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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



October, 1915 



An ideal use of narcissus naturalized in the grass where it 



foliage ripens 



are lovely if planted from three to four 

 inches apart in long drifts on the edge of the 

 lawn, or near the trunks of huge trees, and 

 may be left to multiply. These bulbs cost 

 from seven to fifteen dollars a thousand. 



Succeeding the tulips, the lilies form a 

 procession of bloom from June until Septem- 

 ber, and planted on the edges of shrubbery, 

 where they can obtain the partial shade con- 

 ducive to their development, they not only 

 blend admirably with their surroundings 

 and fit in with the permanent scheme, but 

 lend the necessary touches of gaiety and 

 gladness that make the garden an extension 

 of the drawing room. 



A gracefully wild effect is produced in 

 June by the tall orange Lilium canadense 

 and its yellow variety flavum. Blooming 

 soon after, the shorter Siberian coral lily, 

 (Lilium tenuif olium) , should occupy a 

 sunnier position, and in August the vigor- 

 ous Henryi, orange yellow banded with 

 green blends effec- 

 tively with the 

 pink and white 

 speciosum lilies. 

 All of the above 

 kinds cost about a 

 dollar and a hah a 

 dozen, and are 

 chosen to produce 

 an informal effect. 

 Coincident with 

 the above but in 

 more highly fin- 

 ished portions of 

 the place, such as 

 plantings of ever- 

 greens and rhodo- 

 dendrons, should 

 be the thick-tex- 

 tured golden Lil- 

 ium Hansoni and 

 Lilium Brownii, 

 white inside and stained chocolate purple 

 on the outside, followed in August by the 

 gold-banded Lilium auratum. 



II. BULBS FOR BEDDING OUT 



The second method of using bulbs — 

 namely as bedding plants in solid masses of 

 color — has been much decried, and perhaps 

 not without reason, when we think of the 

 hideous flower beds so often seen. But if 



need not be cut till the bulb 



May flowering tulips: Re- 

 troflexa, P i c o t e e , Golden 

 Crown, Isabella, Vitellina 



this method has 

 been abused, it 

 has also been 

 used to good ef- 

 fect. In a public 

 park or as a set- 

 ting to a public 

 building these 

 flat tones have an 

 artistic value 

 where a mixed 

 border would be 

 merely fussy. If 

 you have seen in 

 the Harvard Bo- 

 tanic Gardens a 

 bed of clear yel- 

 low tulips, the 

 ground beneath 

 them carpeted with blue forget-me-not, or 

 soft pink ones combined with purple 

 pansies, you can appreciate the beauty of 

 simple mass planting. I would not, how- 

 ever, recommend this method for the small 

 place, though there are occasional excep- 

 tions where it might be used. 



III. BULBS IN THE GARDEN BORDER 



The most delightful method of using 

 bulbs is in the flower garden or border, com- 

 bined with mixed herbaceous planting. 



In a long herbaceous border, tulips or 

 daffodils should be repeated at irregular 

 intervals in groups of from six to fifteen, 

 the individual bulbs from six to eight inches 

 apart, usually at the feet of spreading 

 plants like peonies which early in the season 

 do not take up much room. Combined 

 with certain perennials and flowering 

 shrubs, there is great scope by this method 

 for the working out of splendid color 

 schemes. For instance, a border might be 

 a sonnet of tulips, beginning with pale 

 creamy tones of pink that at the end of the 

 octave rise to a deep rose or cerise, con- 

 tinuing through the sextet from a lavender 

 to a deep purple. Purple and lavender 

 early tulips with yellow and orange nar- 

 cissus are also good. And hyacinths can 

 be added for later mass effects and espe- 

 cially for fragrance. Plant them deeply. 



The following is a list of successful com- 

 binations of bulbs with flowers and 

 shrubs, all of which can be planted now for 

 next season's results, (i) The deep red 

 buds of Prunus triloba, flowering crab, with 

 dark red and yellow primroses, yellow 

 daffodils, and white creeping arabis. 

