CULTURE IN MOSS FIBRE. 83 



Beaut}', Canary Bird, Fire King, Loveliness, Blanche, 

 and Winter Cheer. These come into flower about Feb- 

 ruary. 



Narcissi, including daffodils, also thrive well in moss- 

 fibre. The Paper White Narcissus, if planted in August, 

 will flower at Christmas; Polyanthus narcissi, as Grand 

 Monarque and Gloriosa; the dainty single and double fra- 

 grant jonquils; the pretty, small-flowered cyclamineas, 

 and Triandrus albus ; such trumpet varieties as Empress, 

 Emperor, Golden Spur, Henry Irving, Madame de Graaff, 

 and Johnstoni, Queen of Spain; and Barri conspicuus, As- 

 pasia, Elvira, Sir Watkin, Mrs. Langtry, Evangeline, and 

 Princess Mary among other types. 



Then, of tulips, the Darwin section succeeds admirably 

 in moss-fibre. Their ample foliage and their stately 

 blooms of many artistic tints show to great advantage in 

 bowls. Clara Butt, Douden, Mrs. Farncombe Sanders, 

 Pride of Haarlem, W^hite Queen, and Gipsy Queen are 

 exceedingly pretty sorts. Single tulips of the Due Van 

 Thol flower early; White Swan, Pink Beauty, Canary 

 Bird, and Grace Darling are other good singles. Of 

 doubles, El Toreador, Murillo, Princess Beatrice, Duke of 

 York, and Blue Flag are attractive sorts. Indeed, any 

 of the varieties described in the chapter of selections 

 further on are adapted for culture in bowls. 



Crocuses are particularly well suited for bowl culture. 

 King of the Whites, David Kizzio, King of the Blues, and 

 Cloth of Gold are very showy sorts for growing either in 

 mixture or separately. 



Other interesting bulbs that may be grown in this 

 fashion are the Chequered Fritillary (Fritillaria melea- 

 gris), a kind with narrow, graceful foliage and quaintly 

 marked flowers; Iris reticulata Krelaagei, a dainty bulb 

 for flowering in January or February ; Chionodoxa lucilise 

 and sardensis, -blue, blooming early in the year; Muscari 

 botryoides, blue, and its variety alba, white, also flowering 

 early; and Scilla sibirica, blue. There is no doubt that 



