D2 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 
be placed where the lawn is somewhat shady ; this 
will insure a succession of blooms. Care must be taken 
to place the bulbs right side up. Fill the holes with 
soil consisting of at least one third well-rotted manure. 
Fic. 35. Planting Crocuses, Snowdrops, and Scillas in the Lawn, State 
Normal School, Framingham, Massachusetts 
This manure must contain no coarse material; it must 
be thoroughly mixed with the soil. Care should be 
taken to put enough soil into each of the holes so that 
no depression remains after it settles. The extra fertil- 
zation given to the earth surrounding the bulb will also 
stimulate the growth of grass. 
