284 MANUAL OF GARDENING 
To secure good bulbs and of the desired varieties, the order 
should be placed in spring or early summer. For flower-garden 
effects, the large and mature bulbs should be secured; for 
colonizing in shrubbery or on the lawn, the smaller sizes may 
be sufficient. Insist that your bulbs shall be first class, for 
there is wide difference in the quality; even with the best of 
treatment, good results cannot be secured from poor bulbs. 
258. The Japanese gold-banded lily. — Lilium auratum. 
It is not generally known that there are autumn-flowering 
bulbs. Several species of crocus bloom in the fall, C. sativus 
(the saffron crocus) and C. speciosus being the ones generally 
recommended. The colchicums are excellent autumn-bloom- 
ing bulbs and should be more generally planted. C. autum- 
nale, rosy purple, is the usual species. These autumn-blooming 
bulbs are planted in August or early September and treated in 
