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cally the same time in tlie spring. This 

 method of planting is also to be recommended 

 because it enables the planter to place the 

 different colors with precision — a point in 

 display-bedding when either hyacinths or 

 tulips are employed that is of considerable 

 importance. It is never advisable to set the 

 bulbs closer than six inches. 



To obtain the shades of color which may 

 be desired in formal beds the following varie- 

 ties are to be recommended: Norma, pink; 

 Robert Steiger, deep crimson; Madame Van- 

 derhoop, pure white; Leonidas, light blue; 

 Baron van Thuyll, dark blue, and Ida, citron 

 yellow. All these are single hyacinths. The 

 double varieties of hyacinths, although the 

 flowers last longer than the single varieties, 

 have a heavy appearance and lack the dis- 

 tinctive form of the single type. 



While occasionally the practice is made of 

 setting hyacinths and tulips in the same bed 

 it is seldom if ever advisable. The colors 

 are not likely to prove pleasing as the various 

 shades of the two classes usually clash 

 harshly. But tulips by themselves are alwaj'S 

 effective especially when the best or named 

 varieties are planted. Superior results can 



