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In the Garden

By G. FE Sary,

NEW CULTURE CALLS FOR PLANTING TULIP BULBS

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maxims which have become
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each one will be devoted to
developing a single new bulb,
fwhich should bear a normal

stretched around the plant on
three sides, leaving the south
side open, form a “ipup-tent.”
Such protection also helps to
prevent dehydration, which
causes the Jeaves to become dry
and curted,

Tall growing overgreens
should have Winter protection
fo that their branches will not
get broken, thus marring their
perfection of shape and line.
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depth of planting seeds and
bulbs. “Four times the diame-
ter of the seed or bulbs,” it
said.

Of course Yarger seeds and
bulbs usually go deeper than
the small ones, but there aro
exceptions, and the “four
times” formula may be defi-
. |nitely misleading, especiany .1
fall planting.

"A big problem for those
who live where the ground
freezes deeply in Winter is
frost heaving. During thaws,
there is always danger that
bulbs too the surface may
be lifted entirely out of the
Bround by alternate expan-
sion and contraction of the soil.

Any bulbs you plant should
be set sufficiently deep to es-
cape th Tost jon. For this,
three inches of soil above the
bulb is a minim Even |be
are in

flower the following year,
Tulips set among other plants
cannot be dug yeanly without
disturbing their neighbours, so
should be set deeply and al-
lowed to stay as long as they
continue to bloom.

BAMBOO WILL DO WELL
IN COAST AREA
Bamboo can often be used
to advantage as a garden
shrub, Many varieties are
quite hardy in this coastal]
area and when carefully plac-
€d a thicket of bamboo can
provide a fine screen. Be-
|cause of spreading habit some
jof the bamboos are unsuitable |
|for the small garden. The
black bamboo (Phyllostachys |
and the golden form
;hys aurea) are the
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‘calls for tying the branches to-
gether with tape or soft
twine. This keeps . strong
winds from whipping the
branches about. It also helps
to keep heavy ice and snow
from bending and breaking the
branches.

Mulching of evergreens is|
an effective safeguard against |
severe cold, quick changes in
temperature and the heaving

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