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That, of course, is an extreme case, but it shows that the culti¬ 
vator has a range of full six months in which to purchase and 
plant these bulbs. 
THE BEST CHEAP HYACINTHS. 
Single: Amphion , Duchess of Richmond, Emmeline , L'Ami 
du Coe-ur , Lord Wellington , Madame Rachel, Norma , Sultan's 
Favourite, Grand Vainqueur , Grandeur d Merveillc, Kroon 
Princess, Baron Von Tuyll , Mourant , Charles Dickens , 
L'Ami du Cceur , Mimosa, Prince Albert, L' Unique, Alida Jacob a, 
Heroine. 
Double: Bouquet Royale, Grootvoorst, Princess Royal , 
TFaZerZo.o, Anna Maria , .Let Tour d'Auvergne, Blocksberg , Z/orcZ 
Wellington , Ojphir d'Or. 
Iberis (Candytuft). — The perennial candytufes rank with 
arabis and alyssum in habit, season, and profusion of flowers. 
Much might be said in their praise, but a few words will 
suffice as to their cultivation. Any soil or situation, except it 
be very damp or heavily shaded, will suit them, but they attain 
to the finest development on a deep, dry, sandy loam, in an 
open sunny situation, and are always more healthy and flori- 
ferous when raised above the general level, as, for example, 
on banks and rockeries. For masses of white flowers in the 
spring garden more compact growing species are invaluable, 
and as they may be grown with little trouble to a most perfect 
state in pots, they answer admirably for plunging. They may 
be raised from seed or cuttings, the latter being the better way. 
The best time to take cuttings is when the young shoots of 
the season are nearly full grown and are becoming firm. If 
put in next the sides of pots filled with sandy soil, and shut up 
in a cold frame, they will soon make plants. They should 
pass the first winter in frames, and be planted out in the 
ensuing spring. If seed can be obtained, sow as soon as ripe, 
and grow the plants in frames until the following spring. 
There are a few inferior varieties in cultivation which, of 
course, are to be avoided. The best for massing, whether 
planted out or in pots, is the true I. sempervirens, a compact 
growing light green plant, producing an abundance of pure 
white flowers. I. Pruiti has dark green leaves, the growth 
dense, the flowers pure white, abundantly produced. I. cori - 
folia is a valuable rock plant, and from its diminutive growth 
