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How to Make a Flower Garden 



three inches of the manure already described, not alone for the protection 

 given to the bulbs, but also for the sustenance derived from it. That covering 



should be taken off in the spring, 

 when all danger of severe frost 

 is past, about the time the bulbs 

 begin to send up their growths. 

 This refers particularly to hya- 

 cinths and tulips, but applies to 

 nearly all varieties. 



The place to plant bulbs and 

 the formation of the beds must 

 be determined by the individual 

 facilities of the planter. If op- 

 portunity exists to have large beds 

 in fancy designs, they should be 

 adopted — nothing is more attrac- 

 tive. For this purpose hyacinths 

 and tulips are admirably fitted. 

 Curved beds or fancy scrolls of 

 tulips along the drives on large 

 estates, or even on modest ones, 

 are most effective. In planting, 

 care should be taken to obtain 

 varieties which bloom at the same 

 time and attain the same heights, or the desired effect will be 

 lost. Round, square, oblong, crescent, star -shaped, oval — in fact, 

 any bed design which suits the owner's fancy and will harmonise 

 with the surroundings may be adopted for planting hyacinths and 

 tulips. Good contrasting colours should be used and so planted as to 

 bring out and accentuate the adjoining colours. Beds of one solid colour 

 will find favour with many, and are very effective. All the dealers in bulbs 

 cater to the demand for this style of planting, and have lists of varieties 

 made up especially for it, so that the intending planter need not be at a 

 loss as to what varieties to select. All he need decide is the size of the beds 

 and their form, and the dealer will be able to give him the material, properly 

 selected, for planting them. It is well, however, to note the names of particu- 

 lar varieties which have given the planter especial satisfaction. 



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