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planted on October 9 was in flower on 

 December 17, their honey scent evoking 

 visions of a boggy meadow outside Genoa 

 at Eastertide, where they grew instead of 

 rushes. Next came the Daffodils, which are 

 much slower ; and another year I will try 

 planting them in August for Christmas bloom- 

 ing. Duchess of Brabant took four months 

 from the date of planting. Emperor, Sir 

 Watkin^ Golden Spur, Princeps Maximus, Em- 

 press, Horsfieldii, and Barrii Conspicuus take 

 about the same time. Grandee and Mrs. 

 Langtry are both a little later. Grand Monarque 

 is latest of all, having only beaten those in 

 pots by about ten days ; while the others 

 are several weeks in advance of those in 

 potting soil. 



But by far the most interesting and sur- 

 prising result of my experiments has been in 

 Freesias. On October 5 I planted a quantity 

 of bulbs in fibre in a little Dresden bowl, and 

 others in ordinary soil. On January 24 those 

 in fibre were in flower, lasting on for four 

 weeks, a joy to their owner and the envy of 



