PLANTING BULBS IN THE YARD as) 
Hyacixtus 
The single varieties of hyacinths are best for bedding. 
As with tulips, care must be taken to select varieties 
that are of nearly uniform height and that bloom at the 
same time. The colors must have shades that will admit 
of artistic grouping. Tulip bulbs hold first rank for 
school-yard planting, on account of their brilliant colors 
and moderate cost, but if the same beds are in use from 
year to year, hyacinths will give an agreeable change. 
Pupils should become familiar with their culture, 
although this may be accomplished with beds smaller 
than those intended for the principal ornamental beds. 
A small circular space that will contain two dozen 
bulbs will serve the purpose as well as a larger one. 
Spade up the soil to a depth of twelve inches and 
work in two inches of well-rotted manure, which must 
be well mixed with the soil, so that lumps of coarse 
material will not come in contact with the plants. Plant 
the bulbs seven inches apart, with the tops six inches 
below the surface of the soil. 
Hyacinths may be planted from the latter part of 
September until winter sets in. If there should be a 
time when the ground is not frozen, they may be planted 
during the winter, provided the bulbs are in good con- 
dition. Those planted in the fall will form roots imme- 
diately and make an earlier growth, while the bulbs put 
in during the winter will make roots in the spring and 
bloom later than the fall-planted ones. 
