DUTCH BULBS AXD FLOWERING BOOTS. 



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AURATUM. 



CANDIDUM. 



LANCIFOLIUM. 



LILIUM. 



The Lily has been with eminent propriety styled the "Queen of Flowers," and truly no flower 

 conveys so adequate an idea of queenly beauty, majestic grandeur and faultless purity, as the 



Lil^-. Too much cannot be said in its praise, and we are glad 

 to notice its increasing popularity from year to year. Nearly 



CHALCEDONICUM BROWNH. LONGIFLORUM. 



every variety will ^yithstand the severity of our winters, and many are among the most hardj* of 



our garden flowers. Their culture is simple, and with a little 

 care, failure is impossible. Select a deep, rich soU, enrich it 

 well with thoroughly de- 

 composed manure, and 

 set the bulbs from three 

 to six inches deep, ac- 

 cording to size. In the 

 Autumn the bed should 

 be protected by a liberal 

 covering of leaves or lit- 

 ter, and care should be 

 taken that they have prop- 

 er drainage, no water be- 

 ing allowed to stand 

 around the roots. The 

 bulbs can be transplanted 

 either in Spring or Au- 

 tumn, but should be kept 

 out of the ground the 

 TIGRINUM, FL. PL. shortest possible time. TIGRLNLTVI. 



