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land will not need much manure. It is wasteful to dot odd bulbs 

 about the garden, because they produce no particular effect. Clumps 

 should be formed, and if they are thought to be a little stiff they 

 may be associated with Chalice Daffodils, which are generally in 

 bloom at the same time. 



The following are good Hyacinths : 



Dark Blue. 

 Grand Maitre. 

 King of the Blues. 



Light Blue. 

 Lord Derby. 

 Grand Lilas. 



Grootvorst, red. | 



Dark Red. 

 Robt. Steiger. 

 Von Schiller. 



Pink and Rose. 

 Fabiola. 

 Norma. 



White. 



La Grandesse. 

 Grandeur a Merveille 

 (blush). 



Yellow. 

 King of the Yellows. 



Doubles. 

 Laurens Koster, blue. | La Tour (PAuvergne, white. 



Muscaris, which are April bloomers of low growth, are commonly 

 spoken of as Grape, Feather or Musk Hyacinths, according to 

 the species. Thus, Muscari bo try tides > blue, is the Grape Hyacinth. 

 It is a pretty plant, and it has white, pale-blue and flesh-coloured 

 varieties. Muscari comosum monstrosum is the Feather Hyacinth ; 

 it is also blue. Muscari moschatum, blue and yellow, is the Musk 

 Hyacinth. There are other good Muscaris besides these, notably 

 conicum Heavenly Blue, which grows freely, especially in cool, moist 

 soils, and spreads rapidly. 



Irises will be referred to under Herbaceous Plants. Let it be 

 remembered that many of the most charming are true bulbs. The 

 English and Spanish, which are so beautiful and yet so cheap, 

 are bulbs. 



Ixias are not often grown out of doors, as they are not fully 

 hardy. If so cultivated they ought to have a warm spot, and be 

 protected with litter in winter. They are undeniably pretty, with 

 their graceful spikes and bright flowers ; and if not grown out of 

 doors a few might be tried in pots, being given the same treat- 



