PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— BULBS FOR AUTUMN PLANTING. 3 



Bold, Isolated Clumps of Tall-growing Bulbous Plants make a brilliant show 

 planted on the lawn in a position not too prominent nor too near, the object desired 

 being a large mass of one color, in striking contrast to the surrounding green 

 grass and trees. For effects of this kind only one variety should be used in a bed. 

 Those most suitable are: Alstroemeria, Crown Imperials, Dielytra, Eremurus, 

 Funkias, Hemerocallis, Liliums, Montbretias, Paxmias, Tritomas, etc. 



Bulbs Right in the Sod on the Lawn present a pleasing picture when in 

 bloom in the early spring. They should be planted in a "hit-and-miss" fashion, 

 an irregular group in one place, scattered individuals over there, as one would 

 find wild (lowers. Of course, on closely-clipped lawns, only very early spring- 

 Bowering bulbs can be used, those that flower, ripen and die down before it is 

 necessary to use the mower. Then the summer surface on the lawn will be as 

 smooth and green as if no sleeping bulbous beauties were beneath it waiting for 

 their awakening the next spring. The bulbs may be planted with a dibble when 

 the sod is moist and soft after fall rains, but it is better to cut the sod, turn it 

 back, plant the bulbs and press the sod in place. Suitable sorts are: Aconite 

 (Eranthis), Bulbocodium, Chionodoxa, Crocus, Hepaticas, Grape Hyacinths, 

 Scillas, Snowdrops, Snowflakes (Leucojum). 



"Naturalizing" Hardy Bulbs in parks, semi-wild outlying grounds, etc., is 

 coming much in vogue, and is a happy style of simulating nature. Such bulbs 

 should be used as can be planted in quantity, from a dozen to a hundred of a 

 kind in a patch. Fortunately, among bulbous plants, we have many that are 

 hardy, thrive and increase in such rough, neglected, picturesque places even 

 better than in the prim garden. Those suitable are: Aconite (Eranthis), 

 Dodecatheon, Blood Root, Bulbocodium, Camassia, Chionodoxa, Colchicum, Lily 

 of the Valley, Crocus, Narcissus, Funkias, Hemerocallis, Erythronium, Snow- 

 drops, Allium Molly, Hepaticas, Grape Hv-acinths, Leucojum (Snowflakes), Lilies, 

 Puschkinia, Scillas, Sternbergia, Trilliums, Tritomas. 



BULBS FOR FLOWERING IN THE HOUSE AND GREENHOUSE. 



There is no class of plants that gives more satisfaction for this purpose 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 in bud and bloom. Under suitable treatment they 

 flower with great certainty, and their flowering period may be hastened (forced) or retarded at pleasure so as to 

 "bring them in" for certain occasions, or to give a continuous succession of bloom. There is a great variety of 

 kinds of bulbs to select from for this purpose, notably: Astilbe, OAchimenes, Allium, Amaryllis, Anemone, Arum. 

 Babiana, OBegonia, Brodia;a, GBravoa, Callas, Calochortus, Chionodoxa, Crocus, OCrinum, Fritillaria, GGesneria, 

 OGloxinia, Gladiolus, Helleborus, Hyacinths, Iris, Ixia, Jonquil, Lachenalia, Leucojum, Lilium, Lily of the 

 Valley, OLycoris, >::Nerine, ONsgelia, Narcissus, Ornithogalum, Oxalis, ©Pancratium, Ranunculus, Schizostylis, 

 Scilla, Sparaxis, Triteleia, Tritonia, Tropaiolum, Tulips (Early), Tydaea, OVallota, Watsonia, Zephyranthes. 



Those marked O flower during the summer. 



FLOWERING BULBS IN GLASSES, BOWLS, UNIQUE POTS, ETC. There are several curious and pretty 

 methods of flowering certain bulbs besides in ordinary pots 

 and pans. One of the most successful and interesting are 

 Hyacinth bulbs in glasses of water. We supply special 

 "Hyacinth Glasses" for the purpose (see page 70). 



There are other kinds of bulbs that do equally well when 

 rooted in water, providing large healthy bulbs are chosen. 

 Notably, Amaryllis formosissima, Narcissus Horsfieldi and 

 Golden Spur, Polyanthus Narcissus, Grand Monarque 

 and Gloriosa, large bulbs of Roman Hyacinths, Early 

 single Tulips, Mammoth Yellow Crocus, etc. The so- 

 called "Chinese Sacred Lily," a variety of Polyanthus 

 Narcissus, grows and flowers luxuriantly in bowls 

 of water. 



Crocus, Roman H\-acinths and Lilv' of the Valley pips 

 are very pretty when nicely flowered in columnary 

 hedgehog or beehive-shaped pots with holes through them 

 (see page jo). A bulb is placed in front of each hole 

 with the ciown of the bulb in it; the pot is then filled 

 in with the soil through the large opening in the bottom, 

 moss being pressed in last to hold the contents in 

 place. After which the pots are put outside for the 

 bulbs to root. 



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