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February and March, they may remain covered up until the middle 
of December. 
When they are uncovered wash the pots and put them in a 
partially shaded pit or house for a few days, so that they may gra- 
dually get inured to the light. From this time their treatment must 
depend upon the time they are wanted in flower. If all goes on 
well with them, the pots will be full of roots in from six to eight 
weeks after potting. As they are taken from the plunge bed they 
may be at once put into a warm house to flower early, or be kept 
in the greenhouse to flower without forcing. If you really want 
hyacinths in the best possible condition they must not be forced, 
but be brought on gradually in the temperature of an ordinary 
greenhouse, With the aid afforded by a greenhouse temperature, 
they are generally at their best about the middle of March. 
Potyantuus Narcissus.—Tbe Polyanthus Narcissus constitutes 
a showy and useful spring flower, which for the decoration of the 
conservatory is most valuable. 
The best white varieties are Paper White for early bloom, and 
Grand Monarque for later flowering. The best yellow flowered 
variety is Newton, a rather new kind. Lord Canning and Soliel d’Or 
are also good. Those partial to the double varieties should grow Van 
Sion. Before potting sort the bulbs into two sizes, large and small, 
place three of the largest bulbs into seven-inch pots, and the same 
number of the smaller size into six-inch pots. Use a compost 
prepared as recommended for hyacinths. When potted place them 
in a cold pit or frame, and keep them rather dark until they show 
signs of growth. Until that time they will want but little water. 
Before frost sets in remove them to the greenhouse. Like the 
hyacinths they flower much the best when allowed to remain ina 
cool pit after their removal from the plunge bed. As they come into 
flower they may be removed to the conservatory. 
Dovstr Tutirs.— With the same system of management as 
advised for the narcissus, all tulips may be grown satisfactorily. 
The best double tulips for flowering in pots are Gloria Mundi, La 
Oandeur, Rex Rubrorum, Titian, and Tournesol. In potting tulips 
place three bulbs of each sort in a six-inch pot, and when removed to 
the pit or frame as recommended for narcissus, keep a sharp look 
out for mice, as they are particularly partial to the bulbs. 
Sinexe Turirs.—The single tulips are, when well grown, very 
beautiful, and more especially so when intermixed with other spring 
flowers. The best are Claremont, bright scarlet, striped with golden 
yellow ; Belle Alliance, bright crimson ; Keizerskroon, yellow and red ; 
Standard Royal, white and rose ; Vermilion Brilliant, scarlet ; Van- 
der-neer, dark violet. The Pottebakker varieties are not equal in 
quality to the above, although they are very often grown in prefer- 
ence to them. They are certainly very showy, and will bear forcing 
better than some others, which perhaps accounts for the position 
they occupy in the public taste. 
It may be well to remark, that besides those here named, there 
are a considerable number of good varieties, so that the list may 
be extended considerably, without including second-rate kinds. I 
September. 
