.96. Special Price $5.95 


(Index of Plants and Bulbs—page 15.) {10} 

How to Grow Them 

Keeping Bulbs and Plants Until 
: Ready to Set 
You may receive your bulbs before you are ready 
to plant them, but keeping them is simple. Simp- 
ly open the box or container, and put it in a cool, 
dark place, such as your basement. Also open the 
paper bags at the top, if your different varieties 
are so packed. Bulbs are not quickly perishable, 
and will be in just as good condition when you 
are ready to plant as they were when you receiv- 
ed them. 
It is especially likely that you will receive your 
bulbs early, if you order them along with peren- 
nial plants, which should be planted early. Nat- 
urally, neither you nor the nursery likes to divide 
your order. In case of your receiving a mixed 
shipment, you would plant the perennial plants 
at once, and could hold the bulbs until somewhat 
later. 
Avoid storing the bulbs where air currents can 
get at them, to avoid drying out. 
Planting Arrangements 
Not all people like the same types of display in 
their gardens; hence, this little chapter. You may 
like to plant your Tulips, Hyacinths and Narcissi 
in beds. Others may prefer them in borders, and 
some may like to plant under shrubbery. 
One of the nicest of all displays is the border. 
This can be made either in front of shrubbery, 
or to edge perennial plantings. Dig a trench fol- 
lowing the proper line, and then set the bulbs 
as previously indicated. Borders give the effect 
of more display for your money than a bed can 
give. 
Beds do present a variety of possibilities, how- 
ever. You can have a round bed, solidly planted 
to Tulips all of one color, or you can have a main 
color, bordered with something different. That 
is a matter for individual taste. Many variations 
can be used, and many shapes for beds. 
Under Shrubbery 
And now, as to planting under shrubbery, we 
think that too many people overlook the fine 
possibilities for this method. There are two rea- 
sons for planting under shrubbery, as follows: 
(1) Many people can find room for Tulips, Hya- 
cinths and Narcissi by planting under shrubbery, 
who would not have room otherwise. 
(2) The method is exceedingly beautiful, es- 
pecially with Tulips. 
Tulips, when planted under shrubbery, will bloom 
just about the time that the buds on your shrubs 
first develop their green, partly-opened leaves, 
and the effect of the Tulips waving their beau- 
tiful, brightly-colored heads among these delicate 
green color spots is wonderfully amazing. One 
sets off the other to a marvelous degree, and so 
we urge again: Do not overlook the possibilities 
of under-shrubbery planting. 
Digging will do no injury to the shrubs, especial- 
ly when they are well established, and when bulbs 
are set the proper distance from the shrubs. 
Plant them about 18 inches from the bases of the 
shrubs. 
NATURALIZING: This is usually done only 
with the very small flowers, like Scilla, Chiono- 
doxa, Snowdrops, Grape Hyacinths and others. 
With Tulips and Hyacinths, naturalizing in the 
lawn would interfere with mowing, and hence is 
never practiced. It is done occasionally with Nar- 
(How-to-Grow Index—page 22.) 
