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Bulbs for Yellow Flowers—Continued 
Dero HOM EAR) DURA, | TIME OF BLOOM | TIME TO HEIGHT 
NAME AT SLNOnG HORCE sca: CHAD ESO ia OTHER POINTS 
(inches) (inches) (weeks) Indoors | Outdoors | (weeks) (OES) 
Jonquil Se), Meee 4 April |January 3 dark gold 12 |Narcissus Jonquilla. Flowers fragrant, 
| May foliage dark green and very narrow. 
Canada lily 4 12 4 July orange red 3 Lilium Canadense. Flowers vary in color. 
| Excellent for mass effects. 
Japanese erect 6-8 12 4 July ~ orange 18  |Lilium elegans. The best hardy lily for 
lily | general garden cultivation. 
Yellow 4 6 Bi) Sept. clear yellow | 4-6  |Sternbergia lutea. Needs sunny situation 
star-flower and a mulch over winter. 
Hoop-petticoat 3 6 2 April January 4 pale yellow 4 Narcissus Bulbocodium. A beautiful little 
daffodil May plant, excellent for pots or outdoors. 
Tulips, named 4 3 3 April |\January | 3-4 various 6-12 |Tulipa suaveolens. Duc van Thol Yellow; 
varieties | May Chrysolora, Bouton d’Or. 
Hyacinths, 5 fo 75 B April |January | 3-4 pale tints 6-12 | yacinthus orientalis. Herman, orange- 
named varieties | yellow; Ida; Obelisque, has large truss. 
BuLBS FOR BLUE FLOWERS 
Dero HOM EAR) BURA, | TIME OF BLOOM | TIME TO HEIGHT 
NAME PLANT RT | "BLOOM Se Ml eons le. OTHER POINTS 
(inches) (inches) (weeks) | Outdoors | Indoors (weeks) Gnches) 
Glory-of-the 2 2 2 March | Christ- 2 sky blue 6-9  |Chionodoxa Lucialie. Has white eye. 
snow 3 mas Replant every three years. 
Glory-of-the 2 2 2 March _ | Christ- 2 dark blue 6-9 |Chionodoxa Sardensis. Flowers not so 
snow mas large as preceding and have no eye. 
Two-leaved Bie 4 2 March | Christ- 2 purplish blue} 4-6 — |Scilla bifolia. Has many beautiful forms. 
scilla | mas Needs no protection. 
Siberian scilla Riemann A 2 March | Christ- 2 dark blue 3-6 | Scilla Sibirica. A week later than S. bi- 
| | mas jolia. Grows in attractive tufts. 
Imperial 2-3 3-4 2 March | Christ- 2 purplish 3-5  |Crocus Imperati. Flowers at same time as 
crocus | mas the snowdrops. Anthers are yellow 
Common Dai) || ea 2 March | Christ- 2 purple, white,) 3-5 |Cvocus vernus. Excellent bulb for natural- 
crocus | mas lilac izing in lawn. Permanent, and showy. 
Grape hya- Tae 2=3 4 April January 3 blue 4-6 |Muscari botryoides. Has urn-shaped flow- 
cinth ers which are thickly set on the stems. 
Guinea-hen Dea lan 2 | Noell purple and 9-18 |Fritillaria Meleagris. The Dutch bulb- 
flower | green growers grow ten distinct forms. 
Spanish iris gt oie bates 3-4 May  |January 8 blue, purple, | 12-24 |Jris Xiphium (I. Hispanica). Plant in 
violet September. Give mulch over winter. 
Bell-flowered 2-3 i 2 May |January 2 blue, purple 12 |Scilla Hispanica (S. campanulata). Sev- 
scilla eral worthy varieties in the trade. 
English iris 2-3 4-6 2-4 June January 6 violet, 12-25 |lris xiphioides (I. Anglica). Give same 
lavender treatment as Spanish iris. 
Autumr crocus} 2-3 6 14 Sept. purple, pink 3-4 \Colchicum autumnale. When established 
do not disturb except when crowded. 
Checkered 2-3 6 1s Sept. purple 3- Colchicum Parkinsoni. Veins outlined 
autumn crocus with purple on white back-ground. 
Hyacinth, 5 6-8 3 JANosaill | jeroweiay | et a eo ban soos 12 |Hyacinthus orientalis. Baron von Thuy], 
named varieties Czar Peter, King-of-the-blues. 
Buss For RED AND CRIMSON FLOWERS 
HOW |HOWFAR| DURA- | TIME OF BLOOM | TIME TO HEIGHT 
NAME DEEP TO] APART |TION | OF) ____________| FORCE SHADE OF ae OTHER POINTS 
(inches) (inches) (weeks) Indoors } Outdoors | (weeks) 
Crown imperial] 3-6 6-8 8 March red, orange, 30. ~—-Fritillaria_ ‘Imperialis. Bulb on side to 
yellow excessive moisture in centre of bulb. 
Peony 4 4-8 B May crimson 24  |Pe@onia officinalis. Hasno enemies. Long 
~ lived plant. Divide every 7 or 8 years. 
scarlet fritillary} 3 6 8 May scarlet 18  |Fritillaria recurva. Distinct from others. 
Inside flower yellow; var. pluriflora. 
