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Tulips have the advantage of being easily raised and 

 so moderate in price that all may afford to plant 

 liberally of them and it is always an economy, when 

 planting this bulb to purchase by the hundred rather 

 than by the dozen. If one is not desirous of geomet- 

 rical designs it will be found cheaper to buy the 

 mixed bulbs, but where beds of uniform color and 

 height are desired one should study the catalogues 

 and select those of uniform, height and equal season 

 of bloom. I like to grow tulips as a border to beds 

 of hardy perennials or shrubbery, planting the bulbs 

 about a foot apart and four inches deep. This al- 

 lows the bulbs to make a natural increase into effective 

 clumps. In planting in solid beds or as a border 

 where the bulbs are to be lifted after ripening and 

 replanted in the fall, they should be set but five 

 inches apart. 



Hyacinths, which require practically the same treat- 

 ment, should be planted at least seven inches apart 

 and four deep. Like all bulbs they require rich, 

 well drained soil but no manure should be allowed 

 to come in contact with the bulbs and only old, well 

 decayed manure should be incorporated in the soil 

 of the bed. 



Narcissus, the most beautiful and satisfactory of 

 all spring bulbs, should be planted in long rows for 

 best effect and in a position where they can remain 

 undisturbed for several years. I like a position on 



