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320 FLOWER-GARDEN OF PLANTING, &c. [OCTOBER. 



above ; but as their culture is so similar, it would be 

 superfluous to say more of them. They should be al- 

 lowed space and depth according to the size of the 

 bulb ; a covering of two inches for the smallest, and 

 five for the largest, will generally answer, and the in- 

 termediate roots in proportion. We will enumerate a 

 few of the different kinds, Starch and Musk Hyacinths ; 

 of Narcissus, the Paper, Grand Monarque, and Nodding, 

 with the two previously mentioned, are the most profuse 

 in flower. Some of them will have above twelve flowers 

 on one stem. Of Lilies, all the varieties of Mdrtagon, 

 Tignnum and Chalcedonicum, with our native species and 

 varieties. Of Iris, Lusitdnica, two varieties, yellow and 

 blue ; Xiphioides, or Ziphioides ; and Persica, are the 

 finest of the bulbous sorts. Snow-drop with several 

 other minor bulbs. 



All of these flowering bulbs may be advantageously 

 planted in patches through the garden by taking out 

 about one square foot of earth. Break it well, and if 

 poor enrich it. Plant four bulbs in each of the same 

 colour, and the clumps that are contiguous to contain \ 

 different colours. 



PLANTING AND TRANSPLANTING, 



This is a very proper period to plant the beautiful 

 and early flowering Pyrus japonica, now called Cydonia 

 japonica. The blossoms are of a rich scarlet colour. 

 It is the earliest flowering shrub of the garden, and de- 

 ciduous, though said by some to be " an evergreen." 

 The plant is bushy, and well adapted for single plants 



