Spring-Flowering 

 BulbsforFall Planting 



HARDLY any class of plants enjoys such general favor as do 

 the spring-flowering bulbs. The ease with which they 

 may be grown is in a great measure the cause of this 

 popularity, together with the fact that they bloom at a 

 season when the passing of winter makes their gay colors irre- 

 sistibly attractive. In the garden the modest charm of the 

 Crocuses and Snowdrops will always app>eal to the flower-lover; 

 it is to the Hyacinths, Tulips and Daff'odils, however, that we 

 must look for the gorgeous part of the spring display. In beds 

 or borders, in sheltered nooks among shrubbery, or in broad, 

 irregular patches on the edges of woodland, the bulbs aff*ord a 

 profusion of bloom from early spring until well into June. 



Success with most bulbous plants is principally a question of 

 providing suitable conditions for the development of the flower, 

 which has been formed in the bulb during the previous growing 

 seasoii. If a Tulip bulb, for instance, be cut open at planting 

 time, the tiny flower will be found perfectly formed within the 

 protecting scales of the bulb. To insure the May blossom, it is 

 necessary only to perform properly the autumn planting. 



CULTURAL DIRECTIONS— For Outdoors. All the bulbs 

 in this book, except Tulips, should be planted as soon as they 

 are received. With the Narcissi and Crocuses early planting is 

 an essential, both these classes of bulbs being very impatient of 

 rest after the first of September. Newly imported bulbs do not 

 arrive until after this date, however, and are not ready for 

 delivery before October; these should be planted as soon as they 

 are received. Tulips should be put into the ground during the 

 latter half of October, or when the first sharp frosts begin to 

 bring down the leaves from the deciduous trees. As climatic 

 conditions vary so greatly in different parts of the country, this 

 is by all means the surest indication of the proper time for plant- 

 ing. If planted before then. Tulips are inclined to start growth 



