CHAPTER I 



INTRODUCTORY 



Value of Bulbs Bulbs in Grass Arrangement in Borders Bulbs for 

 Cutting Propagating Bulbs Diseases of Bulbs 



BULBOUS AND TUBEROUS PLANTS 



OUR gardens owe so much of their charm to the free 

 use of plants with bulbous or tuberous roots, that it is 

 unnecessary to impress their value upon the reader. 

 We have only to cast our thoughts upon the many 

 flowers of this character which bloom from the dawn of 

 the year to its close, to recognise their almost trans- 

 cendent claims upon our notice. In the following pages 

 an attempt has been made to assist those who wish to 

 know something more than they have done about these 

 plants. Much more could have been said, but the scope 

 of the work would not permit of exhaustive details. In 

 addition, however, to the information given in the 

 chapters dealing with the various plants, it is desirable 

 that a few general hints should be given regarding the 

 uses of these plants, and how they may be turned to 

 most account. 



BULBS IN THE GRASS 



One of the most delightful phases of bulb-growing is 

 that of the cultivation of hardy species in the grass. 

 Nowhere do they look so well as against the grass, 

 whose leafage seems to harmonise so well with the 



