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will appear very early. The white of the snéwdrop will harmon- 
ize the different shades of blue. All the above may be planted 
ong the grape sea! referred to below, as they flower 
oak earlier, the grape hyacinths thus extending the period of 
flowers. Seed of some er such as sweet alyssum, may be 
sown among these early in spring, giving a beautiful mass of 
white way up to frost time. Thus a continuous display of 
flowers may be had in a small space from earliest spring to latest 
all. 
The snowflakes, Leucojum, are also among the early bulbs. 
As the common name indicates, the flowers are white. The 
spring snowflake, L. vernum (C. B. 3, 5), appears in March, while 
L. aestivum (L. B.), thesummer snowflake, makes its appearance in 
April and vor The Star-of-Bethlehem, Ornithogalum umbella- 
tum (W. B. S.), with its beautiful starry white na ae comes 
in May. The grape hyacinth, Muscari botryoides (W 
opens its deep blue flowers in late April or May. Scilla end 
(L. B.), the Spanish bluebells, is a May visitant. 
Crocus 
Crocus bulbs should be planted 2 to 3 inches apart, or 16 to 35 
to the square foot, when a part of the regular garden. If for the 
lawn, place them in a shovel or other receptacle and scatter them, 
planting where they drop. This avoids the set stiff effect which 
is apt to follow other methods of planting 
The earliest crocus is a yellow one, C. oe (L. B.; C. B. 
6, 8, 9, 11), known as cloth-of-gold, appearing from the middle 
to the end of March. There is another yellow crocus, coming 
later, known as the dutch crocus and the golden yellow and 
mammoth golden yellow, C. Moesiacus (W. B.S.; C. B. 2, 6, 9). 
he white and purple crocuses in cultivation belong to C. vernus. 
Caroline Chisholm (L. B.), Mont Blanc (C. B. 2, 8, 10; W. B.S.), 
King of the Whites (C. B. 6; W. B. S.), Queen of the Netherlands 
L. C.), are all white forms. Purple forms are known as Baron 
von Brunow (C. B. 6, 10), David Rizzio (L. C.), purpurea grandi- 
flora (C. B. 6; L.B.). White striped with violet are represented 
by Sir Walter Scott (W. B.S.) and La Majesteuse (L. C.; C. B 
9, 11). White striped with lavender is Mme. Mina (W. B. S.). 
