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NARCISSUS NERIUM OLEANDER. 



and ready to flower rapidly. After blooming they 

 should continue growth in the pots and if conve- 

 nient be plunged during summer in the garden 

 They should not be disturbed until the bulbs and 

 roots completely fill the pots and growth has 

 stopped ; then remove the outside bulbs leaving 

 the centre in a solid mass, and repot for the next 

 season. 



VARIETIES OF NARCISSUS POLYANTHUS, 



Bazelmau Major, fine white. 



Double Roman, white and yellow, fragrant. 



Gloriosnm super bum, white with deep orange cup. 



Grand Monarque, white with yellow cup. 



Grand Soliel d'Or, bright yellow, deep orange cup. 



Grooiverst, white. 



Newton, yellow and orange. 



Staten General, handsome lemon. 



VARIETIES OF NARCISSUS JONQUILLA. 



Jonqnills, natives of Spain, large double and single, blossoms 

 yellow and fragrant, both varieties very desirable for forcing ; 

 three or four can be grown in a small pot and they may be bloomed 

 any month of the year. 



NERIUM OLEANDER. 



This genus is named from neros, humid ; allud- 

 ing to the habitat of the plants. Oleander is de- 

 rived from words literally signifying rose-tree. The 

 plant was introduced into cultivation from South 

 Europe, in 1596. It is common on the banks of 

 the Jordan and throughout Palestine, in moist situ- 



