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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



October, 1910 



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and one-half feet! During the summer I do not 

 spray the vines, but instead have pails of water 

 poured over the roots late in the evening. I also 

 loosen the earth about the plants and thus keep the 

 roots moist and cool. 



Trench No. i I planted with different varieties 

 of pinks and reds, shading from the rich, deep red 

 and intense scarlet of King Edward VII and Queen 

 Alexandra through the deep rose and pink of Phyllis 

 Unwin and Countess Spencer to the delicate pink 

 blush of Janet Scott and Florence Spencer. The 

 deep maroons, purples, and lavender in another 

 trench are likewise arranged according to grada- 

 tion of color and in this way are more easily 

 arranged after cutting. The trenches planted in 

 November and December bloomed two to three 

 weeks later. 



North Carolina. E. W. Oettingfr. 



How Many Tulips are Required in 

 a Round Bed ^. 



IT IS a simple matter to estimate with a fair de- 

 gree of accuracy the number of tulips needed to 

 plant a round bed. From the centre of the bed 

 mark the number of circles that the bed will con- 

 tain; then, starting with one in the centre, add six 

 for each successive circle. In other words the num- 

 ber that any given circle is removed from the centre, 

 multiplied by 6, will give the number of bulbs 

 required for that particular circle. Then, by 

 addition, the total number of tulips needed for the 

 bed may be found. Whether you space your tulips 

 4 or 5 inches apart the same holds true. Tabu- 

 lated, the matter will appear as follows, the rows 

 being numbered from the centre outward: 



Centre 



I 



2 



3 



4 



s 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



II 



12 



13 



14 





6 



12 

 13 



i8 



24 

 25 



30 

 31 



36 



37 



42 

 43 



48 

 49 



54 

 55 



60 

 61 



66 

 67 



72 

 73 



78 

 79 



84 

 85 



cr 



I 



The lower two rows of figures represent the 

 number of tulip bulbs required in the circle whose 

 number is indicated above. 



Now, to find the total number of bulbs required 

 for any size bed, merely add all the numbers up 

 to and including the figures representing the outer 

 circle of your bed. In actual practice you wiU find 

 that an estimate based on the above method will 

 give you all the tulips you will need, with a possi- 

 ble shortage of one or two in case you space your 

 tulips with mathematical precision. The table will 

 serve for beds from 10 to 140 inches in diameter 

 with tulips spaced 5 inches, while with tulips spaced 

 4 inches it will serve for beds from 8 to 112 inches. 

 If the tendency of the planter is to space wider than 

 the distance determined upon, then use the upper 

 row of figures; otherwise use the lower row of 

 figures. It is an easy matter to extend the table 

 to include any sized bed. 



North Dakota. C. L. Meller. 



A Correction 



THE picture appearing on page 348 of the July, 

 19 10 Garden Magazine shows rhododen- 

 drons growing in the Osgood garden in Salem 

 Mass., and not on Professor Sargent's estate at 

 Brookline. The shrubs shown are over fifty years 

 old. 



