THE GROWING OF 

 BULBS :: :: :: 



O garden is complete that does 

 not include a collection of 

 hardy bulbs. They give us 

 flowers from a month to six 

 weeks earlier in the season 

 than we can expect them 

 from most herbaceous plants 

 and ordinary shrubs, thus bridging over the 

 long interval between the going of the snow 

 and the coming of the Peonies and the Aqui- 

 legias. We have no plants of easier culture, 

 and few plants that cost us less labor. They 

 can be grown in almost any soil, and the beds in 

 which they are grown can be given up to an- 

 nuals, after their flowering period is over, with- 

 out disturbing them or injuring them in the 

 least. 



In view of these facts, the lover of flowers 

 who has not a collection of bulbs is urged to 

 make one, and it is the purpose of this article 

 to give such information as the amateur needs 

 in doing so. 



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