that he had twelve bushels out of that patch. I
told him to set the Wilson in the center, the Warfield on one side and
the Haverland on the other. He did so and that was the result, the best
result that I have ever known.

The President: How many years ago?

Mr. Doty: Well, it was about fifteen years ago.

GARDEN HELPS

Conducted by Minnesota Garden Flower Society

Edited by MRS. E. W. GOULD, 2644 Humboldt Avenue So.
Minneapolis.

October is one of the best months in which to plant shrubs. After the
leaves show them to be dormant they can be safely moved and will become
established before very cold weather.

Each year we are learning that _more_ planting can be done in the fall
if done early enough, and by so doing one escapes a part of the rush
that comes in the spring. "Anything that is hardy can be moved in the
fall," an old nurseryman once said to me, and it has been a safe rule to
follow. But note the word "hardy" in his advice. All stock, either
shrubbery or perennials, that are planted in the fall should be well
mulched.

The bulbs for the spring garden, except those that require early
planting, will also need to be put in this month in order to make a good
root growth before frost overtakes them. Here we are able to achieve
exact results as they very seldom disappoint us as to color or time of
blooming as some other plants do.

Have you tried planting your bulbs with any of the ground cover plants
that will take away the bare look that most bulb beds have? The arabis
with its snowy blossoms is beautiful beneath the early tulips. The
violas--with such a wide range of color--make lovely backgrounds for the
later tulips, as also do the creeping phlox and the native lavender blue
divaricata phlox. A bed of this beneath pale pink Darwin tulips is one
of the lovely memories of last spring's garden.

Another snowy white flower is the perennial candytuft, Iberis. Blooming
at the same time and remaining lovely for a long period it combines well
with any of the tall tulips or narcissi or daffodils. Alyssum saxatile,
with its sheet of gold, and the dear forget-me-nots, both grow well
beneath the tulips. The fine lacey tufts of meadow rue are lovely among
the pink and white and rose tulips. Surely the bulb beds need not be
bare.

The very early blossoms are always the most welcome. So plant some
bulbs, at least twenty-five, of scillas, snowdrops, snowflakes (Leucojum
vernum). These, if left undisturbe