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Richard Fi^otscher's Almanac and Garden Manual 



RauuuculU!^. Double Flowering. The roots can be planted 



during fall and winter, either in the open ground or in pots. The 

 French Varieties are more robust than the Persian, and the flowers 

 are larger. The ground should be rather dry, and if planted in the 

 open ground, it will be well to have the spot a little higher than the 

 bed or border. 



Persian Eanunculus 25 cents per dozen. 



French , " 40 '•' 



Scilla peruviana. These are green-house bulbs at the Xorth, 

 but here they are hardy, and do well in the open ground. There are 

 two varieties— the blue and white. They throw up a shoot, on the 

 end of which the flowers appear, forming a truss. Plant from Octo- 

 ber till Januarv. 30 cents each. 



Double Tulip. Single Tuiip. 



Tulips. Double and single Tulips thrive better in a more North- 

 ern latitude than this, but some years they flower well here, and as 

 they are cheap, a few flowering bulbs 

 will pay the small amount they 

 cost. They should not be planted later 

 than December, and placed very shallow 

 in the ground . not more than one-third 

 of the bulb should be covered. When 

 near flowering they require a good deal 

 of moisture. Single and double, 50 

 cents per dozen. 



Tuberoses. Double Flowering. 

 They are ornamental for the garden, 

 and very valuable for making bouquets, 

 on account of their pure white color and 

 great fragrance. Plant during the spring 

 months. Strong bulbs, 10 cents each; 

 75 cents per dozen. 



Tuberoses, double flowering. 



