THE OPENING YEAR 



Jan. 



Bulbs, Tubers, and other Roots 



We have not quite done with the seedsman's catalogue 

 when we have made the selections of vegetable and 

 flower seeds that we want for our year's supply, because 

 it generally contains a short list of bulbs, tubers, and 

 other roots which are planted in spring. Here is a table 

 of these plants. In a few cases, notably tuberous 

 Begonias, Gloxinias, and Streptocarpus, we have already 

 seen that they can be raised from seed, but flowers can 

 be got quicker by planting or potting tubers : 



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