PLANTING BULBS IN THE YARD 51 
CROCUSES 
Crocuses should be planted in September or October. 
They may be brought to their highest degree of perfec- 
tion when grown in well-prepared beds and planted to a 
depth of three inches, two 
inches apart. A circular 
bed two or three feet in 
diameter makes a pretty 
appearance. In such a 
bed the rows should be 
circular, so that different 
colors may be used in 
the different rows with 
good effect. Crocuses are 
also attractive in border 
beds that contain peren- 
nials. School yards that 
have no beds for plants 
can be made very inter- 
esting by planting cro- 
cuses at random in the 
Fic. 34. Crocuses in the Lawn 
lawn, in clumps of a dozen or more. Planted on the 
sunny side of the building, they will make their appear- 
ance soon after the spring snows disappear. Some of 
the winter-blooming varieties may be expected to bloom 
whenever the ground thaws. 
The only tool needed is a dibble. The holes should be 
three inches deep and scattered irregularly. Some may 
