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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



September, 1917 



plank to prevent tramping the soil unevenly. 

 The planting should be done with a dibber 

 planting tool that can be made from the handle 

 of a spade or fork sawed off about six inches 

 below the grip. This is forced into the ground 

 to an even depth, thus assuring uniform plant- 

 ing. Plant the bulbs from four to six inches 

 apart and preferably on a little sand. 



Dutch Hyacinths are specially adapted for 

 formal plantings. They offer a good range of 

 colors in shades of blue, red, yellow, and white 



First step in potting. A layer of rough material to give 

 drainage 



and are extremely fragrant. Their solid 

 masses of color and extreme earliness make 

 them very popular. 



Single Early Tulips of which there are 

 numerous varieties ranging in the various 

 shades of scarlet, crimson, red, yellow, orange, 

 pink, violet, white, etc., are excellent for 

 formal plantings. There are numerous strong, 



Individual bulbs placed securely on the soil of the partly 

 filled pot 



bold colors in the Tulips and judgment must 

 be used for the production of well blended color 

 plantings. Double Tulips might also be used, 

 but they flower later and must not be mixed 

 with the early singles. 



Late flowering Tulips such as Picotee, 

 Maiden's Blush, Bridesmaid and other var- 

 ieties, including the Parrot Tulips, are also 

 fine when massed together. Each must be 

 used separately; any attempt to mix them in 

 formal plantings will result in failure. The 

 "coup de maitre" for formal plantings is the 

 beautiful Darwin Tulip, standing three feet 

 high with long graceful stems and keeping 

 for weeks in perfect condition. The range 

 of colors is all that could be desired, carmine, 

 maroon, rose, salmon, blue, white and almost 

 a perfect black. They are worthy of a setting 

 all their own in any garden. 



Narcissus and Daffodils of various types can 



well be used in formal plantings. The singles 

 are by far the surest and most satisfactory but 

 the sweet smelling Jonquils might also be in- 

 cluded but not actually mixed — i. e., the true 

 rush-leaved, not the so-called of the cut flower 

 men which is a Trumpet Daffodil. When the 

 garden consists of a number of beds, some 

 might be devoted to different varieties such as 

 the Jonquil, Poet's Narcissus, and the Polyan- 

 thus type. 



After the bulbs have finished their flowering, 



Finish off by pressing the soil firmly about the bulbs and 

 covering their tops 



they may be lifted and placed on their side in 

 shade, as somewhere on the north side of a 

 building where the bulbs will ripen. Handled 

 thus the bulbs may be used for several seasons; 

 Narcissus even for a period of many years. 

 Take care that the varieties are not mixed and 

 that Tulips are not kept until they are a failure 

 before replacing the bulbs. The space in the 



Bulbs for Forcing in the Greenhouse or Dwelling 



WHEN TO 

 PLANT 



July-Nov. 



Aug.-Sept. 



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Sept.-Dec. 



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Oct.-Nov. 



Nov. 



Dec-Jan. 



COMMON NAME 



Japanese Lily 



Brodiaea 

 *Freesia 



*Roman Hyacinth 

 ♦Madonna Lily 

 *Easter Lily 

 ♦Calla Lily 



Little Gem Calla 

 ♦Flowering Onion 



Windflower 



Mariposa Lily 

 ♦Crocus 



Sowbread 



Italian Hyacinth 

 ♦Dutch Hyacinth 



Cape Cowslips 



Jonquil 

 ♦Chinese Sacred Lily 



Pheasant's Eye 

 ♦Single Daffodils 

 ♦Double Daffodils 

 ♦Polyanthus Narcissus 

 ♦Paper-white Narcissus 



Guernsey Lily 



Star of Bethlehem 

 ♦Oxalis 



Buttercup 



Darwin Tulips 



Late Flowering Tulips 

 ♦Single Tulips 

 ♦Double Tulips 



Lily-of-the-Valley 



Sword Lily 



French Iris 

 ♦English Iris 

 ♦Spanish Iris 



Ixia 



Sparaxis 



White Trumpet Lily 



Belladonna Lily 



BOTANICAL NAME 



Lilium speciosum 



Brodiaea 



Freesia refracta 



Hyacinthus orientalis alba 



Lilium candidum 



Lilium Harrisii 



Richardia aethiopica 



Richardia aethiopica var. 



