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rain water and a few lumps of charcoal thrown in. The base of the bulb to nearly, but 

 not actually touch the water. Place the glasses in a cool dark cupboard, bringing them 

 out to the light when the roots are half-way down to the bottom. They must have a 

 light airy position to prevent the leaves and spikes becoming drawn, and the water in 

 the glasses must be replenished as it is imbibed by the plants. It seldom requires 

 changing, as the charcoal keeps it pure. Single-flowering varieties are much the best 

 for this form of culture. 



Twelve Single Red. 

 Cavaignac. 

 Fabiola. 

 Garibaldi, 

 gigantea. 

 King of the Beds. 

 Lord Percy. 

 Macaulay. 

 Meteor. 



Prince Albert Victor. 

 Queen of Hyacinths. 

 Von Schiller. 

 Vuurbaak. 



Twelve Single White. 

 alba maxima. 

 Avalanche. 

 Grandeur a Merveille. 

 King of the "Whites. 

 La Franchise. 

 La Grandesse. 

 L'Innocence. 

 Madame van der Hoop. 

 Miss Nightingale. 



Selection of Hyacinths 



Mont Blanc. 



Queen of the Netherlands. 

 Snowball. 



Twelve Single Blue. 

 Blondin. 

 Charles Dickens. 

 Czar Peter. 

 Duke of Connaught. 

 Grand Lilas. 

 Grand Maitre. 

 King of the Blues. 

 Lord Byron. 

 Lord Derby. 

 Magnificent. 

 Masterpiece. 

 Queen of the Blues. 



Six Single Yellow. 

 Bird of Paradise. 

 Ida. 



King of the Yellows. 

 L'Or d'Australie. 

 Obelisque. 



Six Double Bed. 

 Chancellor. 

 Groot Vorst. 

 Lord Wellington. 

 Princess Dagmar. 

 Princess Louise. 

 Regina Victoria. 



Six Double White. 

 Bouquet Eoyal. 

 Florence Nightingale. 

 La Tour d'Auvergne. 

 Lord Derby. 

 Prince of Waterloo. 

 Princess Louise. 



Six Double Blue. 

 Blocksberg. 

 Charles Dickens. 

 Garrick. 

 Laurens Koster. 

 Louis Philippe, 

 Van Speyk 



THE IRIS. 



The irises, which have for a long time been favourite garden flowers, are clearly 

 divided into two great natural groups or series, from each of which the agency of the 

 florist has given us many beautiful varieties. 



The first of these, of which the flag iris of our gardens may be taken as typical, is 

 distinguished by the plants included in it having as a root- stock a short, thick rhizome, 

 from which the true roots proceed. The second is distinguished by the possession of 

 bulbous root-stocks ; the common "Spanish" or "English" irises may be cited as familiar 



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