H2 POPULAR GARDEN FLOWERS 



Assuming that he has a selection of different varieties, 

 he will be well advised to arrange them in groups, the 

 number of bulbs in each ranging from three to a dozen, 

 according to the size of the bed and the number of the 

 varieties available. Six bulbs make a very nice clump. 

 They should be set about six inches apart, and there 

 should be a space of at least nine inches between the 

 different clumps. The larger sorts, such as Emperor, 

 Maximus, and Sir Watkin, may go in the middle, and 

 the bulbs may be covered with four inches of soil. Bear 

 in mind in planting the poeticus varieties that they are 

 May bloomers. Set a neat, unobtrusive label in front 

 of each group, so that the name can be clearly seen 

 when the plants are in bloom. The bed may be finished 

 off by planting a ring of Crocuses round it, or alternate 

 tufts of mauve Aubrietia and white Arabis, or any other 

 favourite edging plant. 



The bed will not require much attention throughout 

 the winter. More than once in hard spells of weather, 

 when the ground is frost-bound or deep in snow, the 

 amateur will feel that he and his bulbs are parted for 

 ever. But snow will melt, frost disappear, and warm 

 sunshine come. Then the green shoots of the hardy 

 Daffodils will appear, and soon the bed will be full. 

 Early varieties, like Golden Spur, Henry Irving, and 

 Obvallaris, will be out long before March is spent, most 

 of the other trumpets will bloom in March and early 

 April, and thence to the end of May there will be 

 flowers. 



Primroses and Daffodils. Those who love Primroses 

 as well as Daffodils, may choose to plant the former 

 as a groundwork, placing the groups of Daffodils farther 

 apart to make room for them. Primroses, Polyanthuses, 

 and hardy Auriculas are beautiful little flowers, and 



