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TENDER BULBOUS-ROOTED FLOWERS. 

 SPRING AND SUMMER FLOWERING. 



SIX KINDS. 



1. Anemone, Hortensis, &c. A rather peculiar bulb or 

 tuber resembling ginger-root, requiring care in planting, so 

 that they be set right side up. They yield flowers of great 

 variety and brilliancy of color. 



2. GLADIOLUS or Sword Lily. A showy popular flower, .1 

 few varieties of which are fine, but many lack clearness of color. 



3. LILY, JACOBEAN, Amaryllis Formosissima. A fine, rich, 

 deep scarlet flower. 



4. RANUNCULUS. A fine flower of varied forms, cupped, 

 globular, &c., and of bright scarlet, crimson, and other colors. 



5. TIGRIDA PAVONIA, or Mexican-tiger Flower. The va- 

 riety known as Conchiflora is the finest, There are many 

 flowers in succession, each lasting from early morning until 

 afternoon. If cut before opening and kept in entire darkness, 

 they may be preserved until evening, and will then open in 

 the light. 



6. TUBEROSE, Tuberosa. A rather tall, free-growing flower, 

 creamy white and fragrant, on which account it is esteemed. 

 It may be started early in pots and turned out in season, or 

 planted as directed below. 



In planting tender bulbs, let them be covered carefully about 

 two inches above the crown, pressing the earth upon them. 

 The Ranunculus and the Anemone require planting in the 

 fall in rich, strong, loamy soil, but must be protected through 

 the winter of the North by a covering of leaves, or mulch in a 

 cold bed ; or, with care, the roots may be preserved through 

 winter and planted in very early spring in a bed from which 

 the frost has been excluded, receiving any necessary defense 

 against recurring severity of cold in spring. 



The others may be planted in the open ground when spring 

 frosts are passed, and, being kept clean by occasional hoeing 

 and weeding, will give their beauty or their fragance in its 

 season. They should all be dressed with liquid manure when 

 they are in bud. Before winter, let the roots be taken up and 



