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Use a piece of broken pot or clam shell to keep 
the drainage open 
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Now, fill up with the potting soi], leaving room at 
the top for water 
borders, proceed quite differently, avoiding 
every method that would tend toward 
regularity or formality. Having dug over 
the ground, make the surface smooth by 
means of a rake, removing all coarse rubbish 
and stones. Now take the bag containing 
Over this put some coarse rubbish to act as drain- 
age material 
the bulbs and walking along the border, 
drop them in handfuls as you walk. Then 
retracing your steps, plant each bulb just 
where it has fallen and do not be too par- 
ticular about the depth. By these means 
you will insure the irregularity of distribution 
and longer season of bloom in succession 
that is half the charm of “natural planting.” 
I1J.— PLANTING IN THE Grass. For 
naturalizing in the grass, scatter the bulbs 
‘in the same way and plant as they fall. 
Drive a hole in the ground by means of 
a pointed stick and drop into the bottom 
a little fine soil or sand so that the bulb 
will be in touch with it when it starts to 
grow. Avoid hanging the bulb high 
in the ground. If you want uniform results 
use a measuring stick when making the 
holes and plant uniformly. 
All the hardy Dutch bulbs can be used in 
this way, but daffodils and crocuses are the 
most pleasing. 
1V.—How to Por A Butts. For pot 
planting, the method of cultivation is ex- 
actly the same as that used when forcing 
in flats (see elsewhere in this number for 
details). Hyacinths and tulips are excel- 
Planting in the grass. 
Fill in slightly with coarse soil that will let in 
water and air 
Plant the bulbs just below the surface and press 
the soil firmly around them 
lent subjects for pot Cultivation. After 
planting, bury the pots in earth, ashes, or 
anything where they will be free from frost, 
and leave them to make roots. Bring them 
indoors in early spring to start the flower 
development. 
Make a hole in the ground by means of a pointed stick. Place a little sand in the bottom so the bulb won’t hang, then insert the 
bulb, covering it with a handful of good soil and press firmly on the top 
