December  27,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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6  Mar6chal  Nie.s,  5/-;  12  choice  Climbing,  6/-;  12  best 
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Mr.  J.  BOND,  The  Gardens,  Olantigh  Towers,  Wye,  Kent. 
6tA  December,  1900. 
“I  will  thank  you  to  send  me  the  following  88  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  ;  those  you  sent  me  last  year  brought  me  such 
splendid  blooms,  and  gave  the  best  I  ever  had.” 
Mr.  F.  THORNTON,  The  Gardens,  Boothby  Hall.  Lincoln. 
6th  December,  1900. 
‘  ‘  I  am  sure  you  will  be  pleased  to  hear  those  varieties  of 
Chrysanthemums  you  sent  me  last  year  enabled  me  to  carry 
off  at  our  two  largest  shows  5  firsts  at  the  one  and  3  firsts 
at  the  other,  also  Premier  for  Incurves.  Of  course  you  are 
aware  I  tave  exhibited  with  similar  results  now  for  many 
years  from  what  you  have  sent  me  ” 
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THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  27,  1900. 
Hints  about  Bnlb  Forcing. 
HE  season  is  now  close  upon  us 
when  we  shall  have  to  depend  to 
a  great  extent  upon  bulbous  plants 
for  a  supply  of  flowers.  January 
and  February  would  be  dull  ones 
indeed  in  our  gardens  were  we 
deprived  of  the  gorgeous  flowers 
^  obtained  from  forced  bulbs.  A  few  remarks 
upon  their  treatment  will,  therefore,  I 
think,  be  of  service  to  readers  of  the  Journal  of 
Horticulture. 
At  Christmas,  and  during  the  early  part  of 
January,  Roman  Hyacinths,  Due  Van  Thol  Tulips, 
and  Lily  of  the  Valley  are  usually  much  in 
evidence  wherever  large  quantities  of  cut  flowers 
are  required.  By  the  end  of  the  month  we  get 
Narcissus  princeps,  double  Daffodils,  and  such 
fine  varieties  of  Tulips  as  Yellow  Prince  and 
White  Pottebakker.  By  the  end  of  January, 
Narcissus  princeps  and  double  Daffodils  may  be 
had  in  flower  in  quantity.  Throughout  February 
there  is  very  little  difSculty  in  maintaining  an 
abundant  supply  of  flowers  from  various  kinds  of 
bulbs,  but  during  the  next  six  weeks  slight 
mistakes  in  management  will  often  cause  whole 
collections  of  bulbs  to  turn  out  almost  worthless. 
Taking  the  plants  into  heat  before  plenty  of 
roots  and  a  good  amount  of  top  growth  have  been 
made  is  well  known  to  be  a  common  cause  of 
failure,  but  there  are  many  other  mistakes  which 
also  contribute  to  similar  unsatislactory  results. 
When  placed  in  strong  bottom  heat  Tulips  often 
refuse  to  start,  the  young  shoots  get  green  an  I 
thicken,  but  do  not  unsheath  their  leaves.  In 
other  instances  the  leaves  grow  freely,  but  no 
flowers  appear.  Close  examination  may  then 
reveal  the  fact  that  flower  buds  have  gone  blind, 
or  have  shrivelled  up  comple'ely.  In  all  such 
cases  the  roots,  if  examined,  will  generally  he  found 
browned  or  dead.  A  gentle  bottom  heat  helps 
to  start  all  kinds  of  bulbs,  but  too  much  is  a 
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