350 -^ Few Good Dutch Bulbs for tJic Parlor. 



Pink. — Grootvorst, Le Grand Concurrent. 



White. — A la Mode, La Tour d'Auvergne, Triomphe Blandina. 



Yellow. — Goethe, Lady Sale. 



Blue. — Garrick, Louis Philippe, Robert Burns, Van Speyk, Blocksberg. 



These double varieties, with care, will do well. Of all, however, the 

 whites are the least adapted for v/ater-culture. 



Next to the hyacinth, the narcissus is the most suitable bulb for parlor- 

 culture. It may be grown in earth or water; but the former culture will 

 give more satisfaction. We annually plant as many narcissus as hyacinths. 

 For early blooming, there is nothing so good as the Double Roman. The 

 flower is rather confused ; but, if planted in October, it blooms before Christ- 

 mas, and is showy and fragrant. Next in season of bloom is Gloriosa, 

 white with yellow cup ; and, to succeed these, we have Bazclman major and 

 minor., both white with yellow cup ; Grand Monarque and Grand Primo, white 

 with citron cup ; and Soleil d^Or, yellow with orange cup. These are cheap, 

 and give a good variety. If, however, we wish a larger and more expensive 

 collection, we may add Luna and Queen of Netherlands, both fine whites ; 

 Newton and Quesn Vietoria, yellow ; and Soiroenir de Haarlem, white and 

 lemon. 



We must not forget to plant a few dozen jonquils, which bloom with little 

 trouble, last long in perfection, and arc gay and showy. Narcissus dubius 

 is a fine white variety, very pretty and fragrant. A few pans of crocus of 

 various colors are often very effective ; and a good contrast of color may be 

 had from pots planted with the red, yellow, and white Due Von Thol tulips. 



Iris Persica is a sparkling little gem, and forces well ; and Bulbocodiiwi 

 2'ernum, the Roman hyacinth, and the early blooming Scillas, are very pretty 

 and desirable. 



Any of these may be planted as late as the first of January, and will 

 bloom long before the snow has melted. 



Our parlor bulb-cases are a mass of bloom, from December until the 

 snowdrop and crocus open in the spring sunshine, in the bulb-beds under 

 the southern windows ; and the care required is very slight when compared 

 with the satisfaction afforded. £. S. A'., Jun. 



Glkn R:dge, December, iS6S. 



