October, 1913 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
243 
the hope that, being blood relation, the two 
would be willing to compromise on space 
allowance, and do me the favor of surviv¬ 
ing. For it does not seem that it would be 
possible to do without either of these. 
Narcissus jonquila Campernelle rugulosus 
is a positively running-over-full improved 
double jonquil, as sweet as it is double. 
This is the one to plant. 
Hardly any garden space is so limited 
that a few clumps of all the favorites are 
out of the question, however. Crocuses 
come legitimately next in line after the 
daffodils and jonquils; then there are the 
tulips; and next the hyacinths — which fin¬ 
ishes the list in most gardens. But with a 
space three feet wide by twelve feet long 
available, a bulb border may be planted 
wherein bloom will show all summer. A 
diagram of the planting of such a space is 
given, with the number of bulbs of each 
kind required. Set all bulbs on a cushion 
of clean sand, and bury them under once 
and a half their own depth of earth. 
Planting Key 
Crocuses—Select the named varieties, 
any color. 67 
Daffodils—Narcissus Von Sion. 11 
Jonquils— N arcissus Campernelle 
rugulosus . 11 
Plant these two alternately. 
Iris Kaempferi —Any preferred color. 6 
Iris Germanica —Any preferred color. 5 
Plant these two alternately. 
Hyacinths—Any preferred color or 
colors. 22 
Hemerocallis Thunbergii —Day lily... 15 
Colchicum Parkinso n i —Autumn 
crocus . 45 
Preparing the Compost Heap 
I T is not yet too late to prepare an 
ample supply of soil for winter use 
in the coldframe, hotbed, or the green¬ 
house, if you have been wise enough to 
build a small one for your own use. 
Around the edges of the garden, along 
the roadside or from nearby pasture or 
neglected lot, at little or no expense you 
can secure a goodly supply of sods. 
These should be taken up with several 
inches of earth and if possible cut out 
in regular form so that they can be 
packed together. They should be made 
up into a square heap, and placed in lay¬ 
ers with the grassy sides together, and, 
if it is at all possible to do so, between 
every layer of a foot or so of sod put 
six inches of the oldest manure you can 
get. If you cannot get manure and the 
sods are taken up where the soil is rich —- 
where, for instance, the wash from the 
street has filtered over it—it will do very 
well, especially as you can enrich it with 
bone flour just before you want to use 
it. . Make the heap flat on top or even 
a little hollow so that in dry weather you 
may give it a frequent drenching with 
the hose in order to hasten the rotting 
of the sods and grass. 
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