GLOSSARY OF TERMS, ETC. 185 



CHAPTER V. 



GLOSSARY OF TERMS, ETC. 



" Bizarre " Tuiip. A term applied to tulip blooms haying a 

 yellow ground colour, marked with another colour, as crimson, 

 scarlet, black, brown, etc. 



" Boxing Bulbs." A term applied to the culture of tulips and 

 narcissi in boxes for forcing for yielding flowers for cutting. 

 This plan enables a larger quantity of bulbs to be grown in 

 a given space than is possible in pots. The boxes are usually 

 i2in. to i Sin. wide, i8in. to 2ft. long, and 6in. deep, holes also 

 being bored in the bottom to allow water to escape. The bulbs 

 may be planted lin. to 2in. apart, according to size. See 

 chapter on Forcing. 



" Breeder " Tulip A term synonymous with " Mother " 



tulip, which see. 



" Broken " Tulip. A term synonymous with " rectified " tulip. 



" Bulb." See Chapter I., p. 9. 



" Bulbil." A term applied to the bulb-like bodies found in 

 the axils of the leaves on the stems of Lilium tigrinum. 



" Bybloemen " Tulip. A term applied to tulip blooms that 

 have a pure white ground colour, marked with various tints 

 of violet, purple, or black, lilac, lavender, or brown. 



"Chalice-cup" Daffodils. A term applied to narcissi which 

 have cup or bowl-like coronas, as the varieties of N. incompara- 

 bilis, Barrii, and Leedsii types, for example. 



" Cocoanut-fibre Refuse." This is a bye-product obtained 

 from the manufacture of cocoanut-fibre matting, etc., and a 

 very useful substance for mulching the surface of beds planted 

 with bulbs, and for growing bulbs in bowls, etc. Usually sold 

 by the bushel or bag. 



" Corm." See Chapter I., p. 12. 



" Corona." A term applied to the trumpet or tubular portion 

 of a daffodil bloom. 



" Cross-breeding." A term applied to the interesting opera- 

 tion of transferring the pollen of one variety of a given species 

 to another variety of the same species. The object in this case 

 is to obtain a new type of superior quality to the parents. Thus 

 one variety may have a lovely flower and a weak constitution, 

 and another a more vigorous habit, but a less superior flower 

 in size or colour. By crossing the two, either singly or recipro 

 cally, the product may be a plant with a good constitution and 

 beautiful flowers. To cross-fertilise a flower, the bloom must 

 be protected from insects by enclosing it in a muslin bag 

 before it becomes fully developed. The anthers, too, of the 



