Not really....most bulbs look a lot alike and there's lots of room for confusion. There's room for confusion in how deep you should plant them too..if you haven't already (I would have).

I found this that seems to help:

http://www.gardenexpress.com.au/bulb-identification-planting-depth-guide.html

I am aware that the depth can depend on the size of the bulb although some like to be surface bulbs as I recently discovered that elephant ears are.

The smaller the higher, the larger the deeper.
Next spring is going to be an adventure.

My raised bed has a grid below it to prevent varmints from tunneling in and I plan to cover it well for the winter.

The complete compendium of bulbs with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one....

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/bulb_identification.pdf

I guess I have my rainy days cut our for me......

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"She had sold her property and had to vacate before August 29th when the plows tilled everything under so the new owners could plant a lawn."

What a depressing thought. I guess when I sell my garden I will move out of the country and will never look back, eh?

I bet the new owner will find unexpected plants grow through his new lawn.

As somebody posted, many bulbs look alike, so hard to ID now; however, next spring when foliage appears you will hv a better shot at getting them IDed. I will say that many if my gladiolus bulbs are purple so may b what you have

Definitely not gladiola. These are not binconclave but have a tear-drop shape. They have very smooth skin. At least I can keep these together...

Some have a ring where the roots are. Does this happen for bulbs other than Hyacinth?

By ring you may be referring to their basal plate. I think all bulbs/corms have basal plates.

Maybe it is the size of this basal plate that I am seeing. It is about 1" on Hyacinth and very small for tulips if at all.

"What a depressing thought. I guess when I sell my garden I will move out of the country and will never look back, eh? "

That is what I thought when I heard it but when I talked to her she was not all that bothered. My guess is that she was content letting many gardeners take plants and they they would find good homes. She still has her gardening circles and will be doing volunteer work as a gardener.

While we were digging up plants, we found many, if not hundreds of plant tags that did not relate to plants nearby anymore but were more an evidence of history. It was not until the day-too-late that I thought we should have gathered them too.

We could have made a "Garden History" scrap book so that she could thumb through and reminiscence " and this one was near the garage and bloomed orange late spring."...

"The complete compendium of bulbs with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one.... "

Is this house just half a mile from the RR track? You're not trying to start a movement, are you? Hope you have this figured out by Thanksgiving! Just don't kill kill kill...

Sending good vibes to your old hippie bulbs!

Right now, they are just sitting on the "Group W" bench waiting for the tomatoes to vacate the raised beds.

Here is what it looks like now.

This is what it looked like before: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.71168,-72.6603353,3a,75y,57.1h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s6a3ZPTrdLNXolomi0GVMbQ!2e0

As a matter of fact, it is about 1/2 mile from the RR Track.
Check it out.

Oh my gosh!!!!! I compared the photos. Funny how people's taste is so different. I loved the before, but the after ....... Hmmm. I hope she is not sad about it, she made some neighbours very happy!

I sold a house with 32 roses. I moved 2 sentimental ones before showing the house to anyone. I offered buyer that I could remove roses and replace with easier care plants. Oh. Nononono, they had lawyer write in contract the 32 roses were not to be touched. 2nd year later previous neighbour called to say all roses pulled out by truck and chain and in garbage!

Makes me want to weep.