. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 287. Exami^le of a rhizome—Smilacina in the house and greenhouse ; keeping dormant bulbs, tubers, etc.; hints on buying and selecting bulbs ; catalogue of bulbs. Hardy Sprino-plowerino Bulbs for Design Bed- ding.—The only bulbs adapted for geometrical beds are Dutch hyacinths and tulips. It is not best to use b
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 287. Exami^le of a rhizome—Smilacina in the house and greenhouse ; keeping dormant bulbs, tubers, etc.; hints on buying and selecting bulbs ; catalogue of bulbs. Hardy Sprino-plowerino Bulbs for Design Bed- ding.—The only bulbs adapted for geometrical beds are Dutch hyacinths and tulips. It is not best to use both in the same bed for really flne eifi-cts. Wliilc tlnTe are hundreds of varieties in both hyacinths iiml ttilips with colors, gradations and variegations imiuiiu ruble, vet for this style of bedding only solid, briglit, contrasting colors should be used. This limits the .selection in hya- cinths to dark crimson, rose-red, pink, purple, blue, lavender, white and yellow (the latter is seldom satis- factory), and in tulips to dark blood-red, scarlet, rose, blush-pink, yellow, white, and a bluish claret, which last is seldom used. In ordering the bulbs for this style of bedding, it is important to select kinds that bloom at the same time and are of uniform height. The bulb catalogues give this information; or, deal with a reliable firm and leave the selection to them. In planting bulbs in "design beds," it pays for the extra trouble to first remove the soil to a depth of 6 inches, spade up the lower soil, using well-rotted manure and plenty of bone dust worked in. Then level off, smooth, and cover with an inch of sand. This prevents the manure from touch- ing the bulbs, allows the water to drain away from im- mediate contact with them, thus removing causes which may lead to their decay. Bulbs set in this manner on the sand may be placed in their exact position, after which the top soil is carefully replaced. It is a difficult matter to set bulbs just 4 inches deep
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