Over A Cen tury 
of Experience and Progress 
“Long ’fore the summer blooms appcar, 
The tulip announces that Spring is here!”’ 
The tulip is becoming one of the most popular flowers in the United 
States. Gardeners in all parts of the Nation are beautifying their Spring 
gardens with gaily colored tulips. One gains a deep satisfaction from 
raising these exquisite multi-colored flowers. 




In a cogntry with mass-preduction and consequent low prices the tulip 
nursery is wre controls the yearly growth 
and develo en, in an attempt to speed 
up the procegs, ha¥e subjected S of artificial stimulants. 


changing world. A ‘painstaking system, involvi & the woftk of several 
years, is necé Sary to produce a/bulb of sufficient size. The purchaser of 
tulip bulbs r@aps the bénefit of the labors of past generations. We do not 
fully realize fheir contijibution toward making our tulip gArden a thing of 
beauty. ; 
Within frecent yeark the home gardener has been enticed by various 
firms offering undersizdd bulby at bargaih prices. Amateurs may have 
some succes$ with smaJl crocus, daffodil/ or gladiolys s bulbs, but will ex- 
perience disappointment in planting undersized tuhp bulbs. Small tulip 
bulbs will not produce the tall stems and large bloofms that one anticipates 
the first year, The losses that result/from an dtempt to develop these 
bulbs will be bulbs. 
The sincere desire of the Van Bragt fampy to supply only the highest 
quality bulbs at the est possible price as been responsible for their 
continued business. Siyce If amily has derived its livelihood by 
operating tulip nurseri ie Netherlands and in the United States. 
Their years of experi& ill assure you of complete satisfaction when 
you plant their bulbs. 







tere costly than buying/the large 







This catalog lists only the more popular varieties suitable for planting 
in the climate of the United States. For various reasons a few varieties 
are not listed. Should you desire a variety not listed, write us at once, we 
may have it or be in a position to obtain it for you. 
OUTLINES ILLUSTRATE ACTUAL SIZE OF BLOSSOMS 

