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bulbs stored in a cool dry place until the succeed- 

 ing planting season. 



If you wish, the bulbs may be left in the ground 

 to bloom the second or even the third successive 

 season, and while they will usually do fairly well, 

 they will not of course be as uniform as the first 

 season. 



When the bulbs have been planted to a suffi- 

 cient depth, the smaller rooted annuals may be 

 planted in the beds over the bulbs without caus- 

 ing any serious disturbance. Such sorts as ver- 

 benas, heliotrope, nasturtium, petunias, and asters 

 for instance. 



Larger rooted subjects as cannas, geraniums, 

 etc., would not be advisable plantings unless the 

 bulbs had first been removed from the beds. 



Tulips and Daffodils should be set with the tops 

 of the bulbs three or four inches underground, and 

 anywhere from two to six inches apart. Hya- 

 cinths want to be five or six inches under the soil, 

 and the Crocus and other small bulbs two inches 

 under. 



After the bulbs are planted, firm the soil down 

 well by tramping over the beds, and cover with a 

 heavy mulch of leaves, straw, coarse manure or 

 evergreen boughs for winter protection, removing 

 the mulch from the beds usually about late March 

 in this latitude. 



Be sure your beds are so made that water and 



