THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 20 7 



Yellow. — d. Heroine, s. Overwimoar, s. King of Holland. 

 s. stands for single ; d. for double flowers. 



You can purchase much cheaper Hyacinths for your window box 

 than those I have enumerated ; the same of the Tulips. 



Tulips are magnificent spring-flowering bulbs very suitable for 

 pots and window boxes. The following are the best for the purpose. 

 Plant at the same time as you plant your Hyacinths ; the double 

 Tulips are best. Equal parts of turfy mould, leaf-mould, and sand 

 form the proper soil. Double Due Van Thol and single Due Van 

 Thol, s. Ardennus, s. Queen Victoria, s. Duchess de Parma, s. Pax 

 Alba, d. La Candeur, d. Duke of York, d. Rex Rubrorum, d. Purple 

 Crown, d. Yellow Rose, d. Tournesol, d. Tournesol Yellow. 



Crocus. — This and the Snowdrop are the first heralds of spring. 

 Nothing is so suitable for window gardening as the lovely Crocus. 

 In boxes and pots they should be planted pretty close. The best 

 are the following, in different shades of white, blue, yellow, and 

 purple ; soil same as for Tulips : — Albion, Charles Dickens, Florence 

 Nightiugale, Prince Albert, Mont Blanc, Sir Walter Scott, Lila- 

 cinus superba, Othello, Barr's new Golden Yellow, Yellow Dutch, 

 Yellow Scotch. 



Snowdrop, the Harbinger of Spring. — Beautiful in pots and boxes. 

 Treat them the same as the crocus. There are both single and double 

 bulbs. 



Muscaria, or the Grape Hyacinth, are cbarming subjects for pots 

 or boxes to mix with Hyacinths and Tulips. The same treatment 

 as for Crocus or Snowdrops. The best are M. botryokles cceruleum, 

 album, and pallidum, 2f. racemosum and M. racepalleus. 



Amaryllis. — Here we have a magnificent class of plants for pot 

 culture. Pot them in six or seven inch pots with good drainage, in 

 equal parts of loam, leaf-mould, and silver sand, with one half part 

 peat. The secret of flowering them is to leave them undisturbed in 

 the same pot for years, giving them little water when at rest, and 

 plenty of water when actively growing. The best for pots in win- 

 dows are tbe following : — • 



A. afamasoa, the Atamascan Lily. 

 A. Candida, " the flower of the west wind." 



A. lutea, "the lily of the field," supposed to be the lily of 

 Scripture. 



A. vallota purpurea, the Scarboro' lily. This last-named is the 

 best for windows, and is of the highest order of merit. Its large 

 scarlet blossoms are unequalled for beauty and effectiveness. 



Liliuni. — This is the queen of window plauts, and easily culti- 

 vated. Nothing can surpass well-bloomed plants of the following 

 varieties : — 



L. speciosum album, L. speciosum rubrum, L. speciosum roseum. 

 Hut by far the grandest of all the Lily tribe, and well meriting 

 the name of " Queen of the Lilies," is Lilium auratum, the flowers 

 when expanded being six or eight inches across, sometimes nearly a 

 foot; colour creamy white, with gold bands and reddish spots. The 

 best soil lor them is the same as for Amaryllis. 



Oonvalaria nuijalis, or Lily of the Valley, is a splendid pot sub- 

 July . 



