BULBS IN THE GARDEN 6l 



Solid "plump" bulbs are the ones to select. 

 Only firm bulbs should be accepted. By 

 "plump" one does not necessarily mean bulbs 

 of unusual size. A good plan to follow is to 

 plant both large and small bulbs of a sort at 

 the same time for the small bulbs will develop 

 and be productive when the older, larger bulbs 

 will have given way to their progeny. 



Almost every spot in the httle garden may 

 be utilized for bulb planting and as long as 

 the purse holds out there wiU probably seem 

 places for more ! The Daffodils, Jonquils and 

 Narcissi lend themselves well to remaining in 

 the ground year after year and these develop 

 their own little "neighborhoods," as it were, 

 while Tulips should be taken up every year, 

 in the spring when their leaves have withered 

 and dried off, stored away in a dark cold place 

 where neither frost nor mice can reach then. 

 The hardy Lily bulbs must not be moved at all. 



Bulbs wiU thrive in almost any soil. This 

 is particularly true of bulbs that are hfted in 

 the spring and reset in the autumn. While 

 there is no hard fast rule to observe regarding 

 the depth to which bulbs should be pknted, 

 their tops should be placed below the surface of 



