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Excerpt from Dreer's Hints on the Growing of Bulbs
Another reason why bulbs are prized so highly is because a large part Of them produce their ?owers in very early spring when the rest of nature is asleep. Then it is that a clump of Snowdrops, Scillas, or Chionodoxas impart to the garden an air of warmth and cheer that cannot be accomplished in any other way. Following these modest ?owers come the showier Cro cus, Narcissus, Hyacinths, Tulips, 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 charm ing ?owers Of infinite variety of form and coloring, with so little trouble and at so small an outlay.
TO succeed with bulbs it is necessary to begin right by get ting sound bulbs Of good size, and we would warn intending purchasers against buying cheap, undersized bulbs, and expect the fine results Obtained from such as we Offer. Our sources of Supply are the best in this country and abroad, the leading growers of the world having for years supplied us with their choicest stock.
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