For artistic effect, it is usually best to plant the same kind of flowers close together to obtain “masses” of bloom. CHAPTER VII EARLY SPRING GARDEN LIST No. 1 FIVE BULBS* FOR EARLY SPRING HARDY GARDEN See Mary Frances Garden Cut-Out No. 1. _Plant the following named bulbs in the Fall._ See Chapter LVI. ---------------------+------------------------------------------------ | Names. | Remarks. | ---------------------+------------------------------------------------ Snowdrops. | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground. | | Leave bulbs in the ground over Winter, covered | withleaves. | | Plant 4 inches deep. ---------------------+------------------------------------------------ Nar-cis-sus or | Daffodil bulbs are very hardy, and increase in Daff-o-dils.* | number from year to year. They should be | covered with leaves over Winter. | | The best varieties are “Emperor”* and | “Empress.” | | Plant 4 inches deep. | | Barii Conspicuus, a Star Narcissus, is | beautiful for cutting. | | Poet’s Narcissus have beautiful white petals, | with golden and red center. ---------------------+------------------------------------------------ Cottage Garden* | Beautiful large flowers of all colors, making (May-flowering) | the Spring garden bright and gay. Tulips. | | Plant bulbs 4 inches deep. | | Plants grow 18 to 24 inches high. ---------------------+------------------------------------------------ Darwin Tulips. | These beautiful, stately tulips grow two feet | high and more. Large globe-shaped brilliant | blooms. | | They come in all colors except yellow. | | Plant 4 inches deep. ---------------------+------------------------------------------------ Hy-a-cinths. | Plant only a few hyacinth bulbs, because they | do not “winter over” well; new bulbs should be | added every year, as the old ones deteriorate. | | Colors: pink, purple, white. ---------------------+------------------------------------------------