The Culture of Flowering iBulbs 



At the close of the flowering season the bulbs should be gradually 

 reduced to a resting state by withholding moisture. When the 

 foliage turns yellow the pots may be laid on their sides in a cold 

 frame, if available, or in any other convenient place where they will 

 not be forgotten, until about the middle of July. They should then 

 be placed upright, and have a supply of water. After fresh growth 

 has fairly commenced, shake the bulbs out of the pots, remove most 

 of the old soil, and re-pot in a compost consisting of mellow turfy loam 

 and leaf-mould, with a sufficient admixture of silver sand to insure 

 drainage. The corm should be placed deep enough in the pot to 

 bring the crown about level with the rim, and every care must be 

 taken to avoid injuring the young roots. Place the pots in a close 

 frame for a few days, after which ample ventilation should be given 

 to maintain a robust condition. The lights may remain constantly 

 open until there is danger from autumn frosts. Specimens that show 

 a great number of flower-buds should be assisted occasionally with 

 weak manure water. 



C. Coum and C. europium are rarely well grown, for although 

 quite hardy, the climate of this country does not suit them in their 

 season of flowering, which is the early spring. The cool greenhouse 

 is the safest place for them, except in sheltered spots, where they 

 may be planted out on a border of peat, or amongst ferns in a 

 rockery. When grown in pots, light turfy loam and peat in equal 

 quantities, with a fourth part of cow-manure and a liberal addition 

 of sand, will form an excellent compost for them. The pots should 

 never be exposed to the drying action of the sun or wind, but should 

 be plunged to the rim in coal-ashes. The best time for potting or 

 planting them is September or October. 



Instructions on raising Cyclamen from seed will be found at 

 page 237. 



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DOG'S-TOOTH VIOLET 



THE red and white varieties are as hardy as any plant in our gardens, 

 and by their neat habit and elegant leaves and flowers they are 

 admirably adapted to plant in quantities in the front of a rockery, 

 either in peat or sandy loam and leaf-mould. They are equally 



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