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corporated. Then return it to the bed. There 

 will be more than enough to fill the bed, because 

 some space is given up to drainage material, but 

 this will be an advantage because it wiU enable 

 you to so round up the surface that water will run 

 off before it has time to soak into the soil to 

 much depth. 



I do not think it advisable to say much about 

 plans for bulb-beds, because comparatively few 

 persons seem inclined to follow instructions along 

 this line. The less formal a bed of this kind is 

 the better satisfaction it will give, as a general 

 thing. It is the flower that is in the bed that 

 should be depended on to give pleasure rather 

 than the shape of the bed containing it. 



I would advise locating bulb-beds near the 

 house where they can be easily seen from the 

 living-room windows. These beds can be util- 

 ized later on for annuals, which can be sown or 

 planted above the bulbs without interfering with 

 them in any respect. 



I would never advise mixing bulbs. By that, 

 I mean, planting Tulips, Hyacinths, Daffodils, 

 and other kinds in the same bed. They will not 

 harmonize in color or habit. Each kind wiU be 

 found vastly more pleasing when kept by itself. 



I would also advise keeping each color by it- 



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