Grestings 
FROM THE CITY OF TULIPS 
The 1953 Festival dates for “Tulip Time” are set for May 13th to 16th. 
Tulips bloom during the month of May. If you wish to see the largest number 
of Tulips in bloom, please be guided by your local weather conditions, depending 
on whether the season is late or early. If in doubt, we shall be glad to advise 
you, if you write in, requesting the information. 
FAMOUS Rainbows A 
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GUARANTEED BLOOMING.SIZE BULBS 
For Less Than 6¢ Each in ¥QO Lots 
This mixture contains over 300 different varieties, in planting 100 bulbs you will hardly, find 2 flowers alike. 
Do not confuse this with any cheap bargain offers TOP SIZE 
you read about today, those offers fail to give satis- Averaging 4 to 5 inches in ciréumierence or 1% 
faction because of the small size bulbs supplied. Nelis to 1!/2 inches in diameter. This assortmeniJsxqur own 
Blooming Size Rainbow Collections are Guaranteed mixture and consists of some of all the vVabeties we 
to Bloom 100% the first season. grow. 
Available in Two Sizes as Follows: me A oe ah ae ee : 
BLOOMING SIZE : 
334, inches in circumference, or 1!% to 1% inches 
in diameter. 
50 bulbs for $3.25 250 bulbs for $14.25 : 
100 bulbs for 5.90 1000 bulbs for 55.00 Warehouse Prices for Large 
) Plantings of Tulip Bulbs of 
Our Superior Quality— 
Nelis Rainbow Mixture 
This mixture is the result of years of work, 
it is admired each May by thousands of our 
Tulip Time visitors who come back year after 
year from all over the country to enjoy our 
display fields in full bloom. 
Ideal for Borders or Curb Plantings. Sim- 
ply measure the distance you wish to cover 
along driveways, walks, borders or shrubbery. 
That’s all there is to it. We will send you 
the correct amount of bulbs needed to make 
a full, generous planting, 3 abreast, in ex- 
actly the same way the bulbs are planted in 
Holland, Michigan’s famous Tulip Lanes. 
Purchases from this offer are shipped 
F.O.B. Holland, Michigan, Express Collect. 
Minimum Order 25 Feet 
