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SUCCESSION CROPS 



EASY enough it is to plan successive flower 

 crops for different parts of a place: but not 

 so easy, considering the limited amount of nour- 

 ishment in the soil and the habit of growth of 

 various flowering plants, to cover one spot for 

 weeks with flowers. An immense variety of treat- 

 ment is possible and much disagreement must be 

 beforehand conceded. Calculations for varying 

 latitudes must be made with more than usual 

 care; and the question of individual taste asserts 

 itself with great insistence. 



A very rough and hard bank of nearly solid 

 clay with a south exposure has for some years 

 been planted to narcissus Emperor, Cynosure, and 

 one or two other rather later varieties. Striking 

 boldly along among these, while in full bloom, 

 grows an irregular line, thickening and thinning 

 in places, of tulip Vermilion Brilliant, absolutely 

 described by its name. As the flowers of these 

 scarlet and yellow bulbs commence to fade, the 



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