184 MAKING OF A FLOWER GARDEN 



Although entirely hardy, bulbs do better if given a 

 covering of rough manure or litter in the fall. This 

 not only protects but prevents the heaving of the 

 ground under the action of frost, a process which 

 often tears the tender roots away from the bulb or, 

 if planted too shallow, throws it out of the ground, 

 either process proving fatal. 



PLANTING TABLE FOE BULBS 



Distance 



Depth apart Planting 



Name inches inches season 



Anemone 1 6 Spring 



Crocus 2 2y2 Fall 



Colchieums 3 3 Fall 



Hyacinths 4 7 Fall 



Jonquils 3 6 Fall 



Narcissus 4 12 Fall 



Scillas 3 3 Fall 



Snowdrops 2 3 Fall 



Tulips 4 5 Fall 



Ixias 2 3 Fall 



Winter aconite 2 3 Fall 



The "depth" indicates the soil above the bulb. 



