Zhc <3ar6en Club 
of america 
OCTOBER 1913 No. II 
Honorary President 
MRS. C. STUART PATTERSON 
President Secretary and Treasurer 
MRS. J. WILLIS MARTIN MISS ERNESTINE A. GOODMAN 
Chestnut Hill, Phila., Pa. Chestnut Hill, Phila., Pa. 
Vice-Presidents 
MRS. ARCHIBALD D. RUSSELL MRS. WALTER S. BREWSTER 
Princeton, N. J. Lake Forest, 111. 
MRS. ALFRED ELY MRS. FRANCIS KING 
New Milford, Conn. Alma, Mich. 
The objects of this association shall be to stimulate the knowledge and love of gard- 
ening among amateurs, to share the advantages of association, to aid in the protection of native 
plants and birds, and to encourage civic planting. 
'The Beds we in October should disclose, 
And on the floor the Bulbous roots expose 
To th' air, that the Sun's rays may then attract 
That moisture which in Summer they contract 
By lying under ground; thus purg'd and clean, 
After some time they may be set agen. 
And better to resist the Winter's cold, 
They must be deeply buried in the mould." 
— Rapin. 
planting of Bulbs in the ©pen, according to 
tbe Best Hutborities 
Plant all bulbs in well-drained, good garden soil enriched by bone 
meal. Never let fresh manure come in contact with the bulbs. Lilies 
will do better if the soil has mixed with it either leaf mould or Jersey 
peat. When planting set the bulbs, if possible, on little cushions of 
sand and also drop a little sand over them before covering them with 
the earth. 
Plant. 
Daffodils and Narcissus, 4 to 6 inches deep, 4 to 8 inches apart. 
Snowdrops and Crocus, 3 inches deep, .5 to j6 inches apart. 
