grown and planted out in the Darwin border in 

 the Spring. You have probably observed there are 

 no "black" tulips, maroons, scarlets or red ones 

 in the pa^el border for they would be out of place 

 there, but there are many situations in the garden 

 for such splendidly rich and vivid Darwins as the | 

 flaming scarlet Laurentia and Europe, Edmee, 

 Whi^ler, Fire King, Cherry-red, and Beaming — 

 all long-hemmed, dominant and gorgeous varie- 

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^ An excellent food for the bulbs is made by 

 mixing together a little sand, wood ashes and 

 bone-meal (an equal quantity of each), shaking it 

 under the bulbs and on the soil. Do not plant 

 hardy bulbs until as late in the Autumn as 

 possible 33 33 ^ 

 ^ Darwin tulips may be planted until the ground 

 is frozen too hard to work, and in the Spring they 

 will sparkle in our gardens, " like the jewels on the 

 outstretched forefinger of time." 



GORGEOUS LILIES 



^ When planting your lily bulbs this Autumn 

 don't forget the brighter and deareh of them, the 



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