of course when they are to be grown through grass, 

 but when they are to have perennial white or blue 

 forget-me-nots forming their carpet why not grow 

 them as " bouquets," in the same refreshing 

 manner as they are grown on a bank, and as a 

 border to the shrubbery at Belvoir Ca^le in 

 England, famous for its gardens? There the 

 daffodils are in groups of from eight to twelve, 

 each bulb is planted four inches deep and six 

 inches apart. This liberal spacing provides room 

 for increasing, and contributes an open, graceful, 

 airy effecft which, you appreciate, would be un- 

 obtainable with closer planting. 

 ^ In the garden at Belvoir Ca^le the surface soil 

 is completely hidden under a flowery mantle of the 

 Alpe^ris VicHioria white forget-me-nots, which 

 is really the be^ bedding forget-me-not, because 

 of its compadt growth and large flowers. The 

 forget-me-nots are spaced well apart to allow for 

 the essential spreading. The golden trumpets of 

 the daffodils and the firm green spears of their 

 foliage seemingly arising from a mi^ of white 

 flowers is unbelievably lovely, which I dare say 

 you realize. 



^ The daffodil committee of the Royal Horti- 



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