THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



Aug. plants in the garden might Hft, divide, and replant the 

 1^31 bulbs. Those who have to purchase need not buy 



before they procure their 



Fig. 64.— Daffodils in Boxes. 

 a. Drainage. 



i. The bulbs buried in the compost. 

 e. How to dispose the bulbs in the box. 



main bulb supply in 

 October, unless they 

 vi^ant to force for early 

 bloom ; in the latter 

 case they may order at 

 once, and put the bulbs 

 close together in large 

 pots or boxes, in a 

 compost of loam (pre- 

 dominating), leaf mould, 

 and sand. The two 



earliest of the Polyanthus or bunch-flowered Narcissi 



are Paper White and Double Roman ; Golden Spur, 



Henry Irving, Obval- 



laris, and Pallidus Prae- 



cox are early Daffodils. 



All may be buried in 



ashes or cocoa-nut fibre 



refuse for a few weeks. 

 Freesias and Roman 



Hyacinths. — Pot more 



of these beautiful early 



flowering bulbs. The 



Hyacinths should be 



plunged like the Daf- 

 fodils, but the Freesias 



should not. 



Pruning Hedges. — 



Those who satisfy themselves with clipping Privet and 



Thorn Hedges once a year had better do it soon, for 



the shoots will soon cease extending and begin to 

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Fig. 65.— Pruning a Privet Hedge. 



a. A thin part of the hedge. 



b. Stronger parts. 



c. How the hedge should be cut, or pruned 



back. 



