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put in, and nevertheless, in due season the Daffo- 

 dils began to grow and produced their bloom in 

 the semidusk under the benches, providing us with 

 many unlooked for and unexpected bouquets of 

 lovely flowers. 



Tulip beds such as one frequently sees in parks 

 and on large estates, laid out in design, are very 

 effective and not at all hard to duplicate. 



During the late great war the writer had a bed 

 of over two thousand Tulips on his lawn, laid out 

 in a field of white with a large red cross in the 

 center. At such a time this design created a great 

 deal of comment and was much appreciated. 



The usual method is to first prepare the bed 

 and then mark on it the design with a sharp stick, 

 afterwards planting the bulbs with a small trowel 

 or dibble. 



Several unusual and effective planting methods 

 that should 'be of interest will be mentioned here. 



First, the Three-in-one bed will be described. 

 The soil is dug from the bed to a depth of seven or 

 eight inches, Hyacinth bulbs arranged in the bot- 

 tom and covered with soil. Next some Darwin 

 Tulips are used, care being taken of course to see 

 that these are not placed directly over the Hya- 

 cinths. Cover the Tulip Bulbs with soil, and 

 lastly put in some Crocus bul ( bs two inches 

 under the top soil, and firm the soil down well. 



Very early in spring the Crocus will come up 



