56 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 
Plant the bulbs in the lawn the same as crocuses, 
or in small beds in protected places. A circular space 
eight inchcs in diameter is large enough for a dozen 
bulbs. Take out the soil to a depth of six inches. If it is 
poor, mix it with sand and fine manure, so that it will 
Fic. 37. Scilla Sibirica in the Lawn 
The illustration shows flowers in bloom on March 15, in Cambridge, 
Massachusetts 
consist of one half soil, one fourth sand, and one fourth 
manure. Put the prepared soil into the hole so that it 
will reach to within three inches of the top after it is well 
packed; then plant the bulbs and fill in the soil eradu- 
ally. Push it down carefully with the ends of the fingers, 
so that the bulbs will be set in the ground firml y. with the 
tops up. Cover them with enough earth so that no depres- 
sion will remain to collect water after the soil is settled. 
