96 BULBS AND TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS. 



planting in different exposures, a succession may be had 

 from February to May. It is, however, for early flowers 

 that they are planted ; they tell us when spring is com- 

 ing, and that more showy forms are soon to follow. 

 The few species that make up this genus are : 



SNOWDROP — SNOWFLAKE. 



G. nivalis. — The single form is the common Snow- 

 drop, a native of England, where it is found in woods 

 and shady dells ; the double form is a garden variety of 

 this species, and is usually smaller than the wild single 

 plant. 



