Archive image from page 8 of Descriptive list (1938). Descriptive list . descriptivelist1940cham Year: 1938 SIZES OF BULBS No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 MEDIUM No. 5 SMALL These pictures show the average size of bulbs. No. 1 will often run larger than this. For the very best bloom the large sizes should be chosen. Sometimes there is not a great deal of LARGE difference between the blooms from No. 1 and No. 2. Some varieties do not natur- ally make a large bulb. Medium bulbs will give you very fine bloom. Many growers prefer No. 4 to any other size. Small bulbs will most all bloom and will give very cr
Archive image from page 8 of Descriptive list (1938). Descriptive list . descriptivelist1940cham Year: 1938 SIZES OF BULBS No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 MEDIUM No. 5 SMALL These pictures show the average size of bulbs. No. 1 will often run larger than this. For the very best bloom the large sizes should be chosen. Sometimes there is not a great deal of LARGE difference between the blooms from No. 1 and No. 2. Some varieties do not natur- ally make a large bulb. Medium bulbs will give you very fine bloom. Many growers prefer No. 4 to any other size. Small bulbs will most all bloom and will give very creditable flowers and make fine large bulbs for another year. Personally I like No. 3 size. I would very much prefer a young No. 3 bulb to a large old one, such as are often sold in cheap collections and in chain stores, tho to the novice the very large bulbs look the best. If the largest bulbs are used for exhibition flowers all eyes but one should be cut out. My packages of bulblets and in bulk will be mostly medium size. In small quantities es- pecially of the newer varieties I send out extra large or jumbos as far as possible tho some varieties never make anything larger than medi- um sized bulblets tho they germinate well. Some varieties will make bulblets even larger than the largest size pictured. Bulblets do not usually bloom tho some varieties will if started early and are given good culture and plenty of room. Extra Large Bl. Lar Bt. Medium Bh Small Bt I certainly had some beautiful flowers from the medium Glad bulbs that 1 purchased rem you this spring. They were the best that I have ever had.' —Miss A. J. Graffam, Maine. 5
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