Gayest and most versatile of all spring flowers 
are the Tulips! You may enjoy them for almost 
two months. No other flowers can bring such 
a wide array of gorgeous hues—a rainbow of 
color, at a time when color is most welcome. 
Equally at home in small groups of only six or twelve up to ex- 
pansive displays of hundreds of blooms, Tulips are unrivaled for setting 
the home grounds ablaze with color. 
At their best in beds and borders, Tulips like a place in the sun 
and put on the best show in a fertile, loamy, well drained soil. Beautiful 
pictures can be created with groups of 6 to 12 or more at a garden 
gate, doorstep, around a bench or terrace. Groups of Tulips work 
wonders with their showy colors in the mixed flower border or in front 
of evergreens or shrubbery. 
If Tulips were grown in the same bed last spring, use fresh top soil 
if possible. Place the bulbs 5 to 6 in. apart and plant them 5 to 6 in. 
deep. In severe climates, Tulip beds should be covered with leaves or 
other mulch after the ground is frozen, then removed in early spring to 
prevent damage from moles and mice. In the warmer climates, planting 
should be delayed till Thanksgiving or later. 
To plant in the perennial border or elsewhere inconvenient to remove 
the top soil, loosen it to a depth of 6 in. or more. Then make holes for 
the bulbs with a trowel. Before covering be sure the bulb rests on the 
bottom of the hole. 
If the bulbs are to be dug up after the blooming season for storing 
till planting time the next fall, they should be transferred to some 
other part of the garden till the foliage has dried. For the most beautiful 
display, only the largest of the old bulbs should be kept for replanting, 
and secure some new Imported Holland Bulbs each year. 
