BULBS IN THE GARDEN 63 



by label stakes. When Spring comes round 

 the mulch should not be removed all at once, 

 but a layer at a time, with intervening days. 



Bulbs which are planted in the lawn for nat- 

 urahzed effects will, of course, require to be 

 carefully handled when they spring up with 

 winter's departure as careless raking, and cer- 

 tainly early lawn-mowing, wUl prevent their 

 blossoming. Snowdrops, Squills and Cro- 

 cus are favorites for naturaUzed planting. 

 Narcissi, to my mind, are loveliest of aU where 

 late, taU grasses are allowed to grow. 



Of the Tulips the Darwin varieties have 

 come into great popularity in recent years. 

 These and the May-flowering Tulip are late 

 bloomers. For early TuUps those comprising 

 the Due Van Thol section — crimson, scarlet, 

 white, pink, striped yellow and variegated — 

 are to be recommended. The grotesque 

 Dragon type of Tulips are interesting with 

 their laciniated petals and the new tail varie- 

 ties should not be overlooked. 



Narcissi present several distinct types, prop- 

 erly including as they do, the Jonquil and the 

 Daffodil, the Poet's Narcissus (single flower to 

 the stem) and the Polyanthus type, bunch 