Allium Moly 



Anemone Coronaria 



Calochortus 



Crocus 



Cyclamen 



Hyacinthus amethystimus 



Hyacinthus orientalis 



Lachenalia 



Narcissus Jonquilla 



Narcissus orientalis 



Narcissus poeticus 



Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus 



Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus 



Narcissus tazetta 



Narcissus tazetta alba 



Nerine sarniensis 



Ornithogalunvarabicum 



Oxalis 



Ranunculus 



Tulipa Gesneriana vars 



Tulipa Cesneriana vars 



Tulipa suaveolens 



Tulipa sylvestris 



Convallaria majalis 



Gladiolus 



Iris persica 



Iris xiphoides 



Iris Xiphium 



Ixia 



Sparaxis 



Lilium longiflorum 



Amaryllis Belladonna 



DISTANCE 

 APART 



6-7 inch potsf 

 4 inches 

 3-4 inches 

 4 inches 

 6-7 inch potsf 

 6-7 inch potsf 

 6-7 inch potsf 

 5-6 inch potsf 

 4 inches 

 6 inches 

 4 inches 



3 inches 



6-7 inch potsf 



4 inches 

 4 inches 

 4 inches 

 4 inches 

 4 inches 



3 inches 



4 inches 

 4 inches 

 4 inches 

 4 inches 



5-6 inch potsf 



6 inches 



4 inches 



4 inches 



3 inches 



3 inches 



3 inches 



3 inches 



2 inches 



3 inches 

 3 inches 

 3 inches 



3 inches 



4 inches 

 4 inches 



6-7 inch potsf 

 6-7 inch potsf 



DEPTH TO 

 PLANT 



4-6 inches 

 2 inches 



2 inches 

 4-6 inches 

 4-6 inches 

 4-6 inches 

 4-6 inches 

 3-4 inches 



3 inches 

 1-2 inches 

 3 inches 



3 inches 

 Just covered 

 4-6 inches 

 4-6 inches 



3 inches 

 4-6 inches 

 4-6 inches 

 4-6 inches 

 4-6 inches 

 4-6 inches 

 4-6 inches 

 4-6 inches 

 Just covered 



4 inches 

 2 inches 



2 inches 

 3-4 inches 

 3-4 inches 

 3-4 inches 

 3-4 inches 

 Just covered 



3 inches 

 3 inches 

 3 inches 

 3 inches 

 3 inches 

 3 inches 

 4-6 inches 

 Just covered 



SEASON OF 

 BLOOM 



Dec-Apr. 

 Feb.-Apr. 

 Dec-Apr. 

 Nov.-Apr. 

 Jan.-Apr. 

 Dec-Apr. 

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 Dec-Apr. 

 Feb.-Apr. 

 Feb.-Apr. 

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 Feb.-Apr. 

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 Nov.-Apr. 

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 Dec-Apr. 

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 Jan.-Apr. 

 Oct.-Apr. 

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 Jan.-Apr. 

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 Jan.-Apr. 

 Feb.-Apr. 

 Feb.-Apr. 

 Feb.-Apr. 

 Feb.-Apr. 



HEIGHT 



IN 

 INCHES 



24-48 



12 



12-24 



12 



36-72 



36-72 



36-48 



12-18 



12-18 



6 



12 



6 



12 



6 



12 



12 



12 



12 



12 



12-24 



12 



12-18 



12-18 



12-24 



12-18 



12 



6 



24-30 



12-18 



12 



12 



6 



12-18 



12 



12 



12 



18 



12 



24-48 



24-30 



Cold storage bulbs available for early forcing 



Very delicate flower for cutting 



One of the best of all for cutting 



Forces well; free flowering; very fragrant 



Small flowering type; long spikes; good cut flower 



One of the best of all Lilies 



Requires rich soil and heavy feeding 



Miniature type of the Calla 



Very free flowering but of unpleasant odor 



Grow cool; very showy; excellent for cutting 



Richly colored flowers; should be more grown 



Very pretty in pans and pots 



Excellent for cutting or pot decoration 



Graceful flower for cutting; easily forced 



Good range of colors. Both double and single forms 



Uncommon bulb; pretty and worth attention 



Old-fashioned but still popular; sweet smelling 



Sweet smelling type is excellent for mixing 



One of the very best for cutting 



Contains both medium and large trumpet types 



Good for pans but rather heavy for cutting 



Contains several small flowering types; very good 



Very early; invaluable for cutting 



Another type of the Amaryllis 



Very attractive; fine for cutting; should be more grown 



Very pretty for hanging baskets and pots 



Very showy for growing in pots or pans 



Cannot be forced early 



Several fine types for late forcing 



Earliest type of Tulip for forcing 



Showy for pots and pans in decorative work 



Cold storage pips make flowers available at all times 



Cold storage bulbs are used for early forcing 



Grow cool; don't attempt to force until late December 



Grow cool; use light soil; feed freely after budding 



Grow cool; excellent for cutting 



Beautiful cut flower; must be grown cool 



Grow cool; don't start too early; fine cut flower 



Most satisfactory for late forcing 



Very showy, flowers sometimes 9-12 inches across 



♦ These are the best types for forcing in the dwelling. 



f Indicates size of pot for single bulb. 



