144 PLANNING AND PLANTING 



and bloom first, and by the time they are out of the 

 way the Hyacinths will appear, and last of all, 

 the stately Darwins in all their glory, and your 

 bed will have served a triple purpose where usually 

 it would have made but a single display. 



Another very effective planting is to fill the bed 

 with Daffodils and purple Hyacinths, alternating 

 the bulbs, first one and then the other. Daffodils 

 and Hyacinths bloom at the same time, and the 

 color contrast of yellow and purple is very hand- 

 some indeed, and very pleasing. 



Beds may also be alternated with Single Early 

 Tulips and the late Darwins, making the beds 

 fulfill a double function. For the singles we would 

 use such sorts as Belle Alliance, Yellow King or 

 Keizerskroon, and Pride of Haarlem or Ronald 

 Gun for the Darwins. 



The early tulips, of course, bloom first, and 

 have finished blooming by the time the Darwins 

 appear, and such an arrangement just doubles 

 the pleasure the beds will afford. 



To most amateurs it is a problem what to do 

 about the bulbs after they have finished bloom- 

 ing, whether to leave them in the ground or to take 

 them up, and if so, when. 



The bulbs may be removed from the beds after 

 the foliage has begun to assume a grayish tinge 

 and to die down. They should be thoroughly dried 

 in a cool airy room, tops and roots removed, and 



