SPRING GARDEN AND ITS BULBS 45 



Yew, of Beech and of Nut, green paths lead into 

 and through the wood that is thickly spread 

 with white stars of Anemone, pale Primroses, 

 and blue Dog-violets. In a border under the 

 balustrade of the terrace, groups of the beautiful 

 single Tulip, Proserpine^ were set among yellow 

 and deep velvet-brown Polyanthus, a strik- 

 ing and effective combination. And a rustic 

 basket on the lawn was delightful though 

 rustic baskets are usually but little to my taste 

 in which pale blue Hyacinths rose out of a 

 mass of double white Arabis. It fairly foamed 

 over the sides of the basket ; and the flower- 

 spikes were so unusually large that I was curi- 

 ous to know how it was treated. Its owner 

 simply cuts it close after it has flowered, and 

 she finds this promotes much stronger shoots 

 and flowers for next season. 



How far more beautiful are such combina- 

 tions of bulbs with a grounding of some dwarf 

 growing flower, or other bulb, than the bed 

 of merely one kind of Tulip, Hyacinth, or 

 Daffodil. It lies practically bare for four 

 months after planting ; and though gorgeous 



