. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 746 The American Florist. Nov. 2> dollars to have a few postals printed to inform customers that a complete as- sortment of the best bedding bulbs are on hand. A good way is to inclose a neat card to that effect with the monthly statements. While the planting of bulbs, especially tulips, in public grounds or parks is usually done in formal beds, where they are used in design work representing all sorts of shapes and figures, this should be discouraged whenever possible on home grounds. There is nothing really b
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 746 The American Florist. Nov. 2> dollars to have a few postals printed to inform customers that a complete as- sortment of the best bedding bulbs are on hand. A good way is to inclose a neat card to that effect with the monthly statements. While the planting of bulbs, especially tulips, in public grounds or parks is usually done in formal beds, where they are used in design work representing all sorts of shapes and figures, this should be discouraged whenever possible on home grounds. There is nothing really beautiful about it. A circular or oblong bed with either red, yellow or white tulips is not so bad for a mass effect, Init a much better way is to plant them in clumps of 25 or 50, according to va- riety and size, along the edges of shrub beds or borders. The shrubs by the time the bulbs flower have, in most lo- calities, started growth; this with a green turf up to the edge of the shrub border are ideal surroundings for the flowers; they can stay to bloom there as long as they want to without being in the way, and if the colors are properly chosen and arranged they will make a good showing even from a distance. If the owner wishes to cut any flowers it can be done without spoiling the effect as would be the case in a design. Bulbs planted that way do not need to be dis- turbed at bedding-out time. They can remain, the tops, when they begin to look unsightly, can be cut off, and in most cases, the bulbs will make a fair showing the second year. There is plenty of time yet to plant bulbs outside; any time during November will do, as long as the weather will permit, and yet it is well to fill orders after November 10 as quickly as possible, for if there has been anything uncertain and unreliable this year it was the weather so far, and a heavy frost may come unexpectedly and stop all soil operation until spring. Three inches is deep enough for any bulb outdoors, and no covering is
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