Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Plant Now for Early Spring Flowers


an edging along a perennial border. and
any place where they can remain undiS-
turbed and allowed time to npen prop
erly. as their foliage keeps longer than
the others above mentioned. There are
two species. the larger one Towering
about two weeks after the other.
AS early as snowdrops, in fact. often
earlier. comes the winter aconite Gran
this hyemalis). 1t produces a solitary
yellow flower something like a buttercup.
about an inch across, the plant growing
four inches high. To be effective they
should be planted in masses. they are at
home in partial shade among shrubs or
in the border. they can also be used for
covering beds in which hyacintl1s and
tulips have been planted, as the aconite
has come and gone before these have
hardly started thus giving two crops of
spring flowers on the same ground. AL
though gorgeous displays of flowers from
tulips and hyacinths are to be seen in
beds i'm large gardens and parks all over
the temperate world. yet Ii is not in
these situations that one goes for the real
beauty of spring Dubious flowers They
are too stiff and formal to be really
beautiful, in fact. ii is only where the
formal bedding OUT system is i'm use
that the hyacinth has really place in
the garden. The effect desired in this
connection is to have a bed of flowers of
uniform height and size in bloom stimuli
taneously. To obtain this bulbs must
be bought specially for the purpose and
must eacn De planted al eXdctly the same
depth. usually five inches. Unnamed
varieties of distinct coors can be OBJ
tanned for this purpose, and are not ex-
pensive. but when purchasing it should
be mentioned that they are required to
all flower together. There are numerous
named varieties which are more used for
pot culture. These, together with Roman
hyacinths. will be dealt with under the
head of Indoor Winter Flowers.
Tulips connect the spring flowers with
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of different kinds the time Of blooming
can be spread over a period of many
weeks some of them being really dis
tinct species often lasting wei into June
Tulips may be used like hyacinths for
bedding purposes. but they have a dis
tinct advantage over the latter irasmuch
as they can also be used for permanent
planting in the perennial border in
the front of shrubs, requiring. however.
a more sunny position than ether s,rlng
bulbs. Tulips have not hitherto been
much used Tor naturalizing (of course
they cannot be grown on lawns, and
some who have tried them in this way
have reported failure. This may have
the late Towering Gespe-iana SPECIE
which is really the common. garden tulip
of our ancestors. do remarkably wei var
after year and giving a charming effect
growing among tall grass on a rocky
hillside. For natura iiZirg sol d colo :
should only be used. the stripet Or varl-
egated kinds being quite unsulted for this
purpose.
TIE earliest class of tulips TO flower IS
Due Van Thol. which are sweet secuted
and dwarf, rarely growing taller than
six inches. Almost early are those
classed in catalogs as early Flowaring.''
these being much mere SNOWY than the
former and the flowers remain longer
Parrot tulips, coming between the early
and late lowering kinds. have very
distinctive appearance, producing flowers
Of large size. fringed at tie edges and
of brilliant colors. This species GETS its
name from the fact that the flowers just
before opening resemble the neck of
parrot
Darwin tulips are later Towering kind
with a very strong manner of growth.
having massive leaves and flower stalks
two TO three feet tall, causing trem TO
be very effective when massed along the
edge of shrubs or in clumps among per-
ennials. their long stalks rendering them
valuable for cut flowers.
The species known as May Towering
or Cottage Garden tulips commence to
bloom early in May and continue into
June. They are characterized by strong
growth and large flowers OF rich colors,
and are suitable for bedding. for perma-