to the light and from then on watered freely. The bulbs can all be 
planted at or near the same date, as their blooming depends on the time 
they are exposed to the light. By bringing out one or more every fort- 
night, a constant succession of flowers may be enjoyed. 
As this is a record of a personal experience it must be confessed 
that the best results were obtained from Paper White Narcissus, White 
Roman Hyacinths, Daffodils and Poetaz Narcissus, but we are as- 
sured that with intelligent care Freesias, Crocus, Hyacinths and even 
some varieties of Tulips may be included in the list. 
One word of advice about the bowls: They should be Japanese 
if possible, and either white or of one solid color, preferably green or 
yellow. White flowers look well in any color, but the yellow daffodils 
look more at home in green or white bowls. 
The joy to be obtained from watching the growth of a few bulbs 
of your very own from the beginning is altogether in excess of the slight 
labor — chiefly the weekly expedition to the attic — entailed by the 
process. 
The following table shows the proper dates for planting, lifting 
and blooming, taken from actual experience: 
Planted Lifted 
Oct. 27th Nov. 
Nov. 8th Dec. 
Nov. 
Nov. 
Nov. 
Paper White Narcissus . . . 
Roman Hyacinths (White) 
Daffodils (Golden Spur) . . 
Narcissus Poetaz (Elvira) . 
Crocus (Large Bulbs) 
2d Jan. 
26th Jan. 
8th Jan. 
Alice D. Weeks, 
North Country Garden Club of Long Island. 
id 
Bloom 
Oth 
Nov. 21st 
3th 
Jan. 1 st 
5th 
Feb. 1 7th 
5th 
March 29th 
5th 
Feb. 10th 
The following article arrived too late for the September BULLE- 
TIN, but the combinations that it suggests are so good we print it in the 
hope that it will be of use to some tardy gardeners this year and that 
the forehanded will use it next: 
a flnap (Barfcen 
It has been said that "Spring is the painter of the earth," and if 
so, what lovelier picture than a May garden in all its freshness? 
Before any garden can be truly lovely, one must have something 
of the artist sense of color, for without that, one's garden becomes 
commonplace. Artists, they tell us, are born, not made; but I am con- 
vinced (after many struggles and disappointments) artist gardeners can 
be made, especially when one has such help as Mrs. Ely lends in her 
books and in her garden. 
After a number of years of effort and discouragement on my part, 
my little garden in May this year was a delight and a joy. So with 
