SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS AND 
ROOTS 
G REENHOUSES and conservatories 
are the places for specimens that are 
rare and strange, not the garden. But 
there are certain bulbous tender things 
which are suitable for the garden, provid- 
ing they are put in the right places and 
not given undue prominence. There is no 
class of plants that, for the labor in- 
volved, bring such rich returns of bloom, 
as bulbs; but for just this reason, per- 
haps, they are a much abused group, con- 
sidered artistically. 
The constant temptation with them is to 
sacrifice general effect for the individual. 
One goes quite mad over the beauties of 
gladioli, and loses sight of the fact that a 
garden planted with them becomes a 
nursery rather than a garden. They 
must have their proper setting, just as 
any other plant, if they are to become part 
of a garden, rather than the garden being 
a gladioli culture ground. 
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