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B ULB S FOR AU TU 1VI IV P LA N XI Ol C 



BULBOUS FLOWERING 

 PLANTS (Bulbs) produce re- 

 markably beautiful flowers, 

 unsurpassed in many varie- 

 ties by any other plants in Sg)i£SgiSg5g5g2igS| f=QR 

 the floral kingdom, and, be- 

 sides, many of them are delightfully frag- 

 rant. There is a peculiar charm in grow- 

 ing them for they comprise such an end- 

 less variety in habit, form, size, color, and 

 are adaptable for so many purposes; 



many of them flower equally well under cw 



either garden or house culture. Among other merits of bulbs is the certainty jj 



and perfection with which they bloom and their ease of culture. 5g 



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BULBS FOR FLOWERING IN THE HOUSE AND GREENHOUSE.— There |f 



is no class of plants that gives more satisfaction for this purpose than bulbous jS 



plants (bulbs), and with so little skill gives such magnificent results. They Sg 



are easily managed, and need occupy no space in the window or greenhouse og 



excepting when in bud and bloom. Under suitable treatment they flower S§ 



with great certainty, and their flowering period may be hastened (forced) or g| 



retarded so as to " bring them in " for certain occasions, or to give a con- jg 



tinuous succession of bloom. 5§ 



HARDY BULBS FOR OPEN-GROUND PLANTING.— A great many kinds of g 



bulbs are hardy enough to withstand our severe Northern winters. Most of eg 



the suitable sorts should be planted in the fall, and they will flower the fol- Sg 



lowing season, commencing in March or earlier with Snowdrops, Chionodoxas. SJ| 



Scillas, Crocus, Aconites, Bulbocodiums, etc., w-hich are followed in April «| 



with Hyacinths, Tulips, Daffodils, and hosts of other bulbous beauties. In % 



May appear late Tulips, late Narcissus, Lily of the Valley, Bleeding Hearts, g| 



etc. Again, followed in succession until frost, notably with Paeonias, Iris, «g 



Hemerocallis, Lilies, etc. 5g 



FOR GEOMETRICAL OR " DESIGN " BEDDING.— The bulbs best adapted >J 



are Dutch Hyacinths and Tulips. In this style of beddingthe happiest effects »§ 



are produced by planting solid bright colors in contrast, and in ordering the <?S 



varieties it is important to select those that will bloom at the same time and SJ§ 



are of proper heights. jg 



Flowering Bulbs^ 



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THE FLOWER GARDEN 

 AND HERBACEOUS BOR- 

 DER are favorite places for 

 S§ growing most hardy bulbs. 

 :2gS5fe;§2g and here they seem to thrive 

 and give the most pleasure. 

 They should be planted here and there 

 in little colonies among the hardy plants 

 and shrubs. From the border one does 

 not hesitate to gather flowers daily for 

 the house, for fear of spoiling the effect, 

 as would be the case from design beds. 

 Furthermore, in an herbaceous border bulbs are not disturbed, the foliage 

 remains uninjured until ripe, thus fulfilling its duty assigned by nature of 

 recharging the bulb with new flowers for the next season's display. 



BOLD, ISOLATED CLUMPS OF TALL-GROWING BULBOUS PLANTS 

 make a brilliant show planted on the lawn in a position not too prominent 

 nor too near, the object desired being a large mass of one color, in striking 

 contrast to the surrounding green grass and trees. 



BULBS RIGHT IN THE SOD ON THE LAWN present a pleasing picture 

 when in bloom, in the early spring. They should be planted in a " hit-and- 

 miss " fashion, an irregular group in one place, scattered individuals over 

 there, as one would find wild flowers. Of course, on closely clipped lawns, 

 only very early spring-flowering bulbs can be used, those that flower, ripen 

 and die down before it is necessary to use a mower. Then the summer surface 

 on the lawn will be as smooth and green as if no sleeping bulbous beauties 

 w-ere beneath it waiting for their awakening the next spring. The bulbs may 

 be planted w r ith a dibble when the sod is moist and soft after fall rains, but 

 it is better to cut the sod, turn it back, plant the bulbs and press the sod in place 

 " NATURALIZING " HARDY BULBS in semi wild, outlying grounds is a 

 happy style of simulating nature. Such bulbs should be used as can be planted 

 in quantity, from a dozen to a hundred of a kind in a patch. Fortunately, 

 among bulbous plants we have many that are hardy, thrive and increase in 

 such rough, neglected, picturesque places even better than in the prim garden. 



COMPLETE CULTURAL INSTRUCTIONS are given in the new edition of 



•'HENDERSON'S BULB CULTURE." 



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