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tile, bricks, etc., before filling with rich loam. In the spring 

 the litter should be nearly all removed, and when the leaves 

 come up the rest should be taken away. The bulbs should be 

 set at depths indicated in the accompanying diagram. The 

 children will dehght in the fall planting, and will be looking for 

 the flowers in the spring. Bulb beds require no more care than 

 here mentioned. TuHp bulbs may be left in the bed for flower- 

 ing in other years, or they are sometimes taken up when 

 the leaves have withered, and their places filled with summer- 

 flowering geraniums, foliage plants, etc. They are stored 

 in not too dry a place, and planted again in the fall. If left 

 in the ground, small-rooted plants hke pansies, portulaca, 

 alyssum, etc., may be sown or planted among the bulbs. 



For summer flowering the gladiolus, canna, and dahlia 

 may be planted. Their bulbs or roots, however, are tender, 

 and must be taken up for the winter. The gladioli and the 

 large cannas are very showy. The dahlias are excellent 

 border plants, and bloom into the fall. 



Perennials, Shrubs, Vines, Ornamental Trees: 

 (See Chapter XVIII, " Beautification of School Grounds." 

 Also see lists of plants for this purpose, page 296.) The plant- 

 ing of these is often about the only thing that can be done in 

 the way of school gardening except the window-box garden- 

 ing. Many a school ground could be beautified by the 

 planting of these easily grown plants, which, once established, 

 require no further attention than a little training, trimming, 

 and perhaps winter covering. As a rule, they should be 

 planted with some idea of the requirements of landscape 

 gardening. Never let them encroach upon the playgrounds. 

 They may be safely planted along fences, boundaries, build- 

 ings, and in the corners of the grounds. Here they will be 



