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G. plicatus (Folded, or Russian Snowdrop). The 

 bulb of this species is much larger than that of the com- 

 mon Snowdrop, but the flower is smaller, and the petals 

 forming the inner part are of a deep green. The leaves 

 are broader than of the common kind, and they are 

 curiously folded at the edges, whence the specific name, 

 which signifies plaited or folded. 



G. Elwesii. A large-flowered form similar to the 

 preceding ;* the leaves are twisted, instead of being 

 folded. It was introduced from Asia Minor in 1875, 

 and is regarded as the finest of the genus. 



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A small genus of very pretty greenhouse bulbs, 

 natives of Southern Africa ; generally with large, showy 

 yellow flowers. They can be successfully grown in a 

 cold frame, if secure from frost, flowering in midsum- 

 mer. They flower freely in the cool greenhouse, but are 

 not of sufficient vaftie to entitle them to the room and 

 care required. They are produced freely from offsets. 

 They may be treated like the Gladiolus, but the bulbs 

 must be kept cool and dark, and free from frost. 



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[Hyacinthus candicans.} 



G. candicans, the only species, a native of South 

 Africa, is one of our most ornamental border plants, grow- 

 ing from four to six feet high, bearing from twenty to 

 one hundred large bell-shaped flowers of a creamy white 

 color, on drooping foot stalks. While it is quite as 

 hardy as any of the species, and is of perennial habit, it 

 should never be treated as such if its capabilities are to 

 be fully brought out. It needs to be grown from seed, 

 which grow readily when sown in the same manner as 

 the seeds of the most common garden vegetables. In 

 light, rich soil, flowering bulbs will be made the first 

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