FLOWER-BEDS: THEIR 



growing sorts can often be planted in nooks 

 and corners and against a wide space of win- 

 dowless wall with fine effect. I would not 

 advise using the two classes together to a great 

 extent, however. Give the hardy plants a 

 place of their own, where they can receive the 

 care they require, which is quite different from 

 that required by the annuals. 



In the beds given over to annuals, during the 

 summer, bulbs can be grown to excellent ad- 

 vantage. These should be near the house, 

 where their beauty can be enjoyed by its occu- 

 pants without their being obliged to go out- 

 of-doors to pay them a visit. The plants will 

 have completed their flowering before the time 

 comes to plant annuals among them. This can 

 be done without disturbing them, if one is care- 

 ful in stirring the soil for the reception of seed. 

 It will not be necessary to go down into the 

 soil with rake or hoe deep enough to reach the 

 bulb. Leave the foliage untouched, as it is 

 quite necessary that it should remain until the 

 bulb has completed its annual growth, which 

 takes place immediately after flowering. As 

 soon as the growing period is over, this foliage 

 will ripen and fall off, and there will be no dis- 

 figurement of the bed from it. 



