May-flowering Tulips, Pansies and Daisies in the 



Spring Garden 



OF MRS. D. WILLIS JAMES, MADISON, N. J. 



ANY people object to planting bulbs in the fall, outside, from the fact that when the blooming 

 season arrives they are away, or living in the city. The above illustration of a beautiful spring 

 garden was photographed about the end of May, and shows what effective beds of flowers can 

 be produced at that season of the year. When a large proportion of owners of estates are re- 

 turning to their country homes, or visiting prior to leaving the city, what more lovely sight could 

 greet the eye than this mass of color and beautiful effects in a setting of the new spring. 



The above beds and borders contain some of the rarest of Darwin and May-flowering Tulips, that are at 

 their height of glory during the last two weeks of May; in the other beds are Myosotis (Forget-me-nots), 

 Bellis Perermis (English Daisies), Polyanthus (Bunch Primroses), and Pansies, the whole conforming to 

 a beautiful color scheme and perspective beauty. 



We cannot too strongly advise the making and planting of such a magnificent formal garden, and shall 

 be pleased to correspond with those interested, as to varieties, etc., for this style of landscape work, or the 

 less-expensive method of planting bulbs for the wild garden — the kinds for naturalization and acclimatization. 



