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of the crocus and of the Spanish iris can be forced successfully only 

 under the most favourable conditions of heat and light. Some of the 

 early tulips are preeminently good for forcing while some varieties are 

 not adapted to this method of growing them. Many of the cottage 

 tulips and nearly all the Darwins can be used successfully. All 

 hyacinths, some more than others, and many narcissi are satisfactory. 

 But before trying varieties not named in the list one should consult a 

 reliable trade catalogue. For early forcing particular care should be 

 used to select large, plump bulbs. 



LIST OF BULBS 



A. Refined Lawn and Garden Areas. This group contains only 

 the standard types and varieties of bulbs from which to select material 

 for the average planting. There are hundreds of varieties of bulbs 

 which may be used with more or less success; but this list is intended to 

 be merely a safe guide to the beginner. 



Chionodoxa luciliae Narcissus barri 



Glory-of-the-Snow Short Cup or Trumpet Daffodil 



Crocus (fall blooming) Narcissus incomparabilis 



Crocus Medium Trumpet Daffodil 



Crocus (spring blooming) Narcissus leedsi 



Crocus White Daffodil 



Galanthus elwesi Narcissus poeticus 



Giant Snowdrop Poet's Narcissus 



Hyacinthus (in variety) Narcissus Trumpet major 



Hyacinth Long Trumpet Daffodil 



Muscari botryoides Scilla sibirica 



Grape Hyacinth Siberian Squill 



Narcissus (double) Tulipa (in variety) 



Narcissus Tulip 



B. Naturalizing in Woodland and Wild Gardens. Bulbs 

 valuable for naturalization in woodland and wild garden areas must 

 be of the kind which will continue to increase without further care 

 than is ordinarily given to such an area. All of the material in this 

 group, except the gold-banded lily, may be expected, after being prop- 

 erly planted, to continue with the succeeding years to become thicker 

 in growth and still remain nearly as vigorous as when first planted. 



Allium moly Convallaria majalis 



Yellow Lily Leek Lily-of-the-valley 



Camas sia esculenta - Eranthis hyemalis 

 Wild Hyacinth Winter Aconite 



