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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
223 
SPRING FLOWERING BULBS. 
Now that we are pe to more normal 
^ overs are Mid forward to 
ti d 
E ° reconstruc n e garden. ln 
many instances beds an borders devoted to 
food SAREREA during the last few years have 
so cr TE of vegetable. The first 
E their la 
question that a is how c 
à d 1 
ing grat such 
ie an 
as been no › time p^ work in "fresh 
ow bulbs seem to offer 
n Я 
t cases the varieties of Narcissus and 
т bedding, are those most 
ies ma жє A of bulbs has not yet take 
m no nat shoul lost in prepar ng 
beds or border 
roughout November, 
latt t Piren and early November 
much to be preferre tng “beds Bg = en 
rassed а for some years, 
Ко ma а mene pete ur of "ME: Totte 
able Жайге, ог DEC shoul e dug in, 
st 
ча. So to bur e manure восі ently 
e 
way to use it must be considered. Hyacint 
and Narcissus were formerly very largely used 
for spring bedding in wer garden, but 
for some y past have been losing 
favour for this pu former because 
ey are over s and formal in habit, and 
must be staked, the lati no lack of 
gracefulness but from the fact that they were 
more Te in atural way, t.e., 
planted in the open grassy glades aces 
e 
bs ul 
Сеа planted in ты взу places 
the turf is not too dense, they will бы for 
several succeeding years. 
andard varieties in their respective 
colours ЕЕ :—Giga ntea, 
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dark у: iolet ; 
Hammer 
Blues, dark blue; Lord Balfour, 
and City of Haarlem | and Yellow 
sul ES RE^ bri ен Rage 
ady mentioned, should, 
if фоны, M jet. t є: formal bedding schemes. 
Ther also asons 
re are er re: n pe is no 
doubt the fact thet they resent being lifted and 
ie out о e und for s al months every 
r. 
Narcissi van Succeed best when v 
undisturbed for a therefor: 
they should be put pe^ beds with other ана x 
where they can be left undisturbed. There 
many herbaceous plants suitable for as сайса 
them and they may be planted in beds 
ne colour contrast. S 
ed "S Gl adioli or Galtonia candicans, thus 
ird display of flowers late the 
Narcissi may also be planted with Pinks 
Carnations, their yellow flow m үс: Кре wit th 
the glaucous foliage of the lat hey may also 
be planted with gone аа ог in beds 
of Aster Amellus ; in short, they may be planted 
cupped forms must have partial shade or they 
burn in the sun. In the Barrii section Barri 
conspicuus, Albatross Flora Wilson and Seagull 
are all good, uec ш, the Leedsii 
Кг кеш Spurrel, Mrs. Langtry, D 
Westminster and Minnie ioe are cap pital dn. 
st —X ay making a 
flower 
К FR provide the be 
display of денен bulbs in 
б, ed con 
orange ed im cr imson, while be eir period 
of ов, is во varied that the later 
join up with the May Flowering, Cottage and 
Darwin Tulips. 
102.—NOMOCHARIS PARDANTHINA, 
Fic. 
Photographed by Mr. 
with most herbaceous plants, as well as in beds 
of thinly ee wing shrubs. 
For al effect and plantin 
ng in quantity 
оба ате still : 
ties : ee 
the be st 
2 n $ed and Henry 
Irving, yellow Madame de G 
is stil dc dest ‘white tramp, and ат dwarf 
W. 
on 
fieldi, | Plemp and “Victorias hale e in the 
eo section Sir г 
ure, цееп т ап 
сои. Homespun ал 
are newer varieties but worth “making a start 
with, as also is Will Scarlett, but the red 
Farrer in its native habitat. 
(See p. 221.) 
Tulip bulbs should be planted four’ inches 
deep, and the early sorts from - to six inches 
apart, while the taller Cotta and D. 
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Van ieee a fine purpl^ variety, ities three 
