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MANUAL OF GARDENING 
heeled-in under a tree, or along a fence, to stand till ripened. 
The plant should be injured as little as possible, as the foliage 
of this year makes the flowers of the next. When the foliage 
has turned yellow or died down, the bulbs — after cleaning, and 
262. The common Dutch 
hyacinth. 
curing them for a few hours in 
the sun—may be stored in the 
cellar or other cool, dry place, to 
await fall planting. Bulbs that 
are lifted prematurely in this way 
should be planted permanently in 
the borders, for they will not make 
good flower-garden subjects the 
following year. In fact, itis usu- 
ally best to buy fresh, strong 
bulbs each year of tulips, hya- 
cinths, and crocuses if the best 
results are desired, using the old 
bulbs for shrubberies and mixed 
borders. 
Crocuses and squills are often 
planted in the lawn. It is not to 
be expected that they will last 
more than two to three years, 
however, even if care is taken not 
to cut the tops closely when the 
lawn is cut. The narcissus (in- 
cluding daffodils and jonquils) will 
remain in good condition for years 
in grassy parts of the place, if the tops are allowed to mature. 
List of outdoor fall-planted bulbs for the North. 
Crocus. 
Hyacinth. 
Tulip. 
Narcissus (including daffodil and jonquil). 
Scilla, or squill. 
Snowdrop (Galanthus). 
