For geometrical effects make a level surface and plant each bulb exactly in 
On wet or heavy soils plant 
its proper place by measure—no guesswork. 
on sand and cover with good soil 
Four Ways ot Planting Bulbs—By Leslie Hudson, 
seen in this picture 
Choose bulbs of even size and plant them at exactiy uniform depths ; 
otherwise they will not flower simultaneously and produce the finished effect 
New 
Jersey 
MAKE UP YOUR MIND AS TO THE KIND OF PICTURE YOU WANT TO PRODUCE IN YOUR GARDEN NEXT 
SPRING AND PLANT ACCORDINGLY — IT IS THE ATTENTION TO DETAILS NOW THAT ENSURES RESULTS 
HE beauty of planting bulbs now is 
that you are so sure of the results in 
spring. Remember, you cannot now grow 
the flower; that has already been done in 
the formation of the bulb. Your problem 
is to produce that flower in the greatest 
perfection. But there is a good deal of 
difference in the way in which a bulb will 
behave, depending upon the treatment 
that is given toit. Bulbs can be used for 
formal effects or they can be planted to 
give natural effects. This series of pictures 
shows you exactly how to do the work in 
either case. 
I.—Format DESIGNS 
IN Beps. For beds 
where uniformity of color and simultan- 
eous flowering are essential particular 
care must be taken that the bulbs used 
are of a uniform quality and size. Always 
buy the best for such purposes. Make the 
bed ready by digging over the soil and 
if it is not a good rich soil to start with, 
turn in a dressing of thoroughly decayed 
manure. It is absolutely necessary that 
the manure be thoroughly decayed. Fresh 
or green manure will result in injury to the 
plants. Smooth over the surface with a 
rake, making it evenly rounded, higher in 
the centre than at the sides, and on this 
place each bulb carefully exactly where it 
is to grow. You may use a measuring stick 
if you like, but some people prefer to cover 
the surface with clean white sand, placing 
the bulbs on it and judging the distance by 
the eye. This can be seen much better 
on the sand than on the brown earth. Hay- 
ing done this, plant each bulb at a uniform 
depth by making a plunge with a trowel 
and inserting the bulb. Then cover with 
soil and make all quite firm. 
The final result of uniformity can only be 
obtained by care to these details when 
planting. 
I]. — NaturAL ErrEcts IN BORDERS. 
For natural effects along the shrubbery 
Natural planting in the shrubbery border. 
Rake the surface smooth so that the bulbs will not roll and 
drop them onto the ground haphazard, planting them exactly where they fall 
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After the first fall of snow, spread a mulch over 
the bulb -beds 
