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They must have a sheltered place and protection, if they are to 

 be left out of doors all the winter. 



Tuberoses. For culture in pots few plants of equally easy 

 culture are more desirabk than these, for they produce pure white 

 fragrant flowers. Potting should be done as early in autumn as 

 possible and successively to insure a prolonged supply of blooms. 

 They should be treated similarly to Hyacinths. 



Tulips. Hardy, brilliant, easy to grow, the Tulip is one of 

 our most valuable bulbs, and we shall 

 reap a rich reward if we give it a little 

 study and grow some of the best varieties 

 in our gardens. It will give us a vivid 

 blaze of colour if we grow some of the 

 bright varieties in groups or masses, but 

 it will also give us many delicate and 

 dainty little pictures if we choose the 

 softer-hued sorts, and grow them in 

 selected positions with or without a car- 

 pet of low-growing plants. The Tulip- 

 " fancier" does not care for either a 

 "blaze" or a "picture"; the only things 

 that interest him are the marking and 

 the form of the flower. This is taking 



a somewhat narrow view, perhaps, but it must not be con- 

 demned unreservedly. The spirit in which a florist approaches a 

 flower is not the spirit of the artist, but it has something to com- 

 mend it. By setting up a high standard of flower beauty the 

 florist has certainly been instrumental in the production of improved 

 flowers. The fact that he does not know how to make the best 

 use of the material when he has got it, only goes to prove that it 

 takes more than one class of mind to make beautiful gardens. It 

 is necessary for those who work for garden effects to recognise 

 the limitations of florists, and it is particularly so in the case of 



POTTING TUBEROSES 



Tuber. A, side shoots; B, side shoots 

 removed ; C, crown growth. Small 

 Figure. A, tuber; B, compost ; C, 

 crown of tuber just clear of soil. 



