S46 READY FOR BULB-PLANTING 
a dollar, and the fifty English ones were only a little 
more than double the price. 
Joseph planted these irises in September, be- 
cause he wishes their foliage to grow before the 
winter begins. He says that in November he will 
cover them over quite heavily with straw, since they 
are not absolutely hardy, as are the German and 
Japanese irises which we planted last spring. But 
under warm covering he thinks they will rest in 
comfort. 
With the exception of the peonies and irises, 
Joseph will probably wait until October, or even 
November, before putting in the rest of his bulbs. 
It is well, however, to. have the above number out 
of the way before the real autumn planting begins. 
The irises were set deep in rich soil, their roots 
being rather long and eager for room. Joseph 
planted them all by the moist point of the triangle 
in irregular groups. I love irises, and have en- 
couraged him to set out so many in our garden. 
Even when the flowers are gone, I like to see their 
sword-like leaves sharp and distinct among the sur- 
rounding greens. 
Joseph has bought besides yellow crocuses; 
snowdrops, of both the small and the large varie- 
ties; Siberian squills, which pleased us so much at 
Miss Wiseman’s last spring; the lovely narcissus 
poeticus ; double yellow daffodils, yellow tulips, and 
those that bloom later called parrot-tulips. With 
these latter, we were both so enchanted last spring 
