BULBS 



99 



A . Can be left in the ground year after year and regarded simply 

 as herbaceous perennials. 



B. Should be dug up after the first frost; then the old leaves 

 should be cut off and the bulbs cleaned, and allowed to dry in the 

 sun for awhile. Then store them in a dry place, where it is cold, but 

 does not freeze. They can be stored in dry soil or sand, or simply 

 stored (best in single layers) as they are. 



C. Should be dug after the first frost, or when they have died 

 down, then cleaned and allowed to dry in sun. Leave about six or 

 eight inches of the dried foliage attached to the bulb. Tie them in 

 small bunches (10 to 20 bulbs) by means of the old leaves and lay 

 them in a cool, dry place. 



PLANTING TABLE FOR BULBS 



Planting 



Depth 

 Inches 



Height 

 Inches 



Canna 



Crocus (Spring) . . . 

 Crocus (Autumn) . . 

 Crown Imperials.. 

 Daffodils 



Jonquils 



Poet's Narcissus 



Dahlias 



Eremurus 



Gladiolus 



Hyacinths (Dutch) 



Roman 



Grape 



Summer 



Iris, English 



Spanish 



Montbretias 



Snowdrops 



Squills 



Tulips 



May 



Oct.-Nov. 

 Spring 

 Spring 



Oct.-Nov. 



Oct.-Nov. 



Oct.-Nov. 

 Spring 

 Spring 

 May 



Oct.-Nov. 



Oct.-Nov. 



Oct.-Nov. 

 Spring 



Oct.-Nov. 



Oct.-Nov. 

 May 



Oct.-Nov. 



Oct.-Nov. 



Oct.-Nov. 



3-4 



3 



3 

 4-5 

 5-6 

 5-6 



6 



6 

 3-4 

 2-4 

 4-5 

 4-5 



2 

 3-5 



3 



3 

 3-4 



2 



3 

 3-4 



18-36 

 2-4 

 3-4 

 5-6 

 3-6 

 3-6 

 3-5 

 18-36 

 24-36 

 6-12 

 6 

 6 

 2-3 

 6-12 

 4-5 

 4-5 

 3-5 



3 

 3-4 

 5-6 



24-60 



3-5 



4-6 



24-36 



12-18 



12-18 



12-18 



36-72 



48-72 



24-42 



9-15 



9-15 



5-8 



24-36 



18-30 



18-30 



18-24 



3-5 



4-6 



15-30 



Aug. 

 Mar. -Apr. 

 Sep.-Oct. 

 Aug.-Sep. 



Apr. 



Apr 



Apr. 

 Sep.-Oct. 

 Aug.-Sep. 

 July-Aug. 

 Apr.-May 

 Apr. -May 

 Apr.-May 

 July-Aug. 



May 



May 

 July-Aug. 

 Mar. -Apr. 



Apr. 

 Apr.-May 



A or 



C or A 

 C or A 



C 



A 



A 



The Rock Garden 



THIS is really one of the most interesting and intensive phases 

 of horticulture, chiefly because the plants used are dwarf and 

 grow naturally in a limited space. The native habitat of these rock 

 plants or Alpines is at a high elevation, near the snow line on the 

 mountains, among the rock and boulders deposited and broken by 

 glaciers and other natural forces. The growing season in these loca- 

 tions is very short, and to withstand such climatic and soil conditions 

 these little plants are of necessity hardy and peculiarly fitted to nestle 



