New-York tribune., 1898-10-02
HINTS FOR GARDENERS.
BY ONE FAMILIAR WITH FLOWERS
AND PLANTS.

HOW TO SUCCEED WITH BEDS MADE OF BULBS
PLANTED IN THE EARLY FAII,-Goop
USE FOR BROKEN CHINA
The latest novelty in landscape gardening con-
ss,s ~ the pario.ic bed Of hyacnths. when is Ten
feet long BY six feet wide and contains 'o'',
of 90 bulbs distributed follows: one huhoreu
red hyacinths one hundred white hyae'h'hs anu
nftv bue hyacinths. planted six inches apart anu
SO arranged that when the bed Is IN bioom IL 10
nerfect reproduction OF the American nag
The bulbs necessary for this oea Cost en- -"
r,,uraI hues of the hyacinth are blue pale Vioie'
ord white hut horticultursts saw great possi-
hu,,,es Of usefulness in flower so easily lorceo
into bloom at any season of the year. ana as
result Of their efforts tho hyacinth can no" oe
nrocured In the following colors: Brilliant crimson
ROSY red mink snow white, ivory white iaVehueI'
,r,cb, Nine purpe all shades OF yellow, oiush
white and tints. porcelain, lavender violet indigo
reddish mauye. black and nearly every 'oi'' '''''
can be named. s.,o
They can he procured in the single or ooup's
flowers the grape hyacih'hs' iH'
and other varieties ,.,
In order 70 have n patriotic bed Of hyacinths
bloom early in the spring the puios siou ~
planted this autumn. Special designs /" ~
teds lend additional interest to garden anu 'iS
flower bed will bloom In fragrance ana pe"u'' "
ronv gardens next spring. The hyacinth Is es-
uec,aIv well adapted for set designs as "ne'
nronerlv tended 10 It never fails TO bloom al 'he
appointed time Beautiful effects can DE se0".su
even during the winter months by piaItl,e '"'
vinter-bloonng bulbs in pots or water glasses
The eoral flag will probably he In evidence at
many patriotic entertainments during 'ne "i''I'
as the bulbs or glasses in which the ou,os arc
grown can be placed in fag designs OF 'ao'e' VI
stands , ,o,
e,ccess,,l gardener 'is when give up our De-
loved summer garden. but summer earueh van
be made 10 look ornamental even IN Ns Sul"o,e
winter dress All rubbish should he care1uiiy re-
moved or burned: tender plants strawed IN artsuf
shapes weaving in strands OF Whea' anu o"'' 4
the snowbirds and sparrows TO find
..Tbe nIants to be laid down should be covered
e-t With fertilizer and dead leaves then evergreen
boughs in their beautiful natural shapes. Deciu-
nous shrubs should be trimmed OF supernuous
growth and kept in symmetrical forms
.,Carden beds raked and swept clean are not
unsghtly. and if bordered with box are always
neat and trim. Yet there is much TO be done peaoie
our fayorites are housed for the winter Dahhas'
cannas gladon and other summer ouiDs are
~ ne taken I'D and laid in the sun for severai
DAYS until they are well dried and refreshed; cover
at night with a woOllen cloth or BLANKET "ii'e 'ieS
are undergoing the drying process
when thoroughly dried. cut off the tops before
uniting them in the cellar Cut the dahlias within
six inches OF the tubers Leave sladiolus stalks
about four inches long, and clip cannas OH al the
roots II the cellar is cool and Dry II Is the pest
place for them II damp, 1t either mouids the oios
and makes them decay. or starts CROWN A rooin'
free from frosts, where they can oe huhs i'll paper
bags is a better place for them
Monthly roses and those not hardy tea roses
etc should be laid down and covered with leaves
Cover lightly with sod first; then with leaves put
ting on a graceful group OF evergreen pranches
last TO keep all in place when winter winds blow
Cover the hyacnth and tulip bed as well as
the other spring bulbs. Throw litter TO the deptn
Of several INCHES and place on over Them and the
first sprinkling light fall of snow or frozen ram
drops will give your flower bed barSv neS plans and
shrubs litter OF leaves and well decomposed Ter
eIizer covering with small evergreen branches The
srbor Vita is suitable for this purpose. Put only
kaves and light branches over your pahsy peos' lot
'"sB PruDe an shrubs into good shape, but do not cut
back lilac bushes that you wish to bear noTef Sevs of
iail. ready 10 burst out in early spring r,.,,
While making hP affe WtS hSpen heart for the early
,nrine blossoms: without the bulb beds the garden
Ts4 Soaf IN Of s b9aGn ora on and give
blooms for TWO months before the less hardy sum-
% PH"eG Come e~ the little Blowers Nth the the
Race G9lH6S ysnw daod hyasnh narcissus and jon
uus the coors deepenng the flowers b oes hrian a,nf
md lovely tulips. whose gay and varied tnts SAVIOR
more OF midsummer than spring
NEEDS OF BULBS.
Tho needs of bulbs should be as thoroughly un-
ierstood as the other favorites of the garden and
IN needing few simple requirements the oioohs
will be profuse ard beautiful.
''Rulbs require a rich, light soil. free from stag
pant water: therefore good drainage Is necessary
Dig the bed down about two feet and fill with
broken bricks or stones, or follow the practical
methods described by writer in Ihe lriDuhe SOME
months ago OF using broken china. Ihs writer
said in part: 49, , +. - , ,orro,
nr garbage heap the pieces of some cherished PINK
bubble OF a teacup. beloved vase. or china 10Y OF
childhood all endeared 10 the heart OF sweet as
soriations Save al such pathetic wrecks 10 put
AZ the bottom OF your bulb bed, and when the
spring brings the flowers the pink hyaclnth VIII
comfort you with the memory OF the teacup, trans
formed in its lovely petals the blue VIII be blt
NJ grandma's cherished willowware. and a yenoW
and yariegated china toy of childhood's days VIII
live again in the gay tulips.
asHere is poetical and comforting use Tor your
broken chine, and just the thing to OBTAIN gooo
manage for your bulb-bed
''Then throw your shattered treasures fiCn,
light garden soil, thoroughly mixed with we'll
decayed manure That from the cowyard Is pest;
and IL is necessary that IL should be old and wen
roted In cities where IL is difficult 10 procure sucn
fertizer bonerneal is a fair substitute. about two
pounds 10 a bed five feet square, , ,.,
"a soil with much clay should be mixed with
snowdrops and all small bulbs. about three inches
tulips hyacinths, jonquls narcissus. etc, about
FIVE inches. ,., -, l., O..oh-
'"rhe bulb-bed should be planted early In OCTOBER
or late in September, as the bulbs do great deal
OF work in the fall toward roofing, and the more
time they have work before freezing weather sets
jn the earlier will come the welcome blooms IN the