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placing the turi'. But, wherever tliis method 

 is followed, it must be borne in mind that on no 

 occasion must the grass be cut until the plants 

 ripen their leaves. This is always shown by 

 the foliage turning yellow and withering. 

 Neglect of this simple point has been the cause 

 of disappointments in many instances where 

 fall-planting by this method has been pursued 

 on a large scale. 



DECORATIVE ARRANGEMENT 



When planting in the grass do not arrange 

 the bul1)s in regular lines or designs. Avoid 

 the possibility of such arrangement resulting 

 even accidentally ))y standing upright with the 

 hands full of bulbs and allowing them to drop 

 where they will and planting them where they 

 fall. This method usually distributes the bulbs 

 effectively and, at the same time, gives a center 

 colony, or well-marked group, from which the 

 l)ulbs appear to stray in all directions. The 

 crocus, chionodoxas, snowdrop, Scilla amanui, 

 and bulbocodium, winter aconite, and snow 

 flakes are suitable for planting in the grass. 

 All of these will grow, increase, bloom and 

 ripen the foliage before it is really necessary 

 to use the lawn-mower, but not before the 



