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The fall is also the best time to plant lilies, but as they are generally 

 regarded as summer bloomers they will not be treated m this connection. 

 It is possible to plant lilies in the spring, but the bulbs start early and should 

 not have a setback. In this connection I would remind the reader that 

 many other bulbous and herbaceous plants, as peonies and iris, which are 

 commonly planted in the spring, can be planted also m the fall. 



There are many other bulbs and roots which can be planted in the 

 fall which are not specifically mentioned, but I trust that enough has 

 been said to create a wider interest in this beautiful and valuable section 

 of flowering plants. 



II. Practical Directions for Bulb Culture 

 By Edward J. Canning 



Fall bulbs are so called because they are received and planted in the fall 

 of the year; also in contradistinction to summer bulbs, which are planted in 

 spring. They are nearly all imported from Holland. Millions of them are 

 brought into this country during September, October, and November. 

 Fall bulbs include all those early spring-flowering bulbous plants which 

 brighten up the garden almost before the dreary days ot winter are past. 

 Crocuses, snowdrops, scillas, star of Bethlehem, narcissus, daffodils, jonquils, 

 tulips, and Dutch hyacinths are household words. 



From the little attention that these plants require, together with their 

 cheapness, there is no reason why any one who may possess only a few feet 

 of ground should not have and enjoy them, and extend their cultivation in 

 grounds of more ample proportions. Their requirements are simple indeed. 

 We plant them in the fall because it is the season in which they make their 

 roots and establish themselves well in the ground ready to begin work in 

 spring. All bulbs must be well rooted before active growth can take place 

 aboveground. In this they are somewhat analogous to seeds which, when 

 germinating, always make the roots first, so as to be able to draw nourish- 

 ment from the soil to support the growth aboveground. 



The depth of planting fall bulbs varies with the different species, but 

 all should have a covering of two inches of soil above the top of the bulb. 

 Therefore, hyacinths and narcissus should be planted five to six inches deep 



