Childs' fall catalogue of bulbs and plants that bloom . f desired, they can be li ftin the beds the whole year. PREPARATION OF BEDS-Spade up so that th* bedswill be a little higher than the surface, so that water w illreadily drain off. If the soil is poor, add a liberal quantityof well-rotted manure. TIME TO PLANT^-September and October are I lie bestmonths for planting bulbs in the garden, though it may liedone in November and December. Set them from one tosix inc hes apart, according to variety or size, and from oneto three inches deep. PROTECTION —A ft er planting, the beds should becovere
Childs' fall catalogue of bulbs and plants that bloom . f desired, they can be li ftin the beds the whole year. PREPARATION OF BEDS-Spade up so that th* bedswill be a little higher than the surface, so that water w illreadily drain off. If the soil is poor, add a liberal quantityof well-rotted manure. TIME TO PLANT^-September and October are I lie bestmonths for planting bulbs in the garden, though it may liedone in November and December. Set them from one tosix inc hes apart, according to variety or size, and from oneto three inches deep. PROTECTION —A ft er planting, the beds should becovered with leaves, straw or other coarse litter (as a mulchor protection), which should be removed when the bulbsstart in early spring. This is not necessary to save the bulbsfor most kinds are perfect ly hardy in any situation w it hoi it protection, but it is most advisable to do it. for it pn Pea the vitality of the bulbs to a great extent, and when inbloom you can notice that those which were protected willdo twice as good as those which were not. 5. OUR GREAT SURPRISE GOMrEGTION. Larger and Finer This Year Than Ever Before.$ or $ Worth of the Choicest Bulbs for Only $ We are obliged to grow and import enormous stocks of all kinds of Bulbs, generally more than is necessary, to makesure of having enough. It is our custom, after the heavy fall business is about over, in November, to take this surplus stockof various good things, make it into Surprise Collections, and otlersame to our customers, giving them four or five timesthe value of their money. In fact, the surprise is the great amount of fine Bulbs one gets for the money paid. Thesecollections cannot be sent out until about the tenth of November, and will be entirely of our own selection, from kinds ofwhich we have a surplus. No collection will be made up for less than one dollar, and from that up to any amount the pur-chaser may desire. They will be sent free, by mail, unless desired by express; and in that
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