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Scabiosa australis, the southern sca- 

 bious, blue, September and Octo- 

 ber. 



The bulbs may be as follows : — 



Bulbocodium vernum, spring bulbo- 

 codiuin, purple, March. 



Leucojum aestivum, summer snow- 

 flake, white, April. 



Gladiolus communis, common corn- 

 flag, red, May. 



Fritillaria imperialis, crown imperial 

 yellow, May. 



Scilla .campanulata, bell flowered 

 squill, purple, May. 



Narcissus poeticus, the poet's narcis- 

 sus, white, May. 



The perennials for the bed h may 

 be : — 



Dianthus deltoides, the deltoid pink, 

 red, June. 



Yerbena sulphurea, the yellow ver- 

 bena, July. 



Erigeron beilidifolius, the daisy-leav- 

 ed erigeron, purple, July. 



Aster conyzoides, the fleabane-like 

 aster, white, August. 



By this mode of planting we have 36 species of perennials, and 38 bulbs ; 

 and the advantage that it has over the preceding mode is, that a much 

 greater show will be made in the months of March, April, and May ; be- 

 cause, as already mentioned, the flowers of bulbous-rooted plants are much 

 larger in proportion to the foliage than those of fibrous-rooted plants. The 

 flowers are also much more conspicuous; because, in general, they expand 

 before the leaves have attained their full size. On the whole, however, the 

 culture of bulbs in mixture with perennials is inconvenient; except when 

 florist's bulbs only are employed, that come into flower and fade all about 

 the same time, and the roots of which may be taken up annually in June or 

 July, and replanted in November or December. This admits of taking up 

 the perennials every year, or every other year, stirring, refreshing or renew- 

 ing the soil, and pruning or otherwise reducing the plants, and then replant- 

 ing them. On the other hand, if what may be called botanical bulbs were 

 introduced, as these are best allowed to remain in the soil for several years, 

 the perennials cannot be so conveniently taken up, reduced, replanted, when 

 they get too large. Another reason against intermixing permanent bulbs 

 with perennials is, that, the moisture required during summer to keep the 

 fibrous rooted plants in vigorous growth, has a tendency to rot the bulbs, 

 they being at that time in a dormant state, and, in their native habitats, com- 

 paratively dry, ; almost all bulbs being natives of countries which have 

 alternate seasons of drought and moisture, and flowering only in the latter. 

 The best florist's bulbs to intermix with perennials are the different varieties 

 of the common hyacinth, the crocus, the tulip, and the narcissus. 



On Planting flower beds 'with showy Perennials, which are 



common and cheap. 



The following list consists of showy species and varieties, quite hardy, 

 that will grow with ordinary care, in any common soil, and may be pro- 

 cured in any good nursery, at prices varying from 3d. to Is. each, when 

 purchased by the single plant ; or from 2s. 6d. to 10s. per dozen, as will be 

 seen by the priced lists at the end of this work. Those who wish to know 

 something more of any particular kind than what has been here stated, may 

 refer to our descriptive catalogue, in which they will also find short direc- 

 tions for their culture ; and to the priced lists for their prices. 



February and March. ble white, vaiiegated, and hen and 



Viola tricolor, different varieties of chickens, daises. 



heartsease. Gentiana acaulis, the dwarf gentian, 



Viola odorala, the Bweet-sccntcd vio- purple. 



let, Hepalioa triloba, the double nil, 



Bel I is perennis, the double red, dou- double white, and double b!ue, lie- 



paticas, 



(To be Continued) 



