360 FLOWERS ALL THE YEAR ROUND 



NARCISSUS/ From the natural characteristics of this bulb it is 

 desirable that it should be planted early. Sometimes, however, it is 

 impossible, consistently with other arrangements, either to pot or 

 plant Narcissus before October or November. In such cases it is 

 consoling to know that the finest roots imported from Holland are 

 so sound and well-ripened, that good flowers may be confidently 

 anticipated from these late plantings. 



ORNITHOGALUM ARABICUM. In the open this bulb must have 

 some protection during winter, to save its large fleshy roots from 

 injury by frost. A heap of light manure or dry litter will answer the 

 purpose. Plant nine inches deep. 



SCILLAS can be grown almost anywhere, and in a light rich soil 

 they bloom profusely. The bulbs will pass the severest winter safely 

 in the open ground, and flower in February or March. The exact 

 time depends partly on the climate, and partly as to whether they 

 are put in a sheltered or an exposed position. Plant in masses or 

 lines. A dense row makes an exceedingly beautiful background to 

 Snowdrops. They may remain undisturbed for years. 



TRITELEIA UNIFLORA is a handsome white flowering hardy bulb, 

 which will grow freely in any garden. It is adapted for the com- 

 pany of any of the dwarf-growing bulbs, and may be employed either 

 in lines or clumps. Plant the roots three inches apart and two inches 

 deep. 



TUBEROSES are valued for the purity of their white flowers, and 

 for the powerful and agreeable perfume they exhale. The African 

 bulbs are imported about this season of the year, and may be potted 

 singly or three in a pot. They thrive in a compost of loam and 

 leaf-mould, and need a bottom heat of 60 or 70 to bring them to 

 perfection. The American varieties including Pearl are imported in 

 December and January. 



TULIPS may be planted in the open ground at any time during 

 the month. We shall say nothing as to the arrangement of colours, 

 nor as to the form of the beds, for both points admit of endless 

 diversity. The mixed border may be enlivened with groups of 

 many varieties, and if they are judiciously selected, there will be a 

 succession of flowers for several weeks in the spring. 



WALLFLOWER. When the summer bedding plants are cleared, 

 Wallflowers may be usefully employed to fill beds with green foliage 

 all the winter. They will flower freely in spring, when their colour 

 and fragrance will be especially welcome, and they can be removed 

 in time to make way for a different display for the summer. 



