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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 26, 1908. 
wise. Warmth and moisture induce the 
bulbs to start into growth, and this is 
the point to be secured. The bulbs 
should remain plunged in the ashes 
until the leaves and flower spike, or 
at least the latter, have made one inch 
of growth, thus showing that the bulbs 
have had a sufficient time to make 
natural growth, preparatory to flower¬ 
ing. 
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6ditoi?ial. 
?oU'u\$ T^ulbs. 
In connection with the potting of 
hardy bulbs, but particularly for those 
intended to be forced, there is one point 
we should like to impress upon our 
readers, as it would save them a deal 
of trouble in trying to ensure success 
with the flowering of bulbs. Provided 
good bulbs are obtained, not necessarily 
the largest, but plump and firm bulbs, 
then nothing remains but to develop 
the flowers, as everything is present in 
the bulb by the time it ts smatured, and 
growers have only to place the bulbs 
under suitable conditions for develop¬ 
ing the flowers and leaves. 
The point we wish to call attention to 
is that early potting is necessary for 
plants intended to be forced or hurried 
along in any way. In order to get 
Roman Hyacinths, for instance, in 
bloom in November, it would be neces¬ 
sary to pot the bulbs as early as they 
are obtainable, say, about the end of 
August, or not later than the beginning 
of September. 
Granting that the operation of 
potting has been properly carried out, 
the 'pots containing the bulbs should 
then be placed on ashes in some open 
situation out of doors, and covered up 
with ashes or cocoanut fibre, until there 
are about four inches of the ashes or 
fibre above the compost. Some have 
an idea that the bulbs should be placed 
in frames, so that rain may be kept 
from sinking into the pots, but in the 
early part of the season the rain that 
falls will be beneficial rather than 
otherwise. 
Here the pots should stand for about 
a month or six weeks, dependent upon 
the mildness of the weather or other¬ 
[Hogg and Rober/son. 
White Trumpet Daffodil Mrs. H. D. Betteridgre. 
K. <s t). 
During the last few years the white sec¬ 
tion of trumpet Daffodils has had many 
beautiful additions made to it. The 
flowers continue to increase in size and in 
the refined character of the bloom itself. 
Readers will be able to see from the ac¬ 
companying illustration that the segments 
of the perianth are broad, overlapping, 
and stand out very nearly horizontally 
from the trumpet, thus showing that they 
are of good texture. The trumpet itself 
is gradually widened from the base to the 
mouth, which is beautifully rolled back 
and deeply cut or fringed. Th ; s gives 
character to the flower, as well as making 
it conspicuous from the point of view of 
garden decoration. Then, to add to these 
particulars, the colour is of a uniform 
ivory-white, thus making for greater 
purity than in the older whites, where the 
trumpet usually expands of a decided 
lemon and gradually fades to white with 
age. 
This beautiful variety is of recent 
origin, and may practically still be con¬ 
sidered new, and is one of the specialities 
of Messrs. Hogg and Robertson, Man- 
Street, Dublin, whose nursery is usually 
White Trumpet Daffodil 
