the plants are still fast asleep. The Erythronium 

 (Dog's tooth violet) is a lovely little plant with 

 her beautifully spotted leaves and drooping 

 flowers 5 6 inchess high, white, purple and rose. 

 It flowers in March. Plant in September and 

 October, about 3 inches deep in not too heavy soil. 



We spoke about the Galanthus or Snowdrop. 

 Big patches in the border of it next to the Aconite 

 make a lovely show in very early spring. 



Of the Iris family, we find a few specimens 

 specially good for the border. The Iris histrioides 

 (light blue) and the Iris reticulata (dark blue 

 with a lovely scent of violets) attain a height of 

 4 6 inches. Plant them in August, early 

 September in not too heavy soil, 2 inches deep in 

 a sunny spot. 



The Muscari or Grape Hyacinth is very well 

 known. The white and the blue Muscari on their 

 5 7 inch high stem (specially the blue, with its 

 strong colour) do very well everywhere, either in 

 the rockery or the border, and attract at once 

 the eye. The flowering time is March and April. 

 Plant bulbs in October 2 inches deep. The 

 Puschkinia libanotica or Striped Squill reminds 

 one of Scilla. The flower spikes, about 6 or 7 

 inches high, appear in April. The saxony-china- 

 blue flowers grow in trusses. Plant in early 

 autumn 2 3 inches deep. The Scilla sibirica 

 (the blue squill of early spring) is already 

 mentioned. The strong blue, quite different from 



the Muscari produces a lovely effect. The Triteleia 

 (also known as Brodiaea uniflora or Spring Star 

 flower) is a hardy bulb bearing lovely starry 

 mauve, white flowers on a stem about 7 in. high. 

 It flowers in April. It thrives w;ell in any corner, 

 provided that it is sheltered and sunny. 



The taller bulbous plants add a great charm 

 and enormous attraction to the border. As a mat- 

 ter of fact, all the tulips already mentioned can 

 find a suitable spot in the border. Of course, one 

 should not plant them indiscriminately. One 

 should take in account the time of flowering 

 (early or late tulips) the height and the volume 

 of colour (do not plant f. i. a big patch of glaring 

 red tulips leaving the surrounding part bare). Be 

 careful with very strong colours. Do not put your 

 Darwins, Breeders and Parrot tulips too much 

 in the front, and do not forget that when flowe- 

 ring time is over there is sufficient perennial 

 material around to hide the gradually withering 

 leaves of your bulbs. Be careful when planting. 

 Striking for the border is a group of tulips of the 

 same height in mixed colours. Hyacinths do also 

 well in a border, specially small groups of 

 miniature hyacinths. 



Very artistic are the Alliums (of the family of 

 onions and garlic). (Do not pick the flowers for 

 the drawing room please !) The Allium giganteum 

 and the Allium Rosenbachianum (40 60 inches 

 high) are fine objects for the border. They flower 



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