 (2) Purple lilacs, pink flowering 

 almond, the deep rose Darwin 

 tulips, Edmee, Mattia, and Pride 

 of Haarlem; the lavender ones, 

 Erguste and Rev. Ewbank, with 

 the lavender-blue Polemonium 

 cceruleum for a ground cover. (3) 

 White candidum lilies or the yel- 

 low Hansoni with larkspur. (4) 

 Pink speciosum lilies with pink 

 phlox Elizabeth Campbell, cloudy 

 gray sea lavender, and tall steely 

 blue eryngium. 



Apart from the herbaceous border F ritiiiarias 

 there is the more symmetrical 



PLANTING PLAN FOR A SIX FOOT BED 



Instead of the usual flat bands, try planting tulips in 

 irregular bands of color, with a gradation from the outside 

 and between the bulbs fill in with a carefully selected 

 ground cover. 



FOUR SUGGESTED COMBINATIONS OF EARLY TULIPS 



Purple and Yellow. 1. Wouverman, dark purple. 

 Purple pansies between the bulbs. 2. Globe de Rigaud, 

 dark violet, feathered purple and white. Lavender pansies 

 under. 3. Franz Hals, creamy white. Creamy pansies 

 under. 4. Golden Queen, golden yellow. Yellow pansies 

 under. 



Pink and Purple. Bed entirely with white arabis for 

 softening effect. Note that the vivid cerise and violet 

 are at the two ends of the scale with soft intermediate 

 tones. Medium to late bloom. 1. Queen of the Violets, 

 clear magenta violet. 2. La Triomphante, white with 

 faint edge of pale pink. 3. Queen of the Netherlands, soft 

 pale rose flushed white. 4. Drapeau Rouge, bright cerise 

 red. 



Tones of Pink. Shading from darkest on the outside 

 to a light centre. Pink English daisies and forgetmenots 

 for planting between the bulbs. Blooming latest of the 

 early tulips listed. 1. Rose Luisante, brilliant deep rose 

 pink. 2. Rosa Mundi Huyckman, bright rose pink, with 

 broad white stripe. 3. Cerise Gris-de-Lin, soft carmine 

 rose shaded fawn and margined creamy white. 4. White 

 Swan, pure white. Bed this one with yellow pansies to 

 carry out the idea of the centre of a flower. 



Yellow. Shading from the palest on the outside to a 

 deep centre. These are the earliest listed, all coming 

 together. Bed with blue forgetmenot. 1. Franz Hals, 

 creamy white. 2. Goldfinch, chrome yellow. 3. Golden 

 Queen, golden yellow. 4. Rising Sun, very deep golden 

 yellow. 



FOUR COMBINATIONS OF LATE TULIPS 



Purple and Yellow. Early varieties of the late tulips. 

 Plant purple pansies under the bulbs. 1. Reverend Ew- 

 bank, soft lavender violet. 2. Fulgens lutea pallida, pale 

 sulphur yellow. 3. Moonlight, soft luminous canary 

 yellow. 4. Lion d'Orange, orange with yellow base, 

 deepest color for centre. 



Pink and Purple. Medium in time of bloom. Bed with 

 arabis. A particularly delicate combination. 1. Erguste, 

 dull lavender. 2. Edmee, cherry rose. 3. Madame Kre- 

 lage, soft rose. 4. The Fawn, rosy fawn changing to 

 cream, flushed blush rose. 



Tones of Pink, the lightest on the outside, deeper toward 

 the centre. Medium to late in time to bloom. Bed with 

 lavender and purple pansies, darker toward the outside. 

 1. Clara Butt, clear pink, flushed salmon rose. 2. Ingles- 

 combe Pink, soft rosy pink. 3. Baron de la Tonnaye, 

 bright rose, margined blush rose. 4. Pride of Haarlem, 

 brilliant carmine. 



Yellow. Deepest tones toward the centre coming late 

 among the late tulips — blooming together. Bed with blue 

 forgetmenots or purple pansies. 1. Primrose Beauty, 

 pale primrose changing to cream. 2. Miss Willmott, soft 

 primrose yellow turning darker with age. 3. Mrs. Moon, 

 rich golden yellow. 4. Orange King, deep orange shaded 

 rose. 



in variety with oddly checkered flowers look well in the 

 herbaceous border 



