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Order early, says our little 
Dutch girl, and she is right. The 
earlier you order, the better ser- 
vice we can give you. 
Early 
First, we can reserve the plants or bulbs for you, so 
that you will be sure of getting them at shipping time. 
And second, orders are shipped in the rotation of 
receipt, as near as possible, for each part of the coun- 
try, and hence, when your order is booked early, there 
will be no delay in shipping. 
We will include a special gift plant or bulb with 
each order received here before Sept. 15. Gift will 
be our choice, but will be a plant or bulb of value. 

When You Order... 
Please write plainly and use the special order blank 
enclosed, if you have one. Also write your name and 
address on the outside envelope. These two forms are 
both part of our office system, and make proper hand- 
ling of your order easy. 
But, if you have no order blank or envelope, send 
your order anyway. We are always glad to have your 
orders, and will give you the best of service, in any 
event. 
Send money by good safe means—no unregistered 
currency, please! 
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They are cheaper than postal money orders, and 
your bank probably has them. We like them here, 
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And How To Grow Them 

Digging will not injure the shrubs, providing the bulbs are 
set the proper distance away. Plant them about 18 inches 
from the shrubs. 
Naturalizing 
o this only with the very small flowers, like Scilla, 
Chionodoxa, Snowdrops and Grape Hyacinths. ‘Tulips 
and Hyacinths in the lawn would interfere with mowing. 
Naturalizing is done occasionally with Narcissi where you 
want a wilderness effect, and where you do not mow the 
erass. 
The method is simple. Simply dig a hole large enough and 
deep enough to set the bulb, place the bulb in the hole, fill 
up with dirt, replace the sod, and that is all. Apply fertilizer 
on top of the soil after planting. In the fall, if animal ma- 
nure is used, in the spring for commercial fertilizer. 
Try to avoid air pockets when planting. Make the hole big 
enough at the bottom, so the bulb can rest on soil, not on 
air. You may even make it larger at the bottom than at the 
top. You then loosen the soil, and make a better home for 
the bulb. 
Do not follow a pattern. In naturalizing, set haphazardly, 
just as if the bulbs grew there of their own accord. Other 
methods of naturalizing are to plant the bulbs around the 
bases of trees or stumps, or along old fences. 
Cultivation and Watering 
Bik do not require much hoeing or cultivation. Anyway, 
do not hoe deeply. Just stir the top layer of soil gently. 
The frequency of hoeing is determined by the frequency of 
rainfall or watering. 
It is better to soak the ground thoroughly each time you 
water, and not so often, than to water only briefly and fre- 
quently. Brief waterings do not soak into the ground, but 
heavy waterings do. 
Now allow time for the soil to dry sufficiently, then hoe, 
usually the next day. In any event, hoe as soon as a crust 
forms. : 
If you hoe too late after watering, your bulbs will suffer 
from loss of moisture, which will evaporate from the soil’s 
surface. A loose top soil prevents evaporation. 
Winter Care 
Bee are very hardy, and usually survive the most severe 
winters, but you should give them some protection, not 
so much against sub-zero temperatures, but to prevent heay- 
ing of the soil. 
UPPER LAYER HEAVES 
AIR SPACE 



The above drawing shows how winter injury occurs. During 
mild weather, melting snows or rains wet the top layer of 
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