The Uses of Bulbs for the Home Garden 
For Rock Gardens, Rock Walls and Naturalizing 
It is not only in the Flower border and beds—where they 
make attractive edging, either in continuous bands, or in numerous 
small groups—that the little bulbs are useful. Most of these are 
quite ideal for planting in the rock garden or the wall garden, in 
small groups of half a dozen to a couple of dozen bulbs. Along 
the edge of a stone walk, or in the chinks of "crazy” paving, 
near the edges where they wont be stepped on, they are especially 
attractive. 
Then, too, they lend themselves to naturalizing. Crocuses are 
favorites for planting in the lawn, but if so used they are best 
placed around trees, or along the boundaries near shrubs, where 
the grass can remain uncut until after the foliage matures. If it is 
cut too soon the bulbs will be severely injured, or even killed 
outright. 
Tulips 
The most effective way of using tulips in the garden—unless 
one can afford to buy them by the hundred or more for large "mass” 
plantings—is to place them in long beds or borders in groups of 
6 to 25 (10 or 12 of a sort make a very good showing) separated 
by daffodils or other bulbs so the different colors will stand out by 
themselves. 
A method that is more and more gaining favor is to place such 
groups in a mixed border of hardy perennials, placing the 
taller growing sorts (you will find the height mentioned in the 
descriptions of varieties toward the back of the border and the 
lower ones (especially the Early Singles and Doubles, and the 
Species or Botanicals) toward the front. 
While the practice of planting solid or "design” beds of tulips, 
in one variety or two or more contrasting colors, has largely gone 
out of practice it is still sometimes employed. For this use, the 
Early Flowering Singles and Doubles are most suited, although the 
taller sorts can be employed. In this type of planting it is 
essential that all the plants should flower at one time and 
evenly. To secure this result, the entire bed is usually dug out 
to the desired depth, the bottom well prepared and fertilized, 
and the tulips laid out in the desired design, being evenly spaced, 
in squares or circles. Then sifted, rich soil is placed over them. 
For such bedding, the bulbs are spaced quite close—4 to 5 inches 
apart each way. A bed three feet in diameter, with the bulbs 
spaced four inches apart, will require about five dozen bulbs, 
but one six feet in diameter will require two hundred and fifty. 
Why So Many Types? 
In using .tulips in the garden, even on a small place, it is highly 
desirable to include varieties selected from several of the different 
types or classes. This assures not only a more pleasing variation in 
form and color, but a much longer season of tulip bloom. 
The Single Earlies give the first showing (with the exception 
of some of the species, such as Kaufmanniana). These are followed 
closely by the Double Earlies and the Triumphs, a new type ob¬ 
tained by crossing Single Earlies and Darwins. Then come the 
Cottage or May-flowering, with gay, brilliant co ors; and close 
upon their heels the Darwins and the Breeders, the former in 
a wide range of clear bright colors and the latter in duller, richer 
tones including bronzes, buffs, wine reds and grape purples. 
Tulips for Cutting 
Almost all tulips are excellent for cutting, but some are better 
than others. Of late years the newer Parrot types, such as Fantasy 
and Sundew, with their deeply laciniated petals, have become 
extremely popular for cutting. So also have the Lily-flowered 
varieties—such as Sirene, Mrs. Moon and Red Rocket. (The 
Lily-flowered varieties are often listed in the Cottage class). 
Among other tulips which we have found especially good for 
cutting at Triangle Gardens are Venus and Zwanenburg, in 
combination; Clara Butt, Dresden China, Don Pedro, Inglescombe 
Yellow, Inglescombe Pink, Lemon Queen, Farncombe Sanders, 
William Pitt, White Giant and Yellow Giant and Louis XIV, one 
of the most beautiful of all tulips. The little bunch flowered Mon¬ 
sieur Mottet always makes a great hit with our visitors, and is as 
lovely as it is unusual as a cut flower. 
Fragrant Tulips 
Few people, even experienced gardeners, seem to realize 
that many tuiips are delightfully fragrant. Some of them are not 
exceeded in this respect even by the choiciest roses. Some of 
these fragrant sorts may well be added to the list for cutting,- and 
they are particularly desirable for growing indoors for winter. 
Here are some of the fragrant ones: Prince of Austria, Rising 
Sun, Mrs. Moon, Dido and Don Pedro. 
Chart I. FOR THE PLANTING OF MISCELLANEOUS BULBS. 
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