A Garden of Bulbs 
T has been quite an interesting experiment to determine 
how nearly a garden of continuous bloom may be secured 
from Bulbs and Tubers, framed and softened by a few 
congenial Annuals and Perennials. 
In other parts of the country the opening of the tiny cups of 
the Snowdrops and Crocus may be relied on to welcome the Spring, 
but our first flowers are usually the colorful Dwarf Iris, whose 
time of blossom can never be fixed, as they appear all through the 
winter after every short period of mild weather. 
The old-fashioned yellow Jonquil ventures almost as early. 
Therefore, these, possibly, take first place in our procession of 
Bulbs. 
By careful selection the Bulb garden may be filled with blos¬ 
soms for many weeks. 
As the Iris and Narcissus are the dependable Bulbs for the South¬ 
west, it is very fortunate that each has many types, blossoming at 
various times. 
From the gorgeous array offered by the catalogues it is most be¬ 
wildering to make a choice until one realizes that the several types 
follow each other in their time of bloom. Also the individual varie¬ 
ties under each type offer many possibilities of having early, inter¬ 
mediate and late flowering bulbs. 
The Yellow Jonquils have long been favorites because of the 
delicious fragrance of their clusters of golden-yellow blossoms on 
rush-like stems, amidst a multitude of fine, narrow leaves. These 
are followed by King Alfred and his court of long Trumpeters. 
King Alfred has asserted supremacy through unusual adaptability 
to this region. Literally thousands are being grown in our sandy 
lands for commercial purposes. 
Soon after King Alfred begins to bloom Treserve appears. This, 
105 
Continuous 
Bloom 
Earliest 
in 
Spring 
Yellow 
Jonquil 
Iris 
and 
Narcissus 
Types 
Early 
Jonquils 
