CONTENTS 



Forewords 



Introduction 



Bulbs, Corms, Tubers, Rhizomes 



Functions of Bulbs, Corms, Tubers, and Rhizomes 



Contractile Roots 



Cultivation in the Open Air 



Depth of Planting Bulbs 



Cultivation under Glass 



Lifting and Storing Bulbs , 



Propagation op Bulbous and Tuberous Plants 



Forcing and Retarding Bulbous Plants . 



Bulbous and Tuberous Plants for Cut Flowers 



Bulbous Plants for Cold Greenhouses and Window-Boxes 



Naturalising Bulbous Plants m Grassland and Shrubberies 



Hardy and Half-Hardy Bulbous and Tuberous Plants 



Tender Bulbous and Tuberous Plants ... 



Freaks of Bulbous and Tuberous Plants . . . , 



Classification of Bulbous and Tuberous Plants. 



Genera and Species described in Alphabetical Order 



Publications Quoted and Consulted 



Glossary ..... 



Index ..... 



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