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may "hang" midway down, leaving an air 

 space below, which, if not actually detrimen- 

 tal, is certainly not good feeding ground for 

 the young roots. 



The bulbs of varieties too large to go in 

 the holes made by the dibber are best planted 

 with a trowel, by which a hole of proper size 

 and depth is scooped out. After the bulbs 

 are placed whatever method of making the 

 hole is employed they are to be covered with 

 soil which if not "sticky damp" should be 

 pressed very firmly, by hand or foot, into con- 

 tact with the bulb. 



PLANTING IN TURF 



Different methods of planting in sod 

 ground are resorted to according to the diffi- 

 culties encountered in making holes to re- 

 ceive the bulbs. 



When the sod is sufficiently moist and soft, 

 the quickest way is to use a spade handle 

 sharpened dibber-like with a cross piece for a 

 foot rest, fastened about 6 inches from the 

 point. Another way is to thrust a spade or 

 digging fork slantingly into the sod and soil, 

 and raising the handle, thus lifting sod and 



