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petalous, the six deeply-divided segments being united to the neck of 

 the corolla, wiiich forms a long tube, reaching the bulb in M-hich the 

 seed-vessel is seated, and from whence tiie tliree long styles proceed 

 through the neck of the corolla, carrying their stigmas to a sufficient 

 heigiit out of the ground to be matured and impregnated by tlie farina 

 of the six anthers, which are also carried up to the air by being united 

 to tiie corolla ; when the necessary properties of the farina has been 

 received by the stigrnas, and conveyed to the seed-vessel by means of 

 the long styles, the flower decays, and the fruit continues to grow until 

 the spring, wlien it is sent out of the ground under the guard of the 

 four leaves, whicii afterwards separate, and the seed soon becomes ripe. 

 Thus this plant, reversing the accustomed order of the seasons, mingles ~ 

 its fruit with the flowers of the spring, and its flowers with the fruits 

 of autumn. 



For cultivation, the Colchicum bulbs should be taken out of the 

 ground in May, when the leaves are decayed, and they may be pre- 

 served out of the ground as Tulips and other flowering bulbs ; but in 

 the early part of August tliey should be committed to the earth at about 

 tliree inches in depth, forming them into clumps wherever it may 

 appear desirable to add dwarf flowers. They have the best effect when 

 springing out of turf, as the naked appearance of the flower is not tlien 

 so conspicuous, and the purple or the white corollas shine to more 

 advantage on the green sward than on the bare earth. There are 

 several varieties of these flowers, some being perfectly white, others of 

 a light or a dark purple, and tome that have tlie petals striped with 

 white and purple. These varieties are farther increased by the flowers 

 being doubled. 



ARRANGEMENT IN PLANTING ROSES. 



BY ROSJ . 



I HAVE often intruded my remarks in your Magazine, and the proper 

 l)eriod of planting out this charming tribe of plants having arrived, I 

 cannot allow myself to withhold a few remarks upon the arrangement 

 of tiiem, in order to produce the best effect when planted out. 



Tliere are three causes of beauty in a tree — shape, foliage, and 

 flowers. Shape, to a certain degree, we artificially gain ; foliage and 

 flowers must depend upon the sort : the foliage is the more pernianent, 

 tlie flower tlie more striking. Planting out, then, must depend entirely 

 upon the effect desired, and tlie taste of tiie party planting, as to 

 variety of foliage, height, flower, its colour and continuity : a tree with 

 rambling shoots suits one place, and with a cauliflower-head another. 

 The Tree Roses never look well in a round clump ; they must have a 

 single appearance, or be in some sort of line. 



If your Roses are to look, when finished, like a sloping bank, plant 

 your heights in succession, viz., each under each ; but if they are to 

 Jiave a less forced and regular appearance, and a more single and light 

 look, leave out an intermediate height, as thus — a two-feet in front of 

 a tliree-feet, &c. 



