SPRING FLOWERING BULBS TO MARK THE BEGINNING 
Our bulbs are all top size—12 cm. Space bulbs 6 inches apart, and plant 6 inches deep. For colorful 
effects in the border, plant Tulips of the same color in masses of six or more. We especially recommend 
varieties marked * as outstanding kinds, and know them to do very well in Greenwich and vicinity. 
DARWIN TULIPS (Bloom in May) 
The typical features of Darwin Tulips are the tall, upright stems and the large, cup-shaped flowers. 
They have a wider range of color than the Cottages and Breeders, from white to almost black. 
ANIMATO. 30 in. Gleaming scarlet-red; fine 
stem. Very resistant. $1.80 per doz., $12.00 
per 100. 
BARTIGON MAXIMUS. 28 in. An improved 
Bartigon. Large flowers of fiery scarlet. Good 
forcer. $1.25 per doz., $8.00 per 100. 
CLARA BUTT. 24 im. An old favorite salmon- 
rose, which still retains its popularity. $1.50 per 
doz., $10.00 per 100. 
*ECLIPSE. 30 in. A huge maroon-red variety. 
Very strong stem. $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100. 

HOLLAND DARWIN TULIP MIXTURE 
A mixture of selected, stately Darwins in a wide color range, blended to give the utmost in 
color whether massed in beds or planted in scattered groups. Wonderful for the cutting garden, 
85c per doz., $5.95 per 100. 


NEW EXOTIC PARROT TULIP, SUNSHINE 
A clear golden yellow, with deeply laciniated petals. Grows 16 inches high. $2.75 per doz., 
$18.00 per 100. 
BULB PLANTER 
The tapered cup re- 
moves soil and makes a 
perfect planting-hole in one 
operation. 75c each. 
TRUE TEMPER 
BULB TROWEL 
A practical tool for plant- 
ing bulbs. Solid steel shank allows it to 
stand rough treatment. It’s the garden- 
ers’ favorite trowel. $2.00 each. 


McARDLE’S SEED STORE, 384-388 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, Conn. 
GARDEN BULBS IN COLOR 
By McFarland, 
Hatton and Foley 
275 color  illus.; 
over 100 half-tones, 
296 pages $2.95 
One of the best 
books published on 
bulbs. Illustrates 
quite a number of 
varieties of flowering 
bulbs, corms and 
tubers. Cultural di- 
rections are included. 

