Gardening for Amateurs 



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only cost from sixpence to two shillings a 

 dozen bulbs. 



Autumn - flowering. C. asturicus, pale 

 mauve to lilac-purple ; C. longiflorus, rose- 

 lilac ; C. pulchellus, lavender-blue ; C. 

 Salzmanni, lilac ; C. sativus (Saffron Crocus), 

 purplish lilac ; C. 

 speciosus, the showi- 

 est of all, delightful 

 in the grass, rich 

 blue flowers ; C. 

 zonatus, rosy-lilac. 



Winter -flower ing. 

 C. biflorus, white, 

 feathered lilac ; C. 

 chrysanthus, yellow ; 

 C. Imperati, black, 

 violet, and fawn ; C. 

 S i e b e r i , lavender- 

 blue ; C. susianus 

 (Cloth of Gold), 

 golden - yellow, out- 

 side shaded brown. 



Spring-flowering. 

 C. aureus, rich yel- 

 low ; C. Tommasin- 

 ianus, lavender and 

 silver-grey ; C. versi- 

 color, white, feathered 

 purple. A dozen 

 large-flowered named 

 varieties for beds 

 and borders in early 

 spring are Baron 

 Brunnow, purple and 

 violet ; David Rizzio, 

 rich purple ; Fleur 

 d'Or, golden yellow ; 

 King of the Blues, 

 dark purple ; King 

 of the Whites, pure 

 white ; La Majes- 

 teuse, white, striped 

 lilac ; Margot, laven- 

 der ; Mont Blanc, 

 pure white ; Ne Plus 



Ultra, blue and white ; Prince Albert, 

 violet ; Purpurea grandiflora, deep purple ; 

 and Sir Walter Scott, white, striped lilac. 



Cyclamen (Sowbread). The hardy 

 Cyclamen are delightful plants for putting 

 among hardy ferns, under deciduous trees, 

 in shady nooks in the rock garden, and on 



grassy slopes where the turf is thin. They 

 dislike hot, sunny positions. Some kinds 

 flower during autumn, others in winter and 

 spring. A well-drained gritty soil is neces- 

 sary ; if the ground is at all heavy a compost 

 of leaf -mould, coarse sand, and old mortar 



handsome though neglected flower (Crinum). 



rubble must be placed round each corm 

 (root). An inch of soil above the corm is 

 ample. The roots should be disposed in 

 as natural a manner as possible. They 

 should be left undisturbed for years. June 

 to August is the best time to plant the 

 autumn-flowering kinds, and August to 



