November December 



cover with fine soil. For retentive land it is advisable to defer 

 planting until February. 



Sternbergia lutea. A hardy yellow Amaryllis, which can be 

 grown in any light rich soil. Plant three inches deep, and it will 

 come into flower in September or October. 



Tigridia. See Ferraria, p. 332. 



Tritonia. Perhaps the best way of treating this flower is to pot 

 the bulbs now or in December, and keep them in frames until April, 

 when they may be transferred to the open ground. A dry soil and 

 a sunny spot should be found for them. 



Tulip. There is no better time for planting Tulips in beds than 

 the first half of this month. The bulbs should be covered with four 

 or five inches of soil according to size, and it is important that each 

 kind should be put in at a uniform depth to insure a simultaneous 

 display. On a heavy soil draw deep drills, and partially fill them with 

 light compost, on which the roots should be planted. The late single 

 varieties are the Tulips which were formerly so highly prized by 

 florists. For these bulbs it was the custom to prepare the soil with 

 extraordinary care when the Tulip craze was at its height. After the 

 amazing folly of paying 3oo/. for a single bulb, the minor folly of 

 extravagance in preparing the soil may be readily pardoned. Happily 

 that phase of the business has passed away, and handsome Tulips are 

 now grown without such a prodigal expenditure of money and labour. 

 The site for this flower should be sunny, the soil fairly rich, and the 

 drainage good. With these conditions insured, and roots which are 

 sound and dense, it is easy to obtain a magnificent show of Tulips. 



Zephyranthes Candida can be grown in any soil, and if pos- 

 sible the bulbs should be planted in some spot where they may 

 remain unmolested through several seasons. The flowers appear 

 about the end of July, resembling a White Crocus in form, and the 

 blooming continues until cold weather sets in. Planting may be 

 done between November and March. 



DECEMBER 



ONLY the idle or the half-hearted gardener will complain that he has 

 no work to do in the short dark days of this month. Although there 

 may be little or nothing to plant or sow, and few flowers need re- 

 potting, yet there are soils to obtain and store for future use ; former 

 heaps to turn over and remake ; dead leaves to remove from plants 



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