BULBOUS PLANTS FOR COLD GREENHOUSES, ETC. 



constant supply of blossom for the house, is a man worthy of a 

 higher wage than is usually considered sufficient. 



The following is a list of bulbous, tuberous, or rhizomatous plants 

 that may be grown largely for the purposes of cut bloom : 



Alstroemeria. Iris, Spanish. 



Arum Lily (Richardia). Iris, German. 



Amaryllis Belladonna. Iris, Florentine. 



Anemone. . Ixia. 



Brodiaea. Lilium. 



Brevoortia. Lily of the Valley (Convallaria). 



Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Montbretia. 



Valley). Narcissus (Daffodils). 



Crinum Moorei. Nerine. 



Dahlia. Ornithogalum. 



Daffodils (Narcissus). Pseonia. 



Doronicum. Polianthes tuberosa. 



Eucharis. Polygonatum multiflorum (Solomon's 

 Freesia. Seal). 



Fritillaria imperialis. Ranunculus. 



Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop). Richardia aethiopica. 



Galtonia candicans. Richardia Elliottiana. 



Gladiolus. Snowdrops (Galanthus). 



Gypsophila paniculata. Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum). 



Haemanthus. Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum). 



Hyacinthus. Tritonia. 



Hippeastrum. Tulipa. 



When cutting the flowers of bulbous or other plants, it is always 

 well to cut either early in the morning, or late in the afternoon, or 

 an hour or so before twilight. The cells in the blossoms will then 

 be fairly well charged with moisture, and this will enable the flowers 

 to last for a much longer period. If cut in the middle of the day, 

 flowers do not retain their freshness nearly so long, the cells being 

 less turgid, and therefore more flaccid, owing to evaporation. 



BULBOUS PLANTS FOK COLD GREENHOUSES 

 AND WINDOW-BOXES 



There are now hundreds of greenhouses or glass structures with- 

 out any heating apparatus, that are left in a cheerless condition 

 during the winter and early spring months, chiefly through lack of 

 knowledge as to how they might be utilised. By means of such 

 hardy bulbous plants as Bulbocodiums, Chionodoxas, Scillas, Spring 

 Crocuses, Dog's Tooth Violets (Erythronium), Dwarf Fritillariae, 



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