A NEW OUTLOOK 



Oct. 

 OCTOBER— Third and Fourth Weeks 16-31 



Flowers 



Re-planting Flower Beds for Spring. — Except in very 

 mild seasons the summer plants, even Begonias, will 

 now be over, and the beds may be cleared, dug, and 

 planted for spring. Bulbs, and some of the biennials 

 and perennials referred to in earlier chapters, will be 

 valuable for this purpose. Wallflowers, Polyanthuses, 

 and Primroses, Sweet Williams, Canterbury Bells, and 

 Forget-me-nots will prove particularly useful. 



Bulbs 



We must use the beautiful bulbous flowers largely for 

 autumn-planting, and likewise for pots and vases. They 

 are cheap, easy to manage, brilliant in colour, and in 

 many cases fragrant. We cannot do better than employ 

 them largely for greenhouses, rooms, and outdoor beds. 

 I will give selections of the most important kinds, mean- 

 time, the following are among the most useful for the 

 open air : 



Aconites (winter) Dog's-Tooth Violets 



Alstromerias Hyacinths 



Anemones Irises 



*Calochorti Liliums 



Chionodoxa (Glory of the Snow) Lily of the Valley 



*Crinums Narcissi 



Crocuses Scillas 



Crown Imperials Snowdrops 



Cyclamens Snowflakes 



Daffodils Tulips 

 * These should have sheltered places. 



Aconites, Anemones (most, but not the autumn 

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