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mine. One plant is sufficient to perfume a whole room 
without the overbearing perfume of the Hyacinth or 
Tuberose. The plant has tooth-shaped bulbs and fiat, 
spreading leaves. It produces more top than any bulb 
we know of so small in size. Its cultivation is the simp- 
lest. Pot in October, about three bulbs in a four inch 
pot, or five in a six inch pot, in a nice compost similar 
to that used for other bulbs. They do not require much 
water until they begin to grow freely, when they should 
be placed in a sunny window or in the pit or greenhouse. 
_ After they are done blooming they should be gradually 
allowed to dry off and allowed to rest until wanted to 
start again in the Fall. It isa Cape bulb of recent intro- 
duction. 
CROWN IMPERIAL, 
A*HESE are showy Spring flowers for the border, and 
= mostly attain the height of from two to three feet. 
The bulbs are large and generally have a hollow centre, 
and emit a rather unpleasant odor when handling them. 
They delight in very rich soil, frequently dug and well 
pulverized previous to planting. The bulbs may be 
placed in the ground either in Autumn or early Spring, 
covering them with about three inches of earth. In the 
blooming season, should the weather prove dry, the 
ground must be frequently well soaked with water, that 
the growth may be sufficiently vigorous, or the flowers 
of the following season will be deficient in size. When 
the stems begin to decay, the bulbs should be taken up, 
but not dried to any extent, it being far preferable to 
preserve them till the following planting season in sand 
or light and partially dried earth. Imperialis is the well 
known Crown Imperial, a native of Persia, of which 
