GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
grow in partial shade or sun, and can be planted 
in groups in the border, or in marginal rows for 
edging. By carefully choosing from both the early 
and late varieties, you can enjoy your tulips for 
nearly two months; and by as carefully choosing 
your colors, have all sorts of artistic combinations, 
They should be planted 3 or 4 in. deep if the 
soil is heavy, and an inch deeper in soil that is 
light, and set 6 in. apart. They will prove a joy 
to your heart. 
Tuberous-rooted begonias supply a much-felt 
want for lovely flowers in half-shady or shady 
places. If the bulbs are started in the house in 
sand in February, they will be in full leaf when 
ready to set out in May, and will bloom from June 
until frost. Don’t, please don’t, plant them up- 
side down, but be sure that the rounded part rests 
on the soil. They require light, rich earth, with 
plenty of water, given after sundown. 
Cannas only too often are planted in big, showy 
beds where they break our rule of ‘‘open lawn cen- 
ters.’? In fact, they are a little hard to place, but 
look well.in a corner, in beds along a drive, or 
outlining a boundary. The ground should be 
spaded 2 ft. deep, well fertilized, and then kept 
watered. Set plants 2 ft. apart. 
The iris is one of the most beautiful and most 
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