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The  following  single  Hyacinths  I  have  found  good  varieties  for 
bedding  : — 
Crimsoti. 
Robert  Steiger. 
Amy. 
Queen  of  the  Hyacinths. 
Queen  Victoria  Alexandrina  (late). 
Gigantea. 
Gertrude, 
Pinh  or  Rose. 
I  Madame  Hodson, 
I  Norma  (dwarf). 
Pure 
Baroness  Von  Tuyll  (early). 
Grand  Vedette  (early). 
Grand  Vainquear  (m^ium). 
White, 
La  Grandesse  (medium). 
Madame  Van  der  Hoop  (late). 
Blush  White. 
La  Franchise  and  Voltaire  (medium). 
Light  Blue  and  Porcelain. 
La  Peyrouse  (medium).  I  Czar  Peter  (medinm). 
Leonidas  (early).  j  Regains  (medium). 
Barh  Blue  and  Purple. 
Bleu  Monrant  (medium).  William  the  First  (early). 
Marie  (medinm).  King  of  the  Blues  (late). 
There  is  not  a  great  difference  in  the  time  of  flowering  in  the 
above  list,  but  still  there  are  one  or  two  earlier  and  one  or  two  later 
than  the  others,  and  it  is  just  as  well  to  know  them.  For  instance, 
the  white  Baroness  Yon  Tuyll  will  be  almost  over  when  the  white 
Madame  Van  der  Hoop  will  be  at  its  best,  and  the  same  applies 
to  the  light  blue  Leonidas  and  dark  King  of  the  Blues.  The 
height  of  the  varieties  mast  also  be  considered,  if  two  or  more  of 
them  have  to  be  planted  together  in  one  bed.  In  a  mixed  bed  this 
does  not  matter  so  much,  I  find  as  a  role  the  crimson  varieties 
are  the  dwarfest,  and  William  I.  (blue)  and  Norma  (pink)  are 
dwarf.  The  others  named  are  about  equal. 
The  following  varieties  I  have  found  to  go  well  together,  the 
first  mentioned  in  each  being  planted  outside  or  as  the  edge.  The 
first  three  are  the  English  colours. 
Red,  White,  and  Blue. 
1,  Robert  Steiger,  Grand  Vedette,  and  La  Peyrouse  or  Blue  Moarant. 
2,  Amy  or  Queen  Victoria,  Grand  Vaiaqueur,  and  Czar  Peter,  or 
Marie. 
3,  Qieen  Victoria  Alexandrina,  Madame  Van  der  Hoop,  and  King  of 
the  Blues,  No.  3  is  later  than  1  and  2, 
4,  Wi  liam  I.  and  Baron  Voa  Tuyll  (early) 
5,  Madame  Hudson  and  La  Grandesse. 
6,  Regains  and  Gigantea. 
7,  La  Peyrouse  and  Gertrude. 
8,  Czar  Peter  and  Bleu  Mourant. 
9,  William  I.  and  Leonidas  (early). 
planting  the  Wallflowers  too  thickly,  and  I  am  sure  you  will  repeat 
it  another  year. 
For  separate  beds  of  Tulips  the  following  match  well : —  ' 
1,  Keizers  Kroon,  edged  Wouver- 
man. 
2,  Crimson  King,  edged  Yellow 
Prince. 
3,  Mr.  Stanley,  edged  Yellow 
Prince. 
4,  Queen  of  the  Violets,  edged  La 
Reine. 
5,  La  Reine,  edged  Artus. 
6,  Wouverman,  edged  Couleur 
Ponceau. 
7,  Thomas  Moore  is  too  late  to  go 
with  the  above  list,  but  is  fine 
for  associating  withi  Myosotis 
or  Silene. 
8,  Rex  Rubrorum,  edged  La 
Candeur. 
9,  Tournesol  and  Queen  Victoria 
I  prefer  in  separate  beds. 
