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follow it the beginner need not feel tliat fail- 

 ure will be the result of his efforts. On the 

 contrary, bulbs respond generously where even 

 indifferent treatment is given them. It will not 

 be indifferent treatment, however, to plant bulbs 

 in carefully spaded ground by less arduous 

 methods. You may, for instance, content your- 



Flowers of Tuberous-Rooted Begonia 



self with spading the ground to the required 

 dt'i»th, pulverizing the surface soil, and then, 

 by means of a dibble, set out the bulbs. When 

 the hole is made with this instrument it should 

 be at a greater depth than is actually required, 

 to permit of the addition of enough sand to 

 form a cushion upon which the bulb may rest. 



