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MANUAL OF GARDENING 



heeled-in under a tree, or along a fence, to stand till ripened. 

 The plant should be injured as little as possible, as the foliage 

 of this year makes the flowers of the next. When the foliage 

 has turned yellow or died down, the bulbs — after cleaning, and 



curing them for a few hours in 

 the sun — may be stored in the 

 cellar or other cool, dry place, to 

 await fall planting. Bulbs that 

 are lifted prematurely in this way 

 should be planted permanently in 

 the borders, for they will not make 

 good flower-garden subjects the 

 following year. In fact, it is usu- 

 ally best to buy fresh, strong 

 bulbs each year of tulips, hya^ 

 cinths, and crocuses if the best 

 results are desired, using the old 

 bulbs for shrubberies and mixed 

 borders. 



Crocuses and squills are often 

 planted in the lawn. It is not to 

 be expected that they will last 

 more than two to three years, 

 however, even if care is taken not 

 to cut the tops closely when the 

 lawn is cut. The narcissus (in- 

 cluding daffodils and jonquils) will 

 remain in good condition for years 

 in grassy parts of the place, if the tops are allowed to mature. 



2t>2. The common Dutch 

 hyacinth. 



List of outdoor fall-planted bulbs for the North. 



Crocus. Narcissus (including daffodil and jonquil). 



Hyacinth. Scilla, or squill. 



Tulip. Snowdrop (Galanthus). 



