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THE AMATEUR’S FLOWER GARDEN. 
these attain to fullest development is a rich gritty loam, con¬ 
taining a considerable store of vegetable matter, whether in 
tbe form of turf or leaf-mould. They thrive well in peat, and 
in any soil that is of a mellow texture and highly nutritive. 
The dry bulbs may be started in pots, in a pit or greenhouse, 
in February and March, and planted out in May; or they may 
be planted where they are to remain in the first instance, in 
tbe month of April. To be supplied with water in liberal 
measure, and have the support of neat stakes in due time, are 
the principal items in their management. They must be 
taken up as soon as the leaves begin to wither. 
BEST FIFTY GLADIOLI. 
Adolphe Brongniart, Belle Gccbrielle, Brenchleyensis, Due de 
MalaJcoff, Ftenclard, Eugene Scribe, Furydice , Felicien David, 
Fenelon, Fulton , Galilee, linger atrice Eugenie, James Veit eh, 
John Waterer, La Fiancee, Le Dante , Legouve, Lord Byron, Ma - 
dame Dombrain, Maclame Domage, Madame Furtccdo, Madame 
Vilmorin, Madame Adele Souchet, Madame Basseville, Madame 
de Vatry, Madame JIaquin, Madame Boh our din, Mary Stuart , 
Marechal Vaillant, Maihilde de Landevoisin, Meyerbeer, Michel 
Ange, Moliere, Mozart, Napoleon III., Newton, Brincess Clo - 
thilde, Princess Mary of Cambridge, Princess Mathilde, Princess 
of Wales, Bembrandt, Bev. M. J. Berkeley, Bobert Fortune , 
Bossini, Semiramis, Sir J. Faxton, Sir W. Hooker, Schiller ,. 
Stuart Low, Thomas Methven , Thomas Moore. 
Gypsophila. —An extremely pretty genus, quite hardy, and 
peculiarly useful for bouquets, their tiny flowers, borne on 
slender stems, being like fairy filagree work amongst more 
showy flowers. Plant G. dubia , G. paniculatci, G. prostata , 
and G. saxifraga, or any one of them, the second being the 
best if only one is required. 
Heliantitemum (Sun-rose).—These are pretty plants, but of 
quite secondary value. They are supposed to require hot, 
dry, sunny knolls, and certainly do well in such positions ; 
but we find them quite hardy and prosperous on our heavy 
damp loam in a very cold climate. There are more than a 
score good varieties, alike in habit and differing in the 
colours of their flowers only. The following half dozen will 
please those who can find entertainment in their compara¬ 
tively insignificant flowers:— Croceum, yellow; Double Car * 
