. Circular Bed of Tulips. WHAT we say on the preceding page about the Hyacinth as a bedding plant is equally true of the Tulip. Many brilliant color effects are possible with Tulips that cannot be produced with any olher plant. The culture is the same as for the Hyacinth, only, being perfectly hardy, they do not require to be covered so heavily through the winter, but merely enough to keep the frost from throwing them out of place. When through flowering, the bulbs may be lifted and dried off, and used another year, or they may be left in the ground and the beds filled in the same way as sugge
. Circular Bed of Tulips. WHAT we say on the preceding page about the Hyacinth as a bedding plant is equally true of the Tulip. Many brilliant color effects are possible with Tulips that cannot be produced with any olher plant. The culture is the same as for the Hyacinth, only, being perfectly hardy, they do not require to be covered so heavily through the winter, but merely enough to keep the frost from throwing them out of place. When through flowering, the bulbs may be lifted and dried off, and used another year, or they may be left in the ground and the beds filled in the same way as suggested for Hyacinth beds. The following Beds are 6 feet in diameter and require 156 bulbs, planted 5 inches apart each way. CIRCULAR COMBINATION No. 1. Price, $ Section 1. 39 Belle Alliance. Scarlet. " 2. 39 Chrysolora. Yellow. " 3. 39 Cottage Maid. Pink. 4. 39 Pottebakker. White. "FAIRMOUNT" BED OF TULIPS. Price, $ Section 1. 42 Cottage Maid. Pink. " 2 39 Chrysolora. Yellow. " 3 36 Pottebakker. White. " 4. 39 Belle Alliance. Scarlet. BED OF TULIPS. COMBINATION No Section 1. 39 Belle Alliance. " 2. 39 Chrysolora. Yellow. 3. 39 Belle Alliance. Scarlet. " 4. 39 Chrysolora. Yellow. •?FRANKLIN" BED OF TULIPS. Section 1. 40 Pottebakker. White. " 2. 30 Belle Alliance. Scarlet. " 3. 42 Cottage Maid. Pink. " 4. 44 Chrysolora. Yeilow. 2. Price, $ Scarlet. Price, $
Size: 3010px × 1660px
Photo credit: © The Bookworm Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhenryggilbertnurserya, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890
