. Dreer's autumn catalogue : 1896 bulbs, plants, seeds. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Established 1838. AUTUMN, 1896. Incorporated 1892. DREER'S * CATALOGUE OF. BULBS, SEEDS, PLANTS, Etc. ®QQQQQQQ£ Bulbs for Autumn Planting TO the lover of flowers, there is no class of plants so much prized as those which are produced from bulbs. The reason is easily found, because within the bulbs are stored all the future glory of leaves and flowers, only requiring the simplest culture to de
. Dreer's autumn catalogue : 1896 bulbs, plants, seeds. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Established 1838. AUTUMN, 1896. Incorporated 1892. DREER'S * CATALOGUE OF. BULBS, SEEDS, PLANTS, Etc. ®QQQQQQQ£ Bulbs for Autumn Planting TO the lover of flowers, there is no class of plants so much prized as those which are produced from bulbs. The reason is easily found, because within the bulbs are stored all the future glory of leaves and flowers, only requiring the simplest culture to develop them in their highest perfection. Success is therefore the rule, and to the many amateurs who year after year give much of their time and attention to the cultivation of various plants with little success, our advice is, TRY SOME BULBS. Another reason why bulbs are prized so highly is that a large number of them produce their flowers in very early spring, when the rest of Nature is asleep. Then it is that a clump of Snowdrops, Scillas, or Chinodoxas, impart to the garden an air of warmth and cheer that can not be accomplished in any other way. Following these modest flowers, come the showier Crocus, Narcissus, Hyacinths, Tulips, Iris, etc., etc., in all their dazzling colors, keeping up a continuous display well into the summer. With no other material can be secured such a wealth of charming flowers of infinite variety of form and coloring, with so little trouble and at so small an outlay. TIME OE PLANTING. To the beginner, we would particularly emphasize the fact that now and not spring-time is the time to plant all kinds of spring flowering bulbs. The larger part of the bulbs offered in this catalogue reach us from Holland early in September, and the sooner they are planted after that, the greater will be the measure of success; therefore, ORDER EARLY. Plant in Open Ground. As a general rule, the bulbs should be planted in October and November, so that the roots may m
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