Directions for Specific Culture. 39 
Crocus (chiefly Mediterranean Region and Asia Minor). 
There are a number of dainty Crocus species, 
which are very pleasing on the rockery during its 
bare season, and the foliage of which is not unsightly, 
as it either disappears soon after flowering, or may 
be pulled off at once without injury to the bulb. 
Mice are very fond of the bulbs, but their ravages 
may be largely prevented by the judicious use of a 
sprinkling of common paraffin oil over the surface 
under which the bulbs lie. The bulbs should be 
planted from tin. to 14in. below the surface, and be 
lifted and replanted every third year. 
Cyananthus inflatus (Sikkim). 
Treat like Cyananthus lobatus. 
Cyananthus lobatus (Himalaya). 
Like Cyananthus inflatus, this is a beautiful 
plant when well grown, but neither is often seen in 
rock-gardens, in many cases, probably, being lost 
during winter. Plant in a dry situation, having a 
south-east aspect, in a compost of leaf-mould and 
sand, with a little grit and rough loam added, the 
loam being put through a sieve and all the fine taken 
out before what remains in the riddle is used. 
Cyclamen Coum (Greece and Asia Minor). 
Plant in a well-drained place in partial shade on 
a sloping bank with a south-west aspect, if possible 
with a rock behind to keep off the north wind—which 
is especially undesirable in the flowering season— 
using a compost of loam, leaf-mould, and sand in 
equal parts. The corms should be planted as near 
the surface as is consistent with their being made 
