POINTS TO REMEMBER 
Positively do not plant bulbs in 
borders or beds which are badly 
drained. Perfect drainage is vital and 
the most important instruction we can 
give you. Our guarantee does not 
cover losses from this cause. 
Never use any strong commercial fer- 
tilizer or fresh manure when planting 
bulbs. 
When picking the flowers do not cut 
away any more foliage from your 
bulbous plants than is necessary. Leaves 
and foliage store up food for next 
year’s blooming. 
Do ‘not let seed pods remain on the 
stems after flowers have faded—it 
weakens the bulbs. 
Do not dig up bulbs before foliage 
shows signs of dying, changing to yel- 
low or brown. 
Never dry bulbs in the sun—always 
in the shade. 
Do not grow Tulips year after year 
in the same place. Sooner or later 
they may be attacked with a fungous 
disease called ‘‘fire blight,*’ which at- 
tacks both foliage and flowers. Either 
change the soil or the location; in 
other words, follow the principle of 
crop rotation. 
Bulbs should not be stored in an 
air-tight container. 
Valley Springs, Ark. 
Dear Sir: Oct. 17, 1949 
I received my bulbs in fine 
shape, and want to tell you how 
well pleased I am with them. 
They are really the nicest bulbs I 
have ever seen and am sure they 
will all grow, unless something 
unforeseen happens to them. 
Thanking you. Sincerely, 
Ruth Wallace, P. M. 
Holdrege, Nebr. 
Gentlemen: Nov. 15, 1949 
I wish to thank you very much 
for sending to me such splendid 
large bulbs in the bulb order for 
which I wrote to you on Oct. 10, 
1949. The bulbs arrived here in 
Holdrege in splendid condition, 
and I wish to thank you very 
very much for sending such ex- 
tremely fine large double bulbs. 
Also I wish to thank you for 
sending to me your very attrac- 
tive and educational catalog. 
Sincerely, F. Leplie 
Milwaukee, Wis. 
Gentlemen: June 26, 1949 
The Tulips that I have pur- 
chased from you in the ‘past years 
have been so pretty that I just 
can’t pass up the opportunity of 
securing more new varieties from 
your 1949 catalog. 
I have the great Red Emperor 
Tulip from you mixed with yel- 
low Daffodils which makes a 
beautiful showing in early spring, 
followed with a mixture of other 
Tulips, and last year I ordered 
some double Darwin Tulips from 
you, which showed up so well 
that I cannot resist ordering 
more. So many of my friends ad- 
mired these double Tulips, hav- 
ing such large blossoms carried 
on strong stems. All bulbs order- 
ed from you have grown and 
bloomed. Very truly yours, 
Mr. Emil Kieckhefer 
So. Windham, Me. 
Dear Sir: May 26, 1949 
I am writing to tell you about 
the Tulips I baught from you 
last fall. I do believe they are the 
most beautiful Tulips I have ever 
seen. Usually the pictures flatter 
but these Tulips are as beautiful 
and more so than the pictures. 
Sincerely yours, 
Mrs. J. W. Mayo 
