. Wholesale price-list : bulbs, palms, etc., fall 1902. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Tarrytown Catalogs; Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Palms Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 6 WHOLESALE PRICE-LIST BULBS, PALMS, ETC. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, N. TULIPS. Ready for delivery in September. FINEST VARIETIES FOR FORCING AND BEDDING. Gold Medal, Highest Award, Pan-American Exposition, May, 1901. On this page is a photograph showing part of our large exhibit of tulips at the Pan-American Exposition. We planted there about fifty tho
. Wholesale price-list : bulbs, palms, etc., fall 1902. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Tarrytown Catalogs; Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Palms Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 6 WHOLESALE PRICE-LIST BULBS, PALMS, ETC. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, N. TULIPS. Ready for delivery in September. FINEST VARIETIES FOR FORCING AND BEDDING. Gold Medal, Highest Award, Pan-American Exposition, May, 1901. On this page is a photograph showing part of our large exhibit of tulips at the Pan-American Exposition. We planted there about fifty thousand bulbs, which when in flower in May were a revelation to all who saw them, and which, as the Florists' Review expressed it, was 11 the greatest displaj' of tulips ever seen outside of ; The varieties used in our exhibit were Artus, Joost van Vondel, Rosamundi Huykman, Bizard Verdict, Cardi- nal's Hat, Due van Tholl Scarlet, Wapen van Leiden, Couleur Ponceau. Rachel Ruisch, Alba Regalis, Cottage Maid. Keizerskroon. L'Immaculee, Brutus. Chrysolora, Duchesse de Parma, Crimson King, Standard Royal Silver, and Yellow Prince. These were planted in large masses of solid colors, producing a striking effect. Onthe following page, in the upper left-hand corner, we give a view of the largest bed, containing over thirteen thousand bulbs. The lower photo- graph shows some of the other beds, with the Horticultural Building in the background. Altogether, our exhibit created a sensation, and was one of the chief attractions at the opening of the Exposition in May. We received the highest award for tulips, both on account of the extent of the exhibit and the high quality of the flowers. The use of tulips for bedding for early spring-flowering is increasing from year to year, for nothing that can be planted gives such satisfactory re- turns for the outlay. The use of named Varieties is constantly on the increase, as they are much more effective when planted in solid blocks, in
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