THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



well as both purple and copper beech and 

 the larch, must also be set out in the early 

 spring before growth begins. 



Attractive plantings, made in the autumn, 

 of shrubs and bulbs which bloom at the same 

 time in the spring, are: 



Early daffodils, which have been covered 

 during the winter to bring them forward 

 sooner, may be grown under and around the 

 forsythia bushes. 



The pink-flowered crab apples, of which 

 BechtePs, Parkman's, and Siberian are good 

 varieties, may be planted with the long- 

 stemmed May -flowering rose-pink tulips, min- 

 gled with crimson and white bybloem tulips 

 and a few clumps of the pale lavender German 

 iris springing from the grass around them, 

 will make a lovely corner about May 15th. 



Gesneriana tulips bloom at the same time 

 as the Spircea Van Houttei, and are effective 

 together. 



Columbines, with lavender and white rock- 

 ets grown in quantities, together with late- 



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