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flowers. The bulbous Irises are particularly charming 

 plants, although the roots are rather expensive. Yet 

 everyone ought to plant a few of such, for example, as 

 reticulata, which has purple, fragrant blooms ; persica, of 

 which the flowers are blue, white and yellow ; Krelagei, 

 purple ; and Danf ordiae, yellow. The Scorpion Iris (alata) 

 flowers in mid-winter and is, in common with all those 

 named, delightful either for pots in the cold greenhouse 

 or for planting on a warm, sheltered border. The bulbs 

 must have well-drained ground and be covered with 

 about 2 inches of soil. The Spring Snowflake (Leucojum 

 vernum) is an attractive flower of spring, with white 

 drooping blooms tipped with green. It is charming on 

 the rockery or in sheltered positions in the flower garden. 

 The roots or corms of spring-flowering, hardy Cyclamen 

 ought to be planted this month. None is more attractive 

 than Cyclamen Coum, with little rosy-purple flowers. 

 Others are Atkinsii, ibericum, and latest of all to bloom, 

 repandum. Among the early Anemones the two loveliest 

 are the Grecian Anemone blanda and the Apennine 

 Windflower (Anemone apennina), both blue flowered. 

 They flourish in light, leafy soil in partial shade; the 

 Apennine Windflower may be naturalised in semi- wild 

 portions of the garden, beneath the shade of trees. They, 

 in company with thje Cyclamen, look particularly well 

 among ferns. The Cyclamens like soil containing lime 

 rubble, and should not be planted deeply. The Mound at 

 Kew, which is planted with large trees, is a delightful 

 spot in spring and early summer; hardy Cyclamen, 

 Anemones, Triteleia (the Spring Star flower), Snowdrops, 

 Daffodils, and Lilies find a congenial home there, together 

 with hardy ferns. They provide a succession of flowers 

 from earliest spring until summer, and no lover of gardens 

 should fail to pay a visit there. 



Lifting Bulbs. Spring-flowering bulbs such as 

 Hyacinth, Daffodil and Tulip may now be lifted, as the 

 foliage has died down. This provides an opportunity of 



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