CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



INTRODUCTION 4 



PART I. 

 HARDY BULBS. 



Chap. I. BULBS, CORMS AND TUBERS 9 



II. SOILS AND MANURES .. 14 



,, III. LIFTING AND STORING BULBS ... 16 



,, IV. BULBS IN BEDS AND BORDERS 18 



V. BULBS ON ROCKERIES 24 



VI. NATURALISING BULBS 26 



,, VII. OUTDOOR LILIES 31 



VIII. TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS 34 



,, IX. LIST OF HARDY TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS ... 43 



X. LIST OF HARDY AND HALF-HARDY BULBS 48 



PART II. 

 BULBS IN ROOMS, ETC. 



Chap. I. CULTURE IN WATER 77 



,, II. CULTURE IN Moss FIBRE 80 



,, III. CULTURE IN WINDOW BOXES 85 



PART III. 

 BULBS UNDER GLASS. 



Chap. I. CULTURE IN HOTHOUSES 88 



II. CULTURE IN WARM GREENHOUSES 101 



,, III. CULTURE IN COOL GREENHOUSES 107 



IV. CULTURE IN COLD GREENHOUSES 119 



V. FORCING BULBS 146 



,, VI. CULTURE IN FRAMES 148 



PART IV. 

 MISCELLANEOUS. 



Chap. I. PROPAGATION OF BULBS AND TUBERS 150 



II. PESTS AND DISEASES 154 



III. ENGLISH NAMES OF BULBS 166 



,, IV. SELECTIONS OF BULBS AND TUBERS ... 170 



,, V. GLOSSARY OF TERMS 185 



INDEX 997930' - ~ 2 . m 



