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DT TI RQ as popularly understood, is a term designating 

 i-J'^l — ^UvJ, a class_ of flowering and ornamentar-leaved 

 plants in their dormant condition, the flowers. 



foliage and roots having completed their growth, ripened off and 

 died away, leaving a fleshy, bulbous root, "tuber, corm, rhizome or 

 pip, as the various types of bulbs are botanicallv named, but in all 

 of which there were formed, after flowering and before mattu-itv, 

 new sets of flowers, leaves, etc., which are protected and sus- 

 tained within the succulent bulb for the next growing and 

 flowering period. It is during this dormant state of rest, 

 ksting, approximately, for from three to six months, that 

 bulbs are taken out of the ground — sold, shipped and replanted, 

 like so many potatoes — after which, conditions being con- 

 genial, the incipient plant and flowers develop with as much 

 perfection as if the bulb had remained in its original environ- 

 ment. 



Bulbous Flowering Plants (Bulbs) produce remarkably 

 beautiful flowers, unsurpassed in man}' varieties bv any other 

 plants in the floral kingdom, and, besides, manv of them are 

 delightfully fragrant. There is a peculiar charm in growing 

 bulbous plants; they comprise such an endless variety in habit, 

 form, size, color, and are adaptable for so many purposes; 

 man}^ of them flower equalh?- well under either garden or house 

 culture. Among other merits of bulbs is the certainty and per- 

 fection with which they bloom and their ease of culture. 



Bulbs for Flowering in the House and Greenhouse. — There 

 is no class of plants that gives more satisfaction for this pur- 

 pose than bulbous plants (bulbs), and with so little skill gives 

 such magnificent results. They are easily managed, and need 

 occupy no space in the window or greenhouse excepting when 

 m bud and bloom. Under suitable treatment they flower with 

 great certainty, and their flowering period may be 

 hastened (forced) or retarded so as to " bring them 

 in" for certain occasions, or to give a continuous suc- 

 of bloom. There is a great variety of kinds of 

 cession bulbs to select from for this purpose, notabty: 

 *Achimenes. Allium, Amaryllis, Anemone, Arum, 

 Babiana, ^Begonia, Brodiea, Callas, Calochortus, 

 Chionodoxa, Crocus, *Crinum, Fritillaria, *Gesneria, 

 *Gloxinia, Hyacinths, Iris, Ixia, Jonquil, Lachenalia, 

 Leucojum, Liliiun, Lily of the Vallev, *Lycoris, 

 *Xerine, *NegeHa, Narcissus, Ornithoga'lum, Oxalis, 

 *Pancratitim, Ranimculus, Scilla, Sparaxis, Triteleia, 

 Tropeolum, Tuhps (Early), Tydea, *Vallota, Zeph- 

 yranthes, etc. 



Those marked * flower during the summer. 



Hardy Bulbs for Open-Ground Planting. — A great 

 man}- kinds of bulbs are hardy enough to with- 

 stand our severe Northeni winters. Most of the 

 suitable sorts should be planted in the fall, and 

 they will flower the following season, c. miencing 

 in Alarch or earlier with Snowdrops, Ch 'uodoxas, 

 Scillas, Crocus, Aconites, Bulbocodiums, :., which 

 are followed in April with Hyacinths, Tu ps. Daffo- 

 dils, and hosts of other bulbous beauties. In May 

 appear late Tulips, late Narcissus, Lily of the Valley, 

 Bleeding Hearts, etc. Again, followed in succes- 

 sion until frost, notably with Peonias, Iris, Hemero- 

 callis. Lilies, Montbretias, Tritomas, etc. 



A FI..\T OF FORCED TULIPS. 



For Index, Free Delivery, Remitting, Etc, See Page 66. 



