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In other respects they must be treated exactly as recommended 
for the Scillas, remembering these are not quite so hardy, or at 
least are impatient of frost. 
Muscari. Of this genus I found three or four kinds, very 
useful through March and April. Moschatum, the musk hya¬ 
cinth ; comosum and its variety monstrosum, the feathered hyacinth 
together with hotryoides ; the singular forms assumed by their 
flowers rendering them very attractive. They, like the Scillas, 
should be potted early in autumn, rather closely together, and 
subsequently may receive the same treatment. 
Bulbocodium vernum is another very pretty subject, with deep 
purple flowers, rising about three inches from the earth; the 
bulbs should be potted and treated as recommended for Lache- 
nalia; it flowers from the middle of February onwards for 
about a month. 
In addition to the above, my collection of spring flowering- 
plants contain others that are more commonly grown, as Narcissus 
ajax , bulbocodium , and poeticus, the usual varieties of polyanthus 
narcissi, hyacinths, Yan Thole, and other early tulips, and last, 
though perhaps of the first consequence, a good supply of the 
several species of Cyclamen, especially of vernum and hederacce- 
folia; these are grown in pots proportionate to the size of the 
tubers, and are annually shifted immediately they have done 
flowering; the soil used is an equal mixture of loam, leaf-mould, 
rotten cow-dung, and sand; they are stationed through the 
summer in a sheltered, shaded spot, and rarely fail to make a 
good display in spring. Thus the erection without any ex¬ 
traneous aid, is made interesting through the vernal months, 
without much trouble and little expense. 
J. M. Turner. 
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This recent addition to our collections appears to be equal to 
all that was said of it, and will certainly prove a standard plant. 
Free in habit, clothed with ample, fleshy, bright-green foliage, 
and an abundant bloomer, it is sure to be prized, wherever 
adopted. Its culture, too, is by no means difficult. Any time 
