GARDEN GUIDE 
PLANTING BULBS IN THE GARDEN 
TULIPS: They may be planted any time after the first hard frost 
right up to the time the ground freezes, making it impossible to dig. 
They may be grown successfully in any good garden soil and in just 
about any location providing the spot is not too wet. Do not try to 
grow them where water stands for any length of time. 
There are two methods of planting. The most common is digging 
a hole for each bulb and placing the bulb in it, making sure that it is 
right end up and its base firmly on the bottom of the hole. The second 
way is to take out all the soil in the place to be planted, set the bulbs 
in position, then replace the soil, using care not to tip the bulbs over. 
After you have covered the buibs with soil spread some good fer- 
tilizer or complete plant food over the area planted. One pound of 
food to each twelve square feet is generally sufficient. If you have 
trouble with moles, mice or chipmunks, eating the bulbs, dust the 
surface of the bed with Napthalene Flakes. 
A 2-inch mulch of peat moss, straw, or coarse litter keeps the 
bulbs from the heaving caused by alternate thawing and freezing. Re- 
move this mulch in the spring when the shoots show above the surface. 
If you are going to use your bulbs another year, keep the old flowers 
picked off. If you dig your bulbs up each year, do it after the foliage 
has turned brown, dry the bulbs in the shade and store in a cool, dry 
place. Bulbs may be left right in the ground if you prefer. Just pull up 
the dry, dead foliage, and do your summer planting right over them. 
The foliage will dry and be ready to remove much more quickly if you 
peas it over with a light lawn roller, the back of a rake or by 
and. 
The late-flowering Tulips will often last for several years. The early 
kind sometimes two years. 
To make the stems of Tulips stiffer and stronger water the bulbs 
when they are starting to show tops with a solution of 12 grams of 
Calcium Nitrate to a quart of water. Excellent results may be ob- 
tained by putting the stems of freshly cut flowers in this same 
solution for 12 hours. 
NARCISSUS OR DAFFODILS: Plant these the same way you 
would Tulip bulbs, but earlier in the season if possible. Do not dig 
Narcissus bulbs up each year, leave them undisturbed in the ground 
for three or four years, then when the foliage has turned yellow 
three-quarters of the way from the top, dig, divide, or separate the 
bulbs and replant immediately. 
HYACINTHS: These require about the same care as the Tulips 
and last about two years. 
PLANTING TABLE FOR BULBS: The table at right above shows 
the number of bulbs required to fill a circular bed of the dimensions 
given. In planting begin at the outside row. Where bulbs are six 
inches apart, start three inches from edge of bed; where twelve inches 
apart, six inches from edge of bed 
It is customary among professionals in planting a bed to set the 
bulbs somewhat closer together in the two outer rows, giving more 
space between each bulb toward the center of the bed. A square bed 
will take about the same number of bulbs. For an oval bed, add 
length and bredth and divide by 2. For example, an oval bed 9 feet 
long and 7 feet wide will require the same number as a circular bed 
8 feet in diameter. 
FOR VERY EARLY FLOWERS 
Sow the seed of these hardy annuals just before the ground freezes 
so that germination will not take place until spring. 
Alyssum Candytuft Dianthus 
Antirrhinum Centaurea Larkspur 
(Snapdragon) (Cornflower) Portulaca 
Calendula Clarkia Sweet Peas 
California Poppy Cosmos Shirley Poppy 
Pot up bulbs for winter bloom. Lift a few plants of Parsley for a 
sunny spot in the kitchen window. 
Now is the time to divide your plants and replant the perennial bor- 
der. September is the best month for planting and moving Peonies. 
Plant them shallow. Set the tubers only two inches deep; that is to say, 
let only two inches of earth cover them. Feed them well with bone meal 
and avoid manure. 
Stop the feeding and cultivation of Roses in early September and 
let them rest so they become thoroughly hardened. 
At this time of the year, do not let a single weed go to seed. Don’t 
let the weeds even form seed pods, because many of these will ripen 
and shell out if they are cut when green; even though the plot is burned 
over later, it will be too late to prevent their sowing trouble for next 
year. 
As hardy Lilies often are not available until late October or Novem- 
ber, it may be necessary to keep the soil where they are to go from 
freezing with a heavy mulching of manure. 
Spray or dust your Roses, just before you hill them up for the 
winter, with Bordeaux. Use it liberally both on the plant and the 
ground around it. This helps destroy the black spot spores that might 
winter over in the soil. 
Wait until the ground is well frozen before applying mulch to those 
Betis requiring winter protection. Alternate freezing and thawing and 
eaving of the soil is what causes winter injury. 
