56 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 



Plant the bulbs in the lawn the same as crocuses, 

 or in small beds in protected places. A circular space 

 eight inches in diameter is large enough for a dozen 

 bulbs. Take out the soil to a depth of six inches. If it is 

 poor, mix it with sand and fine manure, so that it will 



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FIG. 37. Scilla Sibirica in the Lawn 



The illustration shows flowers in bloom on March 15, in Cambridge, 

 Massachusetts 



consist of one half soil, one fourth sand, and one fourth 

 manure. Put the prepared soil into the hole so that it 

 will reach to within three inches of the top after it is well 

 packed ; then plant the bulbs and fill in the soil gradu- 

 ally. Push it down carefully with the ends of the fingers, 

 so that the bulbs will be set in the ground firmly, with the 

 tops up. Cover them with enough earth so that no depres- 

 sion will remain to collect water after the soil is settled. 



