. The blue book of bulbs. Bulbs (Plants). Spring-Flowering BulbsforFall Planting HARDLY any class of plants enjoys such general favor as do the spring-flowering bulbs. The ease with which they may be grown is in a great measure the cause of this popularity, together with the fact that they bloom at a season when the passing of winter makes their gay colors irre- sistibly attractive. In the garden the modest charm of the Crocuses and Snowdrops will always app>eal to the flower-lover; it is to the Hyacinths, Tulips and Daff'odils, however, that we must look for the gorgeous part of the spring
. The blue book of bulbs. Bulbs (Plants). Spring-Flowering BulbsforFall Planting HARDLY any class of plants enjoys such general favor as do the spring-flowering bulbs. The ease with which they may be grown is in a great measure the cause of this popularity, together with the fact that they bloom at a season when the passing of winter makes their gay colors irre- sistibly attractive. In the garden the modest charm of the Crocuses and Snowdrops will always app>eal to the flower-lover; it is to the Hyacinths, Tulips and Daff'odils, however, that we must look for the gorgeous part of the spring display. In beds or borders, in sheltered nooks among shrubbery, or in broad, irregular patches on the edges of woodland, the bulbs aff*ord a profusion of bloom from early spring until well into June. Success with most bulbous plants is principally a question of providing suitable conditions for the development of the flower, which has been formed in the bulb during the previous growing seasoii. If a Tulip bulb, for instance, be cut open at planting time, the tiny flower will be found perfectly formed within the protecting scales of the bulb. To insure the May blossom, it is necessary only to perform properly the autumn planting. CULTURAL DIRECTIONS—For Outdoors. All the bulbs in this book, except Tulips, should be planted as soon as they are received. With the Narcissi and Crocuses early planting is an essential, both these classes of bulbs being very impatient of rest after the first of September. Newly imported bulbs do not arrive until after this date, however, and are not ready for delivery before October; these should be planted as soon as they are received. Tulips should be put into the ground during the latter half of October, or when the first sharp frosts begin to bring down the leaves from the deciduous trees. As climatic conditions vary so greatly in different parts of the country, this is by all means the surest indication of the proper time for plant- ing. If p
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