Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-11-16


irst warm day of spring, old
Mother Nature gets busy and
coaxes the flowers out. without
any trouble on your part. Andi
they are in full bloom when your
hardy flowers have scarcely be-
gun to come to life.
Standing on erect stiff stems,
two to three feet high, their
giant cups remain in perfect con
ditiou for days, only refreshed by
the rains and dewS; and the
range of gorgeous colors which
they cover cannot be described III
words. Among the dozens of
varieties there are to select from.
the following are especially salts
factory. Clara Butt, a beautiful,
deep rose pink. Barrone de la
Tonnage is a deeper shade, with
the edges of the petals lighter
colored, so that when first OPEN
lug it looks almost exactly like a
beautiful rose. Europe is deep
flaming red. Rev. Ewbank d
wonderful orchid shade of laven-
der, Louis XIV, considered by
many the most beautiful OF all
tnlips, is purple and Old <" d.
Morconi, extremely heavy IN
growth and one of the last to
bloom. is so dark as to look "a
most black.
To have tulips for a stretch of
considerably mole than month,
some of the Single Early and
Cottage Garden varieties should
be added to the Darwins. These
two types are not only earlier
than the Darwins, but much
smaller, and if they are planted
with the Darwins, should be put
in front of them.
When you are planting your
tulip bulbs, include some mar.
cissus. They are Just as easy to
grow, and from a few bulbs
planted this fall, YOU will enjoy
flowers for years, to come, Paper
Whites" and the Chinese Sac
Red Lily" are not hardy north of
Washington, D. c., for planting
out of doors; but most of the
other varieties are just as hardy
as the tulips, and many of them
may be "naturalized, "-planted
out under trees. or along the edge
of shrubbery, where they will
make themselves perfectly at
home, and come up spring after
spring just as if they had
grown there like any
native wild flower.
Among the best of the mar
cissi for planting in the garden,
Or in beds around the base of the
house. are such sorts as Emperor
and Empress, the former a most
magnificent big golden fellow
with giant trump et." Glory of
Leiden, the king of daffodils.''
was given its nickname before
he appearance of King Alfred
and Van Wayeren's Giant,
Hyacinths are still popular
where formal bed" of flowers
IS desired, but they are by no
means limited to such use, as
their bright intense colors lend a
note of cheer to the early spring
landscape that is like the song of
the first blnebird, wherever they
NAV be planted. A few clumps
Of half-dozen each, in the
shelter of the house foundation,
Or in the hardy garden, will |
,rove the first, and therefore
louble welcome, sign of return
ng spring.
And not to be forgotten are
lie little crocuses, which are the
irst of all to bloom, and which
IAN be scattered broadcast over
your lawn, or used as a border"
Tor the beds of other bulbs. With
. moderate supply of these four
Kinds of bulbs-crocusses, hy-
acinths narcisis, and tulips-vour
nome will be made gay from late
March to June; and, best of all,
hey will come back spring after
spring to welcome the bluebirds
,ud robbins. Isn't that worth
he few. hours work that will be
'equired to plant them this fall?
Planting bulbs is about the
.asiest kind of gardening there
S. All You have to do is to
over them about twice as deep
IS they are thick through. This
will mean three or four inches
Ieep (to the top of the bulb) for