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NAME TIMENG | SPACING Sen eee CULTURAL NOTES 
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Italica and Sept.-Nov. 3 in. 3-4 in. Good, well drained soil. 
Sibirica 
Campanulata | Sept.-Nov. 4-5 in. 5-6 in. Top dress with bone meal or wood 
ashes. Useful naturalized in woods 
and shady place. 
Leucojum Sept.-Nov. 6-8 in. 6-8 in. Partial shade in moist loamy soil, 
well drained in winter. 
Muscari Sept.-Nov. 2-3 in. 3-4 in. Sun or light shade. Best in good 
ENGLISH sized clumps. 
JIrnithogalum Fall. 4-6 in. 4-5 in. Sun or shade. Prefers heavier type 
nutans of soil. 
Erythronium When 2-4 in. 2-3 in. Don’t allow bulbs to dry while 
received. planting. Set with growing point 
upward in loose gritty soil rich in 
well rotted leaf mold. Moist shady 
place. 
Chionodoxa Sept.-Nov. 18 bulbs per | 3-4 in. Sun or half shade. Moisture and 
sq. foot. light during growth. 
Trillium When 8-10 in. 5-6 in. Light or deep shade in rich deep, 
received. moist soil with plenty of woods 
soil. Never disturb. 
Calochortus Late Oct. just | 4-8 in. 3 in. For rock gardens in sun. Best in 
before soil pots or boxes. Water only when in 
freezes. full growth. Plant in wire baskets 
to protect from rodents. Lift when 
they die down and store dry until 
October. 
Colchicum Aug.-Sept. 6-8 in 4 in. Sun, or part shade in warm cli- 
2 in. over mates. Deep well enriched soil. 
the top Replant when crowded, waiting un- 
til leaves have died down. 
Narcissus Sept.-Nov. 6-8 in Small, 6 in. Prefer a good sandy loam. 
Large,9-12 in. 
Tulips Oct.-Nov. 4-5 in Light soil, Lift when dormant and store in a 
Dec. in south 9-12 in cool dry place until October. Give 
refrigeration treatment if planted 
Heavy, 6-9 in.| in south. 
Hyacinth Before Nov. 6-10 in 4-6 in Good sandy loam, mulch in cold 
Climates. Nice in groups against 
shrubbery. 
Crocus Early, soon as | Lawns, 1 in. 3-4 in. Good soil, sun or light shade. Re- 
received. Other, 2 in. plant or renew every two to three 
years. 
Iris Sept.-Oct. 6-8 in. 3-4 in. Rich, light soil with good winter 
Dutch and drainage. Mulch in winter. Lift 
Spanish when crowded during August, re- 
plant in September. 
English Sept. 1, early | 8-10 in. 4-5 in. Moist loam, rich in humus or a 
; planting best. good garden soil. Needs water 
\ | during orow th Leave until clumps 
SNOW are crowded. 
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PLANTING INFORMATION FOR BULBS 
SWEENEY. KRIST @ DIMM. HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS, PORTLAND, ORE. 
