THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



snowdrop and the crocus that bloom at the 



same time. 



Tulip, Murillo, Picotee, Isabella, Bou- 



TON d'Ok, Yellow Rose, Pottebakker 



White, Pot- 

 tebakker Scar- 

 let, and Ges- 

 NERiANA, and an 

 infinite variety. 

 Plant in the fall. 

 They should be 

 planted in the 

 same way as 

 hyacinths, except 

 that, as the 

 bulbs are smaller, 



Tulip, Picotee [l {g j^q^ nCCeS- 



sary to plant them so deep. The bulbs should 

 be underground, four inches to the bottom 

 of the bulb, and from five to six inches apart. 

 A little sand around each bulb is often advis- 

 able. Blooms from the middle of April to 

 the end of May, according to the variety. 



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