148 HYACINTHS, SUCCULENTS, AND EVERGREENS. 



CHAPTER X. 



ROMAN HYACINTHS: forcing for Christmas. SUCCULENTS as Window Plants. 

 HARDY AND HALF HARDY EVERGREENS : Hall and Vestibule Decoration. HOL 

 LIES. RETINOSPORA. YUCCAS . TAXUS. THUJA . CUPRESSUS. THUJOPSIS. 

 Propagation of Evergreens by Window Culture. 



rilHE Roman Hyacinth is a charming early blooming 

 species admirably adapted for forcing, and easily 

 grown in the parlor. It is the earliest autumn-flowering 

 bulb we have, and by potting for succession may be had in 

 bloom from November to March. 



Each bulb gives from one to four spikes of pure white 

 deliciously fragrant flowers. 



They are best grown in large flat pans, and the bulbs, 

 which are small, should be planted about an inch apart each 

 way. 



The soil should be sandy loam, and the plants should be 

 well grown, freely watered, and occasionally with liquid 

 manure. This plant has been long in cultivation, having 

 been introduced in 1596. 



