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The Florists^ Review 



NOVEMBEK 6, 1914. 



OUTDOOR BULB PLANTING. 



Preparing the Ground. 



A]] tlic Dutdi bulbs wliicli nrv waiiU'd 

 lor forcing i>urposos wore in tlie soil 

 some time a<;o; or, if they wort' not, 

 tbey pliould havo been. Tlic planting 

 of bulbs outdoors <'aniiot coiivonicutly 

 be done so oarly and the month of 

 November is suitable for this work. 

 As a large i)art of the bulbs are used 

 to follow tender bedding jilants, and 

 as many of these have lasted suri)ris- 

 ingly late this season, the bulb j)lanting 

 ifl somewhat delayed. I have always 

 found, however, that sjdt'ndid suecess is 

 attained from jdantings made to Novem- 

 ber 20 or even later. It is always 

 an advantage to have the ground moder 

 ately moist and these conditions did not 

 exist over a wide stretcdi of country 

 until a short time ago. 



To have good success with outdoor 

 bulbs, be sure to spade the l)eds deeply 

 and work in some old, decayed manure, 

 but be pure it is well rotted or it will 

 prove more harmful than helpful. Ful- 

 verize the soil well and, if it is natur- 

 ally stiff and retentive, work in a good 

 coating of sharp sand, fine coal asli('> 

 or some other gritty material. 



Depth to Plant. 



Plant liyacinths and the larger l)nlbcd 

 narcissi, sueli as Einjieror, Sir W.atkiii, 

 Victoria, etc., five imdies dee|i, the bulk 

 of other narcissi and all tulijis lOui 

 inches deop, and small bulbed \aiictic>. 

 such as siiow(li'o|is, crocus, scillas, (diioii 

 udo.xas and winter aconites, three iiicjie>. 

 S])aiiisli an(l Knglisli iris sliouM be ro\ 

 ered four iiudies, but the ]dantiiig ot 

 these is belter if left until the last, 

 MS they coiniiH lice to grow (juite early. 



Theie is an ;nn]ile su|'p!y of liuib> in 

 the countr\- this fall :ind tin- (piality 

 is unusually- good. Tlie lionblous times 

 111 I'.'urope liav(> icduced tlie deinaiid 

 thei'e enormously, but the r.-ill heie .-ip 

 peai's to be uiuisually good, liulbs lia\e 

 a strong faM-inat ioii, coMiiiig into blooni 

 >o earl\' in the \vav, .-iiid it i'- no woiniei 

 that their )iopiii;irity iiicieases. Tliev 

 are all h.'trdy, (d' ea>y eultiiic ;iiid, in 

 inaiiy eases, are f\'en better the seiorni 

 than the tii>t _\e;ir. lleie i> :i bijiiuli 

 whii-li lloiists can easily de\'el(>]i t re 

 iiiendou>ly and, a> tlie work ennio in 

 the fall, when our eiieigies are not o\ei 

 t.axed as they mi (d'teii .are in tlie 

 bi'dding-out season, we should use :ill 

 leeitiniate means to em-oni .-igi^ biilb 

 pl.ant ill A 



Tulips and Hyacinths. 



The Imll'S for bed.jin:: piupn-r^ ,irr 

 iisiiallv contined to tiilijis and liy aii iil li--. 

 Tlie latter aie, if anytliing. le-s |i|aiite<I 

 out than a decade ago, wjiile the mini 

 ber of tulips shows a t reiiiitidons in 

 'Teasi'. Hyacinths ;iie elVei-iivc wlieii 

 ''r<'\\ n in masses, with tin' lulor^ <:\ii- 



fully harmonized. They are undesirable 

 when jdanted in mixtures, while mixed 

 tulijis aie (piite jileasing. Tulips and 

 hyacinths should not be ]danted in the 

 same beds. If no regular flower beds 

 are at disposal and there is a mixed 

 border used for hardy perennials and 

 .annuals, this is the ideal place for^ 

 liatches of bulbs, which should be scat- 

 tered irregularly over the full width of 

 the border. 



Tulips are most effective in beds of 

 one variety. Of course it is a simple 

 matter to (juarter circular beds to make 

 square 1)eds of one color with a thick 

 band of some other color for a border- 

 ing. l*ink and white, scarlet and whit<', 

 .and scarlet and yellow make excellent 

 color comliinations, but the solid bed is 

 far and away the best. However, for 

 the customer of moderate means a bed 

 of well mixed single tulips will give the 

 maximum of i)leasure at the minimum 

 of cost. 



Natural Planting in Grass. 



While bulbous plants in more or less 

 foruuilly planted beds are attractive, 

 I would make a strong plea for tlie 

 natural planting of many varieties in 

 f:r;iss on the margins of stream or pond, 

 or in woodlands. Do not set them 

 out on lawns which are to lie closely 

 mowed, for even crocus, scillas and 

 other small, early blooming bulbs must 

 be .allowed to ripen their foliage o(T, 

 or tlie.\ will llower disajipointingly the 

 following year. I'se no formality when 

 natiir.ali/.ing luilbs; spread them around 



with the hand and plant them whe ■ 

 they fall. 



. A few of the best bedding tulips a 

 White Joost van Vondel, White J^ott 

 bakker, I'ink Beauty, Queen of ti 

 Netherlands, Chrysolora, Ophir d 'O 

 Keizerskroon, Vermilion Brilliant, Ce 

 tage Maid, Proserpine, Prince of Au 

 tria and (Jouleur Cardinal. For iw. 

 vidual beds the following are gran^ ; 

 Proserpine, Keizerskroon, Pink Beaut, 

 I'rince of Austria, White Pottebakki i 

 and Chrysolora. 



Late Tulips. 



Do not overlook the late tulips. The-.- 

 are the coming favorites, as is evidence i 

 by the immensely increased sales oi 

 late years. It is astonishing that -■• 

 far nearly all our parks and ])ublh 

 gardens have practically ignored tln- 

 class. They are later flowering thin 

 the regular bedding tulips, taller grow 

 ing, and embrace a wonderful range oi 

 colors. For cutting they are incoui 

 j'arably superior to the early section 

 Here are a few good sorts which ar. 

 inexpensive: Darwins — Clara Butt 

 (Jretchen, King Harold, Mmo. Krekifie 

 La Candeur and Pride of Haarleui 

 May flowering or cottage tulips — Pico 

 tee, Bouton d 'Or, Gesneriana spathulata 

 Gesneriana lutea. Golden Crown, Ingle< 

 combe Pink, White Swan and Leghon 

 Bo'uiet. 



Narcissi. 



The narcissi are better adapted fo' 

 planting in clumps or as bordering alom 



Orchii Groups at Last Week's Show in New York. 



