GAKDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 



grow in partial shade or sun, and can be planted 

 in groups in the border, or in marginal rows for 

 edging. By carefully choosing from both the early 

 and late varieties, you can enjoy your tulips for 

 nearly two months; and by as carefully choosing 

 your colors, have all sorts of artistic combinations. 

 They should be planted 3 or 4 in. deep if the 

 soil is heavy, and an inch deeper in soil that is 

 light, and set 6 in. apart. They will prove a joy 

 to your heart. 



Tuberous-rooted begonias supply a much-felt 

 want for lovely flowers in half-shady or shady 

 places. If the bulbs are started in the house in 

 sand in February, they will be in full leaf when 

 ready to set out in May, and will bloom from June 

 until frost. Don't, please don't, plant them up- 

 side down, but be sure that the rounded part rests 

 on the soil. They require light, rich earth, with 

 plenty of water, given after sundown. 



Cannas only too often are planted in big, showy 

 beds where they break our rule of ''open lawn cen- 

 ters. ' ' In fact, they are a little hard to place, but 

 look well in a corner, in beds along a drive, or 

 outlining a boundary. The ground should be 

 spaded 2 ft. deep, well fertilized, and then kept 

 watered. Set plants 2 ft. apart. 



The iris is one of the most beautiful and most 

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