96 THE PLEASURE, OR [JAN. 



Snow-drops may also now be planted in the same manner as the 

 crocuses ; but neither of them, when planted so late, flower well the 

 spring following the former, in particular, will totally perish if 

 kept much longer out of the ground. These kinds ought to have 

 been planted in September, or early in October, for being flowers of 

 early bloom, they do not agree with being kept up after their proper 

 time of planting. 



When you desire a considerable increase of crocuses or snow-drops, 

 take up the roots but once in two years ; if you let them remain 

 longer, though the increase will be numerous, the roots become very 

 small and produce but poor flowers. 



PLANTING VARIOUS SORTS OF BULBS. 



Jonquils, ornithogalums, narcissuses, hyacinths, bulbous irises, 

 Persian irises, gladioluses, fritillaries, crown imperials, or any other 

 kinds of hardy bulbous flower roots that yet remain above ground 

 should now be planted as soon as the weather will permit. Mild dry 

 weather ought to be chosen for planting these and all other kinds of 

 bulbous roots, and see that the ground is not too wet. 



When it is intended to plant any of the common sorts of the 

 above, or other kinds of bulbous roots in the borders, they may be 

 planted in the manner mentioned above for the common tulips, &c., 

 observing particularly that the longer you keep them out of the 

 ground after October or November the shallower they must be 

 planted. 



FLOWERS TO BLOW IN THE HOUSE. 



Several sorts of bulbous roots may be placed upon bulb-glasses of 

 water for blowing in the apartments of the house, such as hyacinths, 

 narcissuses, jonquils, early dwarf tulips, bulbous irises, &c. The 

 glasses for this purpose are to be had at the seed and glass shops. 

 Being made concave at the mouth, they contain each one root, and 

 are to be filled with soft water, and one root placed in each glass 

 with its bottom touching the water, placing the bottles upon a shelf 

 or chimney-piece of some warm room, or in the inside of a warm 

 window, and if where the sun comes it will be an additional advan- 

 tage; but in severe frost remove them to the interior part of the 

 room where a fire is kept. They will soon shoot their roots down 

 into the water, which, when become very foul or fetid, should be 

 renewed with fresh occasionally; they will thus blow very agreeably 

 early in the spring, and may be greatly forwarded if placed in a hot- 

 bed or hot-house. 



You may plant various sorts of bulbous and tuberous flower roots 

 in pots for blowing in a house, such as hyacinths, narcissuses of all 

 kinds, early tulips, crocuses, anemones, ranunculuses, or any other 

 spring flowering kind. Having small pots or boxes filled with light 

 sandy earth, plant the roots therein just over their crowns, and place 

 the pots near a window ; when the roots begin to shoot, give occa- 

 sional light waterings, and they will flower in good perfection at an 

 early season. 