HOW TO GROW HYACINTHS IN WATER 
Before placing the bulbs in the Hyacinth glass, the hard, corky root 
base of the bulb must be cut away cleanly. Fill the glass with clean 
water until it touches the base of the bulb. The glasses are then put 
in a cool, dark closet or basement. Best temperature is 50 degrees. 
When tops have 4 inches of growth, take the glasses to a window in 
a warm room and add water if necessary. Never change the water 
completely. If the air in the room is very dry, it may help to moisten 
the flower buds once a day with cotton dipped in cool water. 
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Information You Have 
Asked Us For 
No. of Bulbs No. of Bulbs No. of Bulbs 
DIAMETER Planted Planted Planted 
OF BED 6 in. apart 12 in. apart 18 in. apart 
Sas 28 7 
4 ft 48 12 6 
att 80 20 8 
6 ft 112 28 13 
7 ft 152 38 7 
8 ft 200 50 23 
9 ft 256 64 28 
10 ft 320 80 3 
Re tae 380 95 42 
WAS ae 452 Aes 50 
13: ft 528 132 59 
14 ft 612 153 68 
hoett, 704 176 78 
16 ft 804 201 89 
17 ft 904 226 100 
18 ft 1016 254 113 
19'tf 1132 283 126 
20 ft 1256 314 139 
DEPTH AND DISTANCE APART TO PLANT BULBS 
eep Apart Deep Apart 
Early Tulips ....4 in. South Erantiis: seme teneiecte 2 in Sieins 
Late -Tulips 7.; .6° in; 5 in. Fritillaria— 
Hyacinthise cn. 6 in. 6 in. Imperialis ....6 in. 12 in. 
Narcissus— Galanthus ...... 3 in. Sains 
Large flowering 6 in. 6 in. Leucojum ...... 3 in, 4 in. 
Small flowering 4 in. 6 in. Musc¢ari \.Siae5 suev Sins 3 in. 
Croclis; ciccince oie Sirs 4 in. Scilla: Girs.ccemn otters 3 ih 3 in. 
Chionodoxa ....3 in. Sim; 
POINTS TO REMEMBER 
Positively do not plant bulbs in borders or beds which are badly 
drained. Perfect drainage is vital and the most important instruction 
we can give you. Our guarantee does not cover losses from this cause. 
Never use any strong commercial fertilizer or fresh manure when 
planting bulbs. 
When picking the flowers do not cut away any more foliage from 
your bulbous plants than is necessary. Leaves and foliage store up 
food for next year’s blooming. 
Do not let seed pods remain on the stems after flowers have faded 
— it weakens the bulbs. 
Do not dig up bulbs before foliage shows signs of drying, changing 
to yellow or brown. 
Never dry bulbs in the sun—always in the shade. . 
Do not grow Tulips year after year in the same place. Sooner or 
later they may be attacked with a fungous disease called ‘fire blight,” 
which attacks both foliage and flowers. Either change the soil or the 
location; in other words, follow the principle of crop rotation. 
Bulbs should not be stored in an air-tight container. 
To keep mice and moles from destroying bulbs, dust them with 
Arsenate of Lead before planting them. Chlordane spread over the 
bulb bed 1 Ib. to 1000 sq. ft. after the bulbs are planted will kill 
cut worms, wire worms and crawlers that damage the bulb. 
HOW THE DATE OF EASTER IS DETERMINED 
Some 1400 years ago the Roman Catholic church decreed that Easter 
should be the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Vernal 
Equinox, and that decree has been followed ever since. Easter Sunday 
can be as early as March 22nd or as late as April 24th. 
Easter Dates 
1954—April 18 1960—April 17 
1955—April 10 1961—April 2 
1956—April 1 1962—April 22 
1957—April 21 1963—April 14 
1958—April 6 1964—March 29 
1959—March 29 1965—April 18 
Erect a couple of shelters or feeding stations for those birds that stay 
with us through the winter—destroying insect eggs and pupae. Place 
them where they are sheltered from the north winds and protect them 
from cats and other marauders by using wire screen or an inverted pan 
over the post on which they are mounted or a wire collar around the 
trunk of the tree. 
If you have not been putting out bird seed and suet for the wild birds 
this past summer, start doing so at once. The fall and early winter 
birds are very interesting and easily attracted by a continued food and 
water supply. 
The very best time of year to make a new lawn or reseed an old one 
is in the fall. This is also the time of year to spread peat moss over the 
grass. It is remarkable how much winter damage to the lawn can be 
avoided by spreading a bale of peat to each 600 sq. ft. 
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and moisture in just the right quantities. Not a fertilizer, but a 
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Starting Seeds. Quicker, bigger development, easy to transplant. 
Rooting Cuttings. Sure-fire medium for strong fast rooting. 
Storing Bulbs. Stops storage rot. Keeps bulbs firm and plump. 
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