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THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



FOECED BULBS AND CEOWNS. 



Without the aid of forced bulbous-rooted plants many conservatories would present 

 a dull appearance during the first three months in the year. A moderate annual 

 outlay on bulbs, tubers, and clumps, as the case may be, of the different kinds is neces- 



ary — very few, if any of 

 them, forcing well two years 

 in succession ; but compared 

 with the pleasure derived 

 from a continuous display 

 of beautiful and, in many 

 instances, highly - scented 

 flowers, the expenditure will 

 be fully justified. The 

 kinds mentioned below are 

 not difficult to force. Hya- 

 cinths, narcissi and tulips 

 of the showy order are the 

 most extensively flowered 

 in pots, from December to 

 April inclusive. Chiono- 

 doxas, crocuses, freesias, 

 gladioli, irises, liliums, ox- 

 alis, scillas, and tuberoses 

 are the other bulbous or 

 tuberous - rooted kinds of 



plants that can be forced successfully into flower. For associating with them lilies of the 

 valley, Dielytra, Solomon's seal, and spirseas are easily forced, but these are neither 

 bulbous nor tuberous-rooted, but the growths proceed from fleshy crowns or root-stocks. 



Hyacinths. — For early forcing and general utility, Eoman hyacinths are perhaps 

 the most popular of all bulbous-rooted plants. Strong bulbs produce a succession of 

 elegant, pure white spikes, compared with which the larger Dutch hyacinths are heavy 

 in appearance. It is possible to have "Eomans " in flower early in November, and by 

 introducing a number into gentle heat at intervals, also by retarding the later bulbs, a 



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