122 JONQUILS LILIUM. [October. 



Hyacinths. The ground that was prepared for these 

 last month, should all be divided into beds four feet wide, 

 leaving between each alleys of twenty inches. Skim off 

 four or five inches of the surface of the former into the lat- 

 ter, level the bed smoothly with the rake, and mark it off 

 in rows eight inches apart. Plant the roots in the row 

 eight inches asunder. Thus they will be in squares, and 

 by planting the different colours, alternately, the bed will 

 be beautifully diversified. Cover each bulb with sand, 

 when it can be procured. Put about four inches of earth 

 over the crowns, which will make the beds from two to 

 three inches higher than the alleys. The beds, before and 

 after planting, should be gently rounded from the middle 

 to each side, to let the rain pass off. Finish all by raking 

 evenly, straighten the edgings with the line, and clear out 

 the alleys or pathways. 



We have grown Hyacinths in great perfection when, 

 in addition to the above, we covered them with two to three 

 inches of cow manure. The Dutch florists name nearly 

 two thousand varieties of this flower, and have large fields 

 devoted to their culture. When the double varieties were 

 first brought into notice, they sold at from one to two thou- 

 sand guilders a root, (about from four to eight hundred 

 dollars.) The finer kinds can be purchased at from two 

 to four dollars per dozen. 



Iris, or Fleur de luce. The English and Parisian irises 

 are coming into repute as showy garden flowers. They will 

 grow in any well prepared soil, and require to be planted 

 in the same manner as the tulip. 



Jonquils. Double and single. Plant these in the same 

 soil as Tulips, six inches apart, and cover three inches 

 deep. They do not flower so well the first year as in the 

 second and third, therefore should only be lifted every third 

 year. 



Lilium. The family of Lilies are all splendid, very inte- 

 resting, and easy of culture, requiring merely a good deep 

 loamy soil no wise inclined to moisture. They are all 

 hardy, except L. japonicum and L. longi/lorum, which 

 we lift in November, and again plant them about the first 

 of March, keeping them through the winter in dry sand, 

 in a cellar free from frost. The hardy kinds, deserving 

 most attention, are L. Cdndidum, (the double variety of it 