Tulips,  when  planted  by  themselves,  should  not  be  more  than 
G  inches  apart ;  but  when  carpeted  with  other  plants  H  inches  apart. 
Hyacinths  may  be  planted  7  to  8  inches  asunder,  and  4  to  6  inches 
deep  ;  the  same  depth  for  Tulips.  In  our  light  soil  6  inches  is  not 
too  deep,  but  in  a  stronger  soil  4  inches  is  enough. 
The  beds  for  Hyacinths  and  Tulips  should  have  a  good  dressing 
of  well-decayed  manure  (cow  manure  for  preference),  a  dusting 
of  soot,  and  the  manure  put  in  as  deeply  as  possible  when  digging. 
It  is  hardly  necessary  to  say  anything  regarding  the  planting,  but 
for  small  beds  the  trowel  ia  the  best  implement  to  use,  placing  the 
bulbs  over  the  bed  in  the  position  required  ;  but  care  should  be 
taken  to  see  that  they  are  planted  at  an  equal  depth.  For  large 
bads  I  prefer  the  spade,  marking  off  the  bed  with  pegs,  cutting  out 
the  trench  with  the  spade,  and  planting  the  bulbs  at  an  equal 
distance  apart.  In  this  part  of  the  country  it  is  not  necessary  to 
protect  the  beds  after  planting  with  a  covering  of  litter  or  half- 
decayed  manure. 
As  soon  as  the  bulbs  appear  the  Dutch  hoe  should  be  used  to 
loosen  the  soil,  while  staking  will  be  necessary  for  some  of  the 
Hyacinths,  and  also  for  the  double  Tulip  Tournesol.  As  I  remarked 
at  the  beginning  of  my  paper,  if  the  bulbs  are  to  be  made  the 
best  use  of  for  other  years  cut  off  the  flower  spikes  as  soon  as  their 
beauty  is  past,  and  give  an  occasional  soaking  with  water  ;  liquid 
manure  will  not  injure  them.  When  the  foliage  has  turned  yellow 
lift  the  bulbs  carefully,  lay  them  in  a  shady  place,  and  when 
thoroughly  dry  clean  them  and  place  them  on  shelves  in  a  cool 
room,  examining  occasionally  to  find  and  remove  the  decaying 
balbs.  I  see  in  glancing  over  my  paper  that  I  have  omitted  the 
time  of  planting.  The  latter  end  of  October  and  as  early  in 
November  as  possible  is  the  best  time. — {Read  by  Mr.  J.  B. 
Stevenson,  at  the  meeting  of  the  Bournemouth  Gardeners’  Mutual 
Improvement  Association,  held  on  August  11th.') 
MEMORIES  AND  MORALS  OF  BOTHYDOM. 
Tulips, 
I  will  now  give  a  list  of  Tulips  that  I  have  proved  excellent  in 
every  way  for  bedding  purposes. 
Single  'Varieties. 
1 ,  Artus,  scarlet. 
2,  Crimson  King,  crimson. 
3,  Wouverman,  purple. 
4,  Mr.  Stanley,  pink  or  rcse. 
5,  Qieen  of  the  Violets,  purple 
lilac. 
6,  Keizers  Kroon,  crimson  and 
yellow. 
7,  Couleur  Ponceau,  rose  and 
white. 
8,  La  Reine,  white. 
9,  Yellow  Prince  ( scented  ), 
yellow. 
10,  Thomas  Moore  (  late  ), 
orange, 
DouUe,s. 
11,  Rex  Rubrorum,  dark  crimson,  13,  Tournesol,  crimson  and  yellow, 
12,  La  Candeur,  white  14,  Queen  Victoria,  scarlet  and 
white. 
