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Garden Notes 
Spring Bulbs 
PRING bulbs should be ordered in September and can be 
planted at any time until the ground freezes, but early planting 
is an advantage as it give the bulbs time to make a good root 
growth. 
Almost all bulbs sold in this country come from Holland, and, in 
some cases, it is better to order them direct from the Holland 
growers; the cost will not be much less but the quality is likely to be 
better. 
Tulips 
The soil for tulips should be rich. They are planted 4 to 6 inches 
deep on a layer of sand an inch thick, which prevents water from 
soaking the bottom of the bulbs. After the ground is frozen hard 
the bed should have a covering of leaves which are not removed 
until March. This is not to keep the bed from freezing but from 
thawing in warm winter days. Ordinarily tulips are planted .4 to 6 
inches apart each way. 
The single early tulips are commonly used for bedding, and several 
kinds are often planted in one bed, though a single color would, I 
think, be better. They are the first tulips to bloom and are useless 
after the first seacon. They cost from $1.00 to $40.00 per hundred. 
The following varieties will be found satisfactory: 
White.—Duc Van Tholl, Joost van Vondel, La Reine, L’imma- 
culée, Milthiades. 
Rosy.—Cottage Maid, Rosamundi Huyckman, Duc Van Tholl, 
La riante, Mrs. Cleveland. 
Red.—Bacchus, Belle Alliance, Artis, Cramoisi Brilliant, Jules 
Janin. 
Yellow.—Canary Bird, Chrysolora, King of Yellows, Yellow 
Prince, Montresor. 
Red and Yellow.—de Haan, Duchess of Parma, Duc de Berlin, 
Kaiser Kroon, Duc Van Tholl Maximus. 
The double early tulips are not so beautiful as the single ones, 
and I think it is a mistake to use them and miss the delicacy of the 
tulip cup which is spoiled by too many petals. 
Parrot Tulips 
Parrot tulips are large and tall and quite remarkable in color. 
They are more lasting than the single early tulips, often increasing 
from year to year. The ends of their petals are often feathered. 
The price ranges from $1.20 to $27.00 per hundred. 
Darwin Tulips 
These also are fine in color and tall. 
Albert Kellog is rose color. Black Knight is brown black. Bleu 
aimiable is purple. Donders is brown red. La Julipe noir is black. 
There is an almost endless variety of color and price. “The common 
varieties cost 60 cents for ten, others up to $6.00 for ten. 
Single Late Cottage Tulips 
These are the best of all tulips because of their lasting qualities, 
their size (sometimes 3 to 4 feet high), and their distinct beauty. 
They bloom in May when the apples are in bloom. 
Bouton d’or is golden yellow. Bridesmaid opens white and the 
margins turn pink. Carnation is white turning bright rose. 
Gesneriana spathulata is scarlet with blue eye. Retroflexa is bright 
yellow, reflexed petals. Vitellina, sulphur yellow with greenish 
veining, very fine. 
The many species of tulips which are found wild are interesting 
and some of them extremely beautiful. “They are rarely seen but 
should be planted by real enthusiasts. 
These are good to start with: 
T. clusiana, the lady tulip. TT. fosteriana, brilliant scarlet ver- 
T. greigi, low, red with black 
milion with yellow or black center. 
center. TI. Kaufmanniana, the earliest of all tulips. T. oculis solis, 
the sun’s-eye tulip. ‘T. Sprengeri, the latest tulip, scarlet. TT. 
Tubergeniana, very large, scarlet. 
These vary in price from 30 cents to $30.00 for ten. 
Narcissi 
Narcissi are planted in the same way as tulips, except that they 
must not be planted in ground which has been dressed with manure 
within a year or two. 
They last almost forever and should be planted in space where 
they need not be disturbed for many years. They increase in number 
and show no loss of vigor. 
‘There are many varieties of extraordinary beauty and wonderful 
color. Some of them are tall with large trumpets, others short with 
almost no trumpets, as the poet’s narcissus, some are pure yellow, 
others pale cream, cream and yellow, and paper white. 
The single-flowered varieties are most beautiful in form, the 
double ones are little more than buttons. The cheapest varieties cost 
about a dollar a hundred, the newer and rare kinds are often as much 
as $60.00 for ten bulbs. 
The following varieties, all may be called daffodils, are very good: 
Barri conspicuous, pale primrose and deep yellow. Emperor, large 
pure yellow. Empress, yellow and pale cream. Horsfieldi, yellow 
and pale cream. Incomparabilis cynosure, with short cup. Incom- 
parabilis stella, with short cup. Incomparabilis Sir Watkins, with 
short cup. Incomparabilis orange Phoenix and Incomparabilis sulphur 
Phoenix, the commonest form, the only good double Narcissi. Leedsi, 
Mrs. Langtry and N. major. — 
Narcissi : 
Maximus. Poeticus, the poet’s narcissus. Poeticus ornatus, 
Poeticus grandiflorus, larger and later varieties of the poet’s narcissus. 
Jonquils, grandiflorus, single, yellow, several small flowers on a stalk, 
very sweet-scented. 
Spanish and English Iris 
The Spanish and English irises are bulbous irises, and should not 
be forgotten when one is ordering other bulbs. They are easy to 
grow and to plant, and bloom later than the other irises. 
They are very inexpensive, costing only 75 cents a hundred in 
mixture, and when once established they seem to increase rapidly. 
The Spanish irises are small; pale yellow, buff, brown and blue. 
The English irises are larger, deep blue, white and purple. 
In shape they are delicate and graceful, and suggests the orchid. 
The leaves are much like onion leaves. 
Hyacinths 
Hyacinths are popular bedding plants, but they are not so strong 
in color or so beautiful in form as tulips, and are much better in the 
house, where their pale colors and powerful perfume may be enjoyed 
to better advantage than outdoors. “They are even poorer the second 
year than the single early tulips. 
Their colors never seem to fit the exuberance of early spring. 
Crocuses 
Crocuses are indispensable and should have a special lawn to 
themselves. “They can be bought in mixtures for about $3.50 per 
thousand. The named varieties are not particularly distinct, except 
that known as Cloth of Gold, which is the earliest and, because of its 
bright color, the most desirable. 
Plant them in a hole about 2% inches deep anywhere and they are 
sure to appear for two or three years, after that they may fail, 
especially if they are planted in a lawn. 
