BULBS FOR WINTER FLOWERING. 179 



The best single varieties of Narcissus for forcing are : 

 Paper White, Trumpet Major, Minor and N. poeticus. 

 Of double : Incomparable, Eoman, Von Sion (all yel- 

 low). Of double whites, Alba Plena Odorata is the best. 



The single kinds of Tulips, mostly, are used for forcing. 

 The following varieties may be recommended : Due Van 

 Thol (red and yellow, scarlet, white, yellow, rose, pur- 

 ple, and crimson), which are about all the colors needed 

 for the earliest forcing that is in December. Below is 

 a good selection for January forcing, after which time 

 nearly all Holland Tulips may be forced with success : 

 For scarlet or red : Kembranclt, Artus, Vermillion Bril- 

 liant, Eoi Oramoise, and Fire-flame. For white : Potte- 

 bakker, Princess Mary Ann, Queen Victoria, Snow- 

 ball, White Swan, and Grand-master of Malta. For 

 yellow : Canary-bird, Yellow Prince, Duke of Orange, 

 Duchess of Austria and Lucretia. For rose or pink : 

 Cottage Maid, Eosamundi, Rose Adeline, Proserpine, 

 Bride of Haarlem and Everwyn. For red and yellow 

 striped : Duchess de Parma, Kaiserkroon, Queen Emma, 

 Samson, Ma plus Aimable. 



Daffodils require the same treatment as the above 

 named Tulips, and should not be put in to force before 

 the middle of January. Those kinds named below are 

 the best : Double : Incomparabilis (yellow and orange), 

 Orange Phoenix (white and orange), Silver Phoenix 

 (white, very double), Von Sion (yellow). Single : 

 Trumpet Major (fine yellow), Trumpet Minor (yellow 

 trumpet and white perianth), Princeps (creamy yellow, 

 and large trumpet), Bulbocodium (yellow), Bulbocodium 

 (white), Single Incomparable (yellow and white). 



Of Eoman Hyacinths there are four kinds : The 

 Early White is that in general use, and the best. Next 

 the Eose, or Eed-skinned ; the color is a rich blush, 

 and is now getting popular among florists. The Blue 

 Eoman is not desirable, unless as a variety ; and tho 



