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Bulbs will be valuable in the winter. They may be grown in 

 water, in pots of earth, or in vases of peat-moss litter, as pointed 

 out in our Bulb section. White Roman Hyacinths must be par- 

 ticularly borne in mind, because they are so beautiful both for 

 the dinner-table and the window. With the aid of a warm green- 

 house, flowers may be had on the Christmas dinner-table. Of 

 course, these and other Hyacinths may be flowered in rooms 

 without the aid of any glass whatever, as they can be brought 

 straight from the plunging-bed to the house; the bloom is later, 

 that is all. If Hyacinths are grown in glasses, they will of course 

 pass a few weeks in a dark cupboard before being put in the 

 window. 



The lover of perfumed flowers will make a special effort to 

 have a few pots of Freesias coming on in succession. One pot 

 will suffice to fill a fair-sized room with delicious odour. 



The beautiful white Arum Lily will not be overlooked. This, 

 as we saw in another chapter, may be grown in the garden 

 during the summer, and potted up towards the end of Septem- 

 ber. If it is kept in a pot throughout the year care should be 

 taken to give it abundance of water, as it is a semi-aquatic plant, 

 and soon suffers from drought. There is no need to keep it in the 

 house all the summer through. It may be stood out of doors 

 when it ceases flowering. That it is a grand room plant is 

 proved by the sight of splendid old plants, which bloom freely 

 every year. The Godfrey is a splendid variety. 



Early Tulips, and Daffodils of the Trumpet and Chalice sec- 

 tions, are very useful for rooms. The Due Van Thol Tulips will 

 give very early flowers ; and of the Narcissi, obvallaris (Tenby 

 Daffodil), Golden Spur, and Henry Irving will be among the 

 first in flower. 



The Scarborough Lily (Vallota purpured), which is also re- 

 ferred to under Bulbs, is a bright and useful room plant. Its 

 colour is very brilliant. 



