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This planning is especially necessary if we desire any of the 
bulbous plants, for these must be placed in the fall. It is upon 
the bulbs that we must rely for our great show of color in the 
ring. These are not expensive, and the return upon a small 
investment is great. Snowdrops, glory-of-the-snow, “squills, 
narcissi, daffodils, spring and summer panes all these are 
valuable for our spring garden e ook in early March 
for the first signs of spring in the little Semon with its dainty 
nodding blossoms. What can be more appealing than these 
shy little flowers as they peep out of the ground. In some sunny 
sheltered spot on the south side of a house, near the cellar wall, 
ere the warmth from the house adds its stimulus, we may look 
for this in February. They may be nipped by a following cold 
spell, but they have done their best to show us they are willing. 
Glory-of-the-snow and Siberian squills follow in quick succession, 
these preceding but a short time the crocuses, yellow and purple 
and white. Then come the tulips, the daffodils and the narcissi. 
Other perennial rae some of which will be ae below, 
ane aaa e, adding another touch to the spring ies 
e large ies at the Garden there are many plan 
aoe ge be used in the ns garden. Below I have beer 
these as suggestions. I give the bulbous plants first, 
ie with the m eee perennials. any will doubt- 
less desire to visit the collections and see these plants for them- 
selves, and that they may do this I have indicated with abbrevia- 
tions the location in the various collections of the plants con- 
sidered. These abbreviations follow: C. B., conservatory beds, 
located to the north and west of pot ceeaton range 1, the accom- 
panying numeral indicating the particular bed in the series; C.C., 
conservatory sea the area enclosed by conservatory range 1; 
C. P., conservatory plaza, to the south of conservatory range I; 
L. B., border ae the elevated railroad approach; L. C., 
beds along path from elevated railroad to conservatory range 1; 
W. B. S., west border south of Harlem railroad depot plaza; 
W. B. N., west border north of same plaza; F., fountain at foot 
of Museum approach; H. G., herbaceous grounds, located in the 
little valley to the eastward of conservatory range I 
