118 tjeonias. [October. 
The finer kinds can be purchased at from two to four dollars 
per dozen. 
Iris, or Fleur de luce. — The English and Parisian Irises 
are coming into repute as showy garden-flowers. They will 
grow in any well-prepared soil, and require to be planted in 
the same manner as the tulip. 
Jonquils. — Double and single. Plant these in the same 
soil as Tulips, six inches apart, and cover three inches deep. 
They do not flower so well the first year as in the second and 
third, therefore should only be lifted every third year. 
Lilium. — The family of Lilies are all splendid, very inte- 
resting, and easy of culture, requiring merely a good deep 
loamy soil — nowise inclined to moisture. They are all 
hardy, except L. japonicum and L. longiflbrum, which we 
lift in November, and again plant them about the first of 
March, keeping them through the winter in dry sand, in a 
cellar free from frost. The hardy kinds, deserving most 
attention, are L. Cdndidum (the double variety of it is not 
worth growing), L. Chalceddnicum and its varieties, L. Ti- 
gr\num, L. Cdncolor, and L. Mdrta;jon ; these, with the 
species indigenous to this country, are all very beautiful. 
They should be planted from three to five inches deep, ac- 
cording to the size of the bulb, and need not be taken up 
oftener than once in every three or four years. None of the 
species can be transplanted after they have grown, without 
injuring their flowering. 
Narcissus require treatment similar to the Lily, except the 
soil, which must be richer, and even then they do not bloom 
so finely in a few years as they do when first imported ; but 
they are cheap, and can annually be procured. 
Psebnias are all magnificent in flower, and, for display, 
are not surpassed by any spring-blooming plant; and we do 
cheerfully urge our readers to cultivate the choice sorts, which 
can scarcely be said to have a rival. Such are — 
P. Moutdn Bdnlcsii, common double blush tree Paconia. 
P. Moutdn papa ce rdcea , single white tree Pjeonia, with pur- 
ple centre. 
P. Moutdn rosea, large rose, semi-double tree Pseonia. 
P. Moutdn odordtd, sweet-scented, rose-coloured tree Pseonia. 
P. Moutdn alb Ida pic no, double white tree Ptuonia. 
