. Annual descriptive catalogue of Dutch bulbs, flower roots, etc. for autumn planting. Nursery stock Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Joseph Breck & Sons (corporation) Boston, Mass. TUMPS. The perfect hardiness, ease of culture, varied markings, brilliant colors and in some cases sweet perfume make the Tulip as popular today as it was two hundred years ago when the mania for it, at any price, raged so furiously in Holland. They are effec- tive and desirable even as single speci
. Annual descriptive catalogue of Dutch bulbs, flower roots, etc. for autumn planting. Nursery stock Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Joseph Breck & Sons (corporation) Boston, Mass. TUMPS. The perfect hardiness, ease of culture, varied markings, brilliant colors and in some cases sweet perfume make the Tulip as popular today as it was two hundred years ago when the mania for it, at any price, raged so furiously in Holland. They are effec- tive and desirable even as single specimens, but it is when grown in masses that the best effect is pro- duced. Any good garden soil will do for the Tu- lip. When the soil is naturally poor a mixture of equal parts well rotted manure, well rotted sods or good loam or leaf mould may be applied. See that the drainage is good before planting, which should be done in October or November. Set the bulbs three and a half inches deep and five inches apart. A half inch of sand beneath the bulb is of essential benefit in preventing injury from excessive wet. VAN THOL TULIPS are the earliest and especially adapted for pot culture. The best effect is obtained by planting from six to twelve bulbs in a large pot. The varieties marked (f) bloom simultaneously about twelve days later than the VAN THOLS. This key will be useful in selecting' for masses. Although nearly all the single early sorts will force to a certain extent, those marked (*) are the most suitable. The kinds that have an (Ex:) affixed are the finest for exhibition. The figures affixed indicate about the height in inches to which each variety Single Early — White. Doz. 100 White, large and fine $ $ 6. Pure white, very AlbaRegalis, t9 Due Van Thol, fine Jagt Van Delft, *S. Pure white . La Reine, to. (Synonym; Queen Vic toria). White, tinged with rose; ex cellent bedding sort L'lmmaculee, 19. Pure white Perle Blanche, f8. Pure white . Potte
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