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succession, so that a clump of them will be in continu- 

 ous bloom from June until September. They can be 

 increased rapidly from seeds or from offsets. The bulbs 

 must be kept dry and cool, but away from frost during 

 winter, and planted with other summer flowering bulbs 

 in spring. They also flower well during winter in the 

 house, but they will not there take the place of winter- 

 flowering bulbs. 



CORBULARIA. 



A synonym for Narcissus Bulbocodium. 



CRINUM. 

 See Page 19. 



CROCUS. 



This well-known genus of early spring and autumn 

 flowers contains about ninety distinct species, but few of 

 which, however, are now included among our garden 

 flowers. The many choice varieties which are the results 

 of hybridization, have taken the place of the species. 

 The crocus is divided into two distinct classes, the spring 

 and the autumn flowering. The spring-flowering crocus, 

 Crocus versicolor, is of the easiest culture ; but it is well 

 to remark, that the too common practice of putting 

 them into poor and badly prepared ground, is simply 

 doing them great injustice. While they will flower with 

 little or no care, they amply repay the best possible 

 attention ; a well-prepared bed of deep rich soil is their 

 delight. In such a soil the number of flowers will, at 

 least, be doubled, and their size materially increased. 

 They also want a dry situation ; one where water stands 

 during winter is fatal to the solid bulb or corm. 



Many complaints are made by amateurs of their 

 Crocuses not flowering ; there is really but one cause of 

 failure when a new bed is made, and newly imported 

 corms are planted ; that is, the work is too long delayed. 



