. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. ipjl BETTER FRUIT Poge 35. with the practice of "; In formal planting do not mix varieties— especially avoid combinations of tulips and narcissi, for example. Limit the formal planting to the use of colors in solid masses, as for instance, crimson tulips in the center surrounded by white tulips on the edges. When naturalizing in the grass use the smaller bulbs rather than the larger, among those best suited for this purpose are the crocus, chino- doza. snowdrop, scilla, winter aconite and snowflakes. All are cheap and should be planted in l
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. ipjl BETTER FRUIT Poge 35. with the practice of "; In formal planting do not mix varieties— especially avoid combinations of tulips and narcissi, for example. Limit the formal planting to the use of colors in solid masses, as for instance, crimson tulips in the center surrounded by white tulips on the edges. When naturalizing in the grass use the smaller bulbs rather than the larger, among those best suited for this purpose are the crocus, chino- doza. snowdrop, scilla, winter aconite and snowflakes. All are cheap and should be planted in liberal quantities. Usually the hyancinth is allowed first place among hardy bulbs, but in recent years the hyacinth has been losing its popularity. And rightly, too. The posi- tion of honor should go to the narcissus, as a matter of fact, and second place should be granted the tulips, while third place should be the lot of the hyacinth. While the colors of the narcissi are con- fined to a very narrow range of yellow and yellowish white and streaks of red, the hardiness of the bulbs, their quick response to good treatrnent and their permanence are greatly in their favor. For formal bedding, of course, the tulip and hyacinth must be relied upon, but for all other planting make generous use of the narcissus. It is almost impossible to say which daffodils are the best for outdoor plant- ing. Tlie Golden Spur is one of the best yellow trumpets, and the Emperor and Glory of Leiden stand in the same class. Among the bi-colors Empress, Victoria and Horsefieldi are the best. In the all- white group select Madame de Graff, Mrs. Thompson and William Goldring. Other desirable varieties are the Bulbo- codium, the Maximus, Henry Irving and Major. Among the incomparable varieties Sir Watkin, with very large petals of a rich sulphur-yellow color and large cup tinged with orange, is one of the best. Others that are good are Stella Superba, Figaro and Cynosure. In the Barril group Conspicuous,
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