. Lawns and gardens. How to plant and beautify the home lot, the pleasure ground and garden . ced on the lawns of large parks andpleasure-grounds, where many desirable field plants can besown with the grass when making the lawn ; or, late in thefall, in established lawns and pastures. Such troublesomeweeds as the dandelion and evening primrose must, ofcourse, be excluded if possible. Sonic of the rarer species may be planted by means of aspade or trowel very early in spring; others, as many bul-bous plauts, including Canadian lilies, crocus, meadowsaffron, squills, and snowdrops, with the aid
. Lawns and gardens. How to plant and beautify the home lot, the pleasure ground and garden . ced on the lawns of large parks andpleasure-grounds, where many desirable field plants can besown with the grass when making the lawn ; or, late in thefall, in established lawns and pastures. Such troublesomeweeds as the dandelion and evening primrose must, ofcourse, be excluded if possible. Sonic of the rarer species may be planted by means of aspade or trowel very early in spring; others, as many bul-bous plauts, including Canadian lilies, crocus, meadowsaffron, squills, and snowdrops, with the aid of a strong,poiuted stick, care being takeu to place all bulbs right sideup. Special beds may also be prepared for many bulbous2>lants. as rec-ommended inthe chapter onLawns; butwhen the soilis moderately good no such FIG. 54.—primrose growing in old pasture. preparation is required. Large plants, such as lilies, lark-spurs, and bellfiowers, should be planted singly and farapart, forming thin, scattered masses; but small specieswith Hue leaves, such as birdgrass, germander speedwell,.
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