WINTER FLOWERING BULBS. 33 



possible in rotation as they should be handled at the different 

 seasons, that is, some should be planted in the spring-, others 

 at midsummer, and a large majority in the fall and early 

 part of the winter, so as to bring- them into bloom at different 

 times through the winter. 



1st. Cyclamen, which is really a bulbous plant. 



2nd. Tuberoses, (the Pearl or Excelsior Pearl." 



3rd. Freesia Refractra Alba. 



4th. Lilium Harrisii, or Easter Lily, Lilum Rubrum, 

 Lilium Album, and the Calla Lily. 



5th. Roman Hyacinths, or Small Flowering-. 



6th. Dutch Hyacinths, that is the larg-e flowering- Hya- 

 cinths. I would here advise all who are not well experienced 

 in the growing of Dutch Hyacinths to be sure and grow the 

 sing-le varieties, as they are much easier grown. They force 

 out of their season better than the double ones, and therefore 

 are sure to give better satisfaction. 



7th. Tulips, both single and double. 



8th. Narcissus, sing-le and double, including- the Chin- 

 ese Sacred Lily. 



9th. Ixias and Sparaxis. 



10th. Crocus. 



llth. Snowdrops. 



12th. Oxalis, the white, pink and yellow. 



And there are many other varieties of Bulbs that will 

 flower in the winter months which will be found in any Bulb 

 catalogue for those who wish to g-o in for a greater variety 

 than the above, but I think amateurs would have better suc- 

 cess if they would go in for good quality rather than innum- 

 erable varieties. 



Our next step will be how to treat and manag-e the differ- 

 ent varieties of Bulbs above named. We will first take the 

 Cyclamen. These are raised from seed sown either in Octo- 

 ber or November, and as soon as the seedling's are larg-e 

 enough they should be transplanted to small pots, and then 

 re-transplanted from time to time throug-h the summer, until 

 you have them planted in a 6-inch pot. They oug-ht to be 



