THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



snowdrop and the crocus that bloom at the 

 same time. 



TULIP, MURILLO, PlCOTEE, ISABELLA, BoU- 



TON D'OR, YELLOW ROSE, POTTEBAKKER 



WHITE, POT- 

 TEBAKKER SCAR- 

 LET, and GES- 

 NERIANA, and an 

 infinite variety. 

 Plant in the fall. 

 They should be 

 planted in the 

 same way as 

 hyacinths, except 

 that, as the 

 bulbs are smaller, 



Tulip, Picotee ft J g not nec es- 



sary to plant them so deep. The bulbs should 

 be underground, four inches to the bottom 

 of the bulb, and from five to six inches apart. 

 A little sand around each bulb is often advis- 

 able. Blooms from the middle of April to 

 the end of May, according to the variety. 



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