Of  course  there  is  a  number  of  other  good  varieties,  but  those 
named  are  suSicient  for  our  purpose.  Tulips  vary  in  height  more 
than  Hyacinths,  and  are  sometimes  very  erratic  in  their  growth.  I 
have  seen  some  of  them  open  their  flowers  close  on  the  ground,  and 
in  a  couple  of  days  they  have  shot  up  6  or  8  inches.  From  their 
erect  habit  and  scanty  foliage  they  are  well  adapted  for  associating 
with  other  plants  in  beds,  in  fact  they  have  a  fine  effect  when 
planted  thinly,  and  carpeted  with  other  plants.  For  instance,  a 
bed  of  blue  Myosotis  edged  with  white  Daisies,  and  planted  with 
scarlet,  pink,  or  yellow  Tulips,  makes  a  fine  display.  Again,  the  pretty 
Aubrietia  edged  with  Golden  Feather  or  Daisies,  and  white,  scarlet 
or  yellow  Tulips  over  them,  is  not  to  be  surpassed.  Dwarf  pink 
Silene  or  yellow  Alyasum  and  Pansies  and  Violas  form  a  capital 
carpet  for  Tulips. 
Should  you  have  a  few  dozens  of  mixed  Tulips  that  you  hardly 
know  where  to  plant,  try  them  amongst  a  bed  of  Wallflowers,  not 
As  I  look  back  from  the  comparative  calm  of  the  present  over 
the  more  fitful  phases  of  early  days— the  early  days  of  a  gardener’s 
life — there  springs  a  measure  of  sympathy  for  those  who  are  just 
entering  upon  it  ;  upon  what  is  to  them  now,  as  it  was  to  me  then, 
an  unknown  course.  It  is  not  without  some  misgiving  I  venture 
upon  these  memories  and  morals  pertaining  to  a  subject  dear  to  an 
old  boy’s  heart,  arising  from  the  fact  that  some  considerable  space 
has  been  afforded  to  the  same  theme,  especially  of  late,  in  these 
pages ;  and  from  a  feeling  that  the  memories  may  be  somewhat 
puerile  in  context  with  weightier  subjects.  The  morals,  unlike  the 
memories,  having  to  be  gathered  from  a  richer  and  wider  field — 
from  the  higher  and  nobler  thoughts  of  great  and  good  men— 
present  no  such  objection,  but  there  is  more  than  a  slight  fear  that 
many  quotation  marks  mav  not  be  marked  with  the  approval  of 
the  grand  inquisitor  of  Fleet  Street.  However,  he  knows  my 
weakness,  my  apology  is  made  in  the  hope  that  from  the  general 
importance  of  the  subject  he  too  may  quote,  “’Tis  granted,  for  no 
plainer  truth  appear*,  our  most  important  are  our  earliest  years.” 
From  personal  experience  the  average  bothy  is  a  comfortable 
and  happy  home  if — if  our  boys  choose  to  make  it  so.  It  ia,  to 
some  extent,  liberty  hall,  but  that  need  never  be  tainted  with  the 
suspicion  of  its  being  turned  into  a  bear  garden  ;  such  gardening 
being  nowi»e  in  affinity  with  the  refined  tastes  of  horticulture. 
Rarely  indeed  is  this  the  case ;  the  nearest  approach  to  it  in  my 
experience  was  on  one  occasion  when  the  old  boy,  then  a  new  boy, 
was  duly  installed  into  a  fresh  bothy  home  by  the  time-honoured 
custom  of  paying  the  footing,  the  proceeds  of  this  baksheesh  being 
chiefly  devoted  to  a  most  substantial  pie,  which  finally  succumbed 
to  a  second  attack  near  the  wee  sma’  hours.  Our  young  loyal 
hearts  and  hilarious  voices  were  engaged  in  God  saving  the  Queen 
to  be  suddenly  quenched  by  an  authoritative  tapping  at  the  window, 
with  the  still  more  authoritative  voice  of  “  the  gaffer  "  declaiming, 
“  It’s  time  you  lads  were  abed  1  ”  We  silently  acquiesced,  and,  I 
think,  this  kind  of  poll-tax  levying  is  now  happily  obsolete. 
