PLANNING A SPRING GARDEN 



easily grown and "run out" in a few years. The common 

 daffodils (both double and single) are very lovely, and if given 

 half -shade are a yearly delight. 



The common snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) is much more 

 delicate than the named varieties and spreads happily with 

 no care at all, while the more expensive sorts are uncertain 

 and difficult. Crocuses may be had at three or four dollars 

 a thousand if one gets single colors, and it is unnecessary to 

 buy named sorts. Among the best all-round tulips are the 

 Due van Thol varieties for early ones and the Darwin for 

 late; the latter may be had in a mixture for two dollars a 

 hundred. 



WHERE TO PLANT THEM 



Aside from the show-beds, which are not so easy to manage 

 and, unless just right, are disappointing, there are many de- 

 lightful uses for bulbs. Plant crocuses at the foot of shrubs 

 or in colonies in the grass. Take up a piece of sod and set 

 the bulbs in irregular patches, then replace the sod. They 

 should be three inches deep and about four inches apart. 



Instead of trying to make grass grow under a tree and sun- 

 loving shrubs eke out an unhappy existence in the shade, 

 plant the pips of lily-of-the-valley and they will carpet the 

 ground in a surprisingly short time. On the north side of 

 the house, where the grass does not grow well, plant snow- 

 drops in it just as you planted crocuses. All the care needed 

 is to refrain from the use of the lawn-mower until the leaves 

 have wilted. In a hardy border set your daffodils and poets' 

 narcissus (which cost five dollars a thousand), putting the 

 bulbs of the latter six to seven inches deep and only three 

 inches apart, to make strong clumps, and you will have plenty 

 to cut and bring into the house. (Cut when half opened and 



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