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GARDEN AND FARM TOPICS. 



common practice, with the New York florists, to reserve 

 Gladiolus bulbs until August, which are then planted 

 in boxes six or seven inches deep, in rich soil. The 

 boxes are kept out-doors until frost, when they are 

 placed in a cool green-house, where they flower in 

 November, at a time when everything is done outside. 



THE TUBEROSE, (Polianthes tuberosa.) 



THE original Single species is a native of the East 

 Indies, and was introduced early in the sixteenth cen- 

 tury. At a much more recent date the common or tall- 

 growing Double Tuberose was raised from seed by Mons. 

 Le Cour, of Leyden, Holland, who for many years would 

 not part with a root, destroying all surplus, so that he 

 could say that he had a monopoly of the only Double 

 Tuberose in the world. 



The recently introduced variety, known as the Pearl, 

 is a sport, having originated on the grounds of Mr. John 

 Henderson, of Flushing, L. I., in 1865. Its strong habit 

 of growth, and dark, heavy foliage attracted Mr. Hender- 

 son's attention, causing him to give it every chance for 

 perfect development. The result was a variety far supe- 

 rior to the parent, both in size and number of flowers, 

 with a marked superiority in habit of growth, the flower- 

 stalks not being so tall by nearly a foot as the original, a 

 feature making it invaluable for green-house culture. I 

 purchased the entire stock from Mr. Henderson, paying 

 him about five hundred dollars for a barrel of the roots, 

 and sold it for the first time in 1867. 



The Tuberose delights in a strong, rich soil, deep and 

 moist. Manure, heat, and water are essential to its per- 

 fect development. For cultivation in the open border, 



