CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
To grow hardy bulbs with success does not necessitate a wide knowledge 
of them, once their general requirements, which are very few, are understood. 
The most essential requirement is proper drainage of the ground in which 
they are planted. Failure to adhere to this principle usually leads to disaster. 
This can be confirmed by observing that all bulbs in general growing in their 
native habitat, are in well drained ground. Most of the bulbs we are offering 
require a well drained soil, and a well drained soil includes a good shovel~ 
fult of builder’s sand spaded into the area in which you intend to plant your 
bulbs. The ratioytherefor@ is two parts loam to one part sand. 
A little bone meal, mixed well below the bulbs, is the only safe fertilizer 
to be used at planting time. We recommend no other fertilizer. In order 
to preserve the bulbs, it is advisable to remove the seed pods that form after 
flowering, especially so in the species of tulips. 
It is our desire that you succeed with the bulbs we are offering. We have 
noted the planting depth, and have made special notes where required. This 
should help the amateur a great deal. 
PLEASE READ CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
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