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GEO. COOLING & SONS, Seed Merchants, BATH. 
INDOOR GARDENING FLOWER POTS. 
The difficulties attendant upon the cultivation of plants in the dwelling-house, through the 
necessity for frequent watering, the unsightly appearance of the ordinary flower pot, &c., 
has been overcome in the ease of many spring flowering bulbs, by their adaptability to culti- 
vation in Ornamental Bowls, &c., 
without the need for drainage. This 
method of gardening lias been ex- 
tensively practised of late, especially 
by ladies, and as its possibilities are 
practically unlimited, is sure to 
become even more popular. Prac- 
tically any vessel that will hold 
water may be used, and the best 
compost is one consisting of Fibre 
and Crushed Shells, with a few 
lumps of Charcoal to prevent 
sourness. A list of the most suit- 
able varieties is given below, and 
by starting them in the order 
named, a constant succession of 
flowers may be obtained from the 
beginning of December until May. 
The method of cultivation is quile 
simple. Having placed the charcoal 
in the bottom of the bowl or vase, 
and then a layer of the compost, 
stand the bulbs — from 3 to 0, or 
more according to the size of the 
receptacle — upon it, and fill in with 
the compost to within an inch or so 
of the top. Make the whole moder- 
ately damp, and place in a dark 
cellar or airy room for five or six 
weeks, to encourage root action, and 
water from time to time. When 
well rooted they may be brought 
into the desired room’ in as light a 
position as possible so as to keep 
the growth dwarf and sturdy. The 
compost must never be allowed to 
become dry ; on the other hand it 
must never be sodden, and if this 
Narcissus Pacta? condition is carefully observed 
naicissus roetaz. failure is almost impossible. 
LIST OF VARIETIES. 
Early Roman Hyacinths 
Narcissus, Paper White 
Freesia refracta alba 
Tulips, Due van Thol Varieties . . 
Tulips, Early Single Varieties 
Tulips, Early Double Varieties ... 
Daffodils and Narcissi 
Narcissus Poetar 
Polyanthus Narcissus 
Hyacinths, Named Varieties 
Grape Hyacinths 
Crocus, Named Varieties 
See page 3. 
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See page 8. 
See pages 7 
to 9. 
Sec page 9. 
See pages 12, 
13 and 14. 
See page 13. 
See page 16. 
See pages 4 
and 5. 
See page 24. 
See page 18. 
Scilla Sibirica and Chionodoxa 
Lilium longiflorum 
Lily of the Valley, forcing crowns . 
Lily of the Valley, retarded crowns. . 
See page 17 & 18. 
See page 21. 
See page 23. 
See page 23. 
Pot in August and September 
do. 
do. 
Pot in September. 
Pot in succession during September, 
October and November, 
do. 
Pot in succession during September 
and October, 
do. 
do. 
Pot in succession during September, 
October and November. 
Pot in September or October. 
Pot in succession in September, 
October and November, 
do. 
Pot in November. 
Pot from December onwards. 
Pot from August onwards. 
ORNAMENTAL BOWLS. VASES, &c., of the Newest and Most Artistic Designs 
SPECIALLY PREPARED FIBRE COMPOST, 1/- per peck. 3/6 per bushel. 
