HOME PROJECTS 367 



of blue-grass, red-top, and white clover seed, at the rate of 

 20 pounds blue-grass, 20 pounds red-top, and 5 pounds white 

 clover seed to the acre; or some good lawn mixture sold on 

 the markets may be more easily obtained. Henderson 's Shady 

 Nook grass is excellent to grow under trees and in shady 

 nooks. The seed should be sown when the land is moist and 

 the weather cool. 



Planting bulbs. If the project is begun in autumn, the 

 student should send to some good nursery or purchase from 

 a local house a few such bulbs as hyacinth, tulip, daffodils, 

 etc., to set in the ground in November for early spring blos- 

 soms. Prepare a bed in which to plant the bulbs in a rich, 

 well drained place along the border of some shrubs, a fence, 

 or near the house. Place a handful of gravel beneath each 

 bulb, cover it with three to four inches of soil, and mulch 

 the ground well with strawy manure. Remove the mulch 

 in the spring and the bulbs will do the rest. 



In early spring such bulbs as canna, calladium, lily, gladio- 

 lus, and dahlia may be set as described above. The student 

 should get a few bulbs of this kind to use in the early work 

 on the home grounds. 



Seeding for herbaceous plants. The following seed should 

 be obtained and planted as described below: 



1. Castor beans. Send for a dozen or more castor beans. 

 Get the seeds as early as possible, and plant them in a box 

 or pot indoors in order to have early plants to transplant as 

 soon as the ground warms in the spring, and the danger of 

 frost is past. Transplant the bean plants to rich loam soil 

 when they have four or six leaves. Place them in groups of 



