Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-22
FALL PLANTING FOR BULBS.
Autumn ls the Time to Plant the
Spring FIowerins Ones.

Spring FloWering Ones.
Prepared by United States department of
agricultural
Garden lovers who wish their gar
dens or the grounds around their
Gus, narcissus, tulips and Spanish iris
should begin their work without delay,
for fall is the time to plant the bulbs
of these flowers. The work should be
undertaken as soon as an early frost
has injured the foliage in the beds of
annual flowers.
In case of crocuSeS many Will find
1t desirable to establish the plants so
that they grow and blossom on the
lawn much as the wild flowers do, or
in the border, where they will be one
of the earliest flowers to appear in the
spring and will have disappeared be-
fore the narcissuses begin to bloom.
The list of varieties of the latter, often
known as daffodils or jonquils, is al
most bewildering, and some of the
more vigorous growing kinds may also
be established in the lawn in more or
less natural state. Many of the varie
ties, however, that succeed in this way
in England, where the flower is ex-
ceedingly popular, will not do so well
III this country except in the southern
states and on the Pacific coast. Per-
haps the best for this purpose are the
nnpfinuS Uapintinc which q in
to be hardy. They should never be
planted in the lawn in rows or geomet-
ric figures.
An easy method Of giving them a
naturalized appearance is tO,scatter the
bulbs as if one were sowing seed and
then plant them where they happen to
fall This should be done only where
it is desired to leave the lawn in half
wild condition, for the grass cannot be
cut until the foliage begins to die,
which will be a few weeks after the
appearance of the flowers, In many Of
the parks of the large estates of Eng
land, in portions of North Carolina, on
estates along the James river in Vir-
ginia and even in old New England
gardens narcissuseS that We're planted
many years ago are still vigorous and
produce every spring Il beautiful dis
play of blossoms
Tulips may also be obtained in many
varieties, and by making the proper
selection they will give a succession Of
blooms for several weeks. No attempt
should be made to utilize them except
in the border or the formal bed.
Coming after all except the latest
tulips is the Spanish iris, and, though
one of the most attractive for the bOr-
der, it is one Of the cheapest of bulbs,
often being called 1.-The poor mans
orchid" TO be most effective it should
be planted in groups or masses of the
same kind.
All of these bulbs will do we'll in
moderately rich loan that is well
drained, but they will often succeed
very well in less favorable conditions.
If they are to be planted in the border.
or in beds the soil should be worked
deep, but no manure should come in
contact with the narciSsus, crocus or
Spanish iris, though well rolled manure
may be worked into the soil where tu-
lips are to be planted.
The depth at which bulbs should be
planted varies with the soil, light soils
requiring deeper planting than heavy,
and with the size of the bulb. AS a rule,
crocus may be planted three inches
and Spanish iris four inches deep. Mar
cissus should have from four to five
inches of soil above the bulb and
should be five to six inches distant
from each other. Tulips should be four
inches below the surface and six
inches apart each way.