294 ROOMS — FLOWERING PLANTS. [March. 



rectlj ; for by the heat of the weather they will increase 

 tenfold. 



FLOWERING PLANTS. 



Hyacinths, Tulips , Narcissus, Jonquils and Crocus, will 

 be generally in flower. The former require plenty of water^ 

 and the saucers under the pots should be constantly full, un- 

 til they are done blooming. The others need only be libe- 

 rally supplied at the surface of the pot. Grive them neat 

 green-painted rods to support their flower stems, and keep 

 them all near the light. The spring flowering Oxalis will 

 not open except it is exposed to the full rays of the sun. 

 The Lachenalia is greatly improved in color with exposure 

 to the sun, though when in flower its beauties are preserved 

 by keeping it a little in the shade. 



Primulas, or Primrose, both Chinese and European, de- 

 light in an airy exposure ; but the sun destroys the beauty 

 of their flowers by making the colors fade. 



Camellias. Many of them will be in perfection. See 

 green-house this month for a description of the finest varie- / 

 ties. Do not let the sun shine upon the blooms. Those 

 that are done flowering will, in small pots, require to be 

 repotted. 



The Hyacinths that are in glasses must be regularly sup- 

 plied with water. The roots will be very much reduced by 

 this method ; therefore, when the bloom is over, if possible, 

 plant them in the garden, or bury them in pots of earth, to 

 ripen and strengthen the bulbs. They cannot satisfactorily 

 be again flowered in glasses, and, properly, they ought not 

 to be allowed to bloom in the garden next year. Those that 

 are done flowering in pots can be set aside, and the usual 

 waterings gradually withdrawn. Treat all other Dutch bulbs 

 in a similar manner. 



