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Show UPS to jardeners BULB SUBSTITUTES flTH the supply of many popu- lar spring-flowering bulbs cut off because of the war in Europe, gardeners are seeking certain sub stitutes. The color and form of many annual an-nual flowers makes them excellent choices for replacing the bulb favorites. fa-vorites. As in the case of bulbs, the seed of these annuals may be planted in the early fall, for blossoming blos-soming early the following summer. sum-mer. Tl-.e fresh yellow color of Daffodils, Daf-fodils, for instance, may be captured cap-tured nearly as well in the petals of Sunshine Calendula, or in the ' rich hues of California Poppy (Ex- ! tra Golden). The shape of the ' California Poppy and the Shirley 1 Poppy closely approaches the typ-1 ical Tulip shape. j The soft colors associated with the Tulip may be replaced best by ' Larkspur, with its tints of white, j blue, pink, rose, lilac, and carmine, i The newer, tall-growing Super ! Majestic Larkspurs are most de- j sirable. j The blossom-crowded spikes of ; Snapdragons are likened by many to the Hyacinth. It is best to grow the dwarf rust-resistant strains of Snapdragon, with attractive vari- ! eties such as Compact Bedding ! Bronze, and Salmon Pink adaptable adapt-able also because of their suitability suitabil-ity for massed bedding, as Tulips are so often used. |