THE BULB BOOK 



and Portugal Laurels, the bulbous plants most suitable would be 

 the taller-growing Liliums like Auratum, Candidum, Hxcelsum, Far- 

 dalinum, Gfiganteum, Hansoni, Humboldti, Mbnadelphum, Speciosum, 

 Superhum, etc., together with Fritillaria imperialis, Gamassia ' 

 esculenta, Galtonia candicans, Solomon's Seal, etc. In this way the 

 bulbous plants will find a foil in the evergreen foliage of the shrubs, 

 and the latter when not in blossom will be made to look more cheer- 

 ful by the flowers from the bulbs. 



The following bulbous and tuberous plants may be regarded as 

 specially suitable for naturalising in grasslands and shrubberies, those 

 marked with an asterisk being better in woodlands, shrubberies, and 

 banks than on the formal lawn : — 



Autumn Crocus (ColcMcum). MiUa. 



Bulbocodium. Muscari. 



Chionodoxa. *Narcissus. 



Colchicum. Pusctkinia. 



Crocus (Spring and Autumn). Scilla sibirica. 



Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite). Scilla f estalis (Bluebell). 



Erythronium (Dog's Tootli Violet). Snowdrop (Galanthus). 



Fritillaria. Sternbergia. 



Galanthus (Snowdrop). *Tiilipa. 

 *Leucojum. Winter Aconite (ErantHs). 



*Lilium. 



With deciduous trees and shrubs, it is generally best to utilise the 

 dwarf early-flowering kinds of bulbous plants such as Scillas, Chiono- 

 doxas, Snowdrops, Crocuses, Winter Aconite {Eranthis hyemalis), to 

 form a carpet of colour beneath them in the spring. They are 

 particularly effective in beds or shrubberies beneath such trees and 

 shrubs as Forsythias, Almonds and Peaches, Thorns, Azaleas, Witch 

 Hazels {Hamamelis), Hazels, Laburnums, Magnolias, Mock Orange 

 (Philadelphus), Plums, Cherries, Lilacs, Pyrus, Flowering Currant 

 {Biles), Spiraeas, Viburnums, Dogwoods {Gornus), and Weigelas (or 

 Diervillas). These plants having bare and leafless stems early in 

 the year do not interfere to any extent with the light that is 

 necessary for the bulbous plants beneath them; and by the time 

 many of them are in full leaf and blossom, the bulbous plants will 

 have gone to rest till the following season. It is thus seen how 

 easy it is to convert a dreary shrubbery into a place of beauty, with 

 the aid of bulbous plants that may be in flower almost throughout 

 the year if a proper selection is made. 



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