. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. BULBOUS PLANTS. 75 Hyacinthus Candicans like leaves which proceed from the bulb really need the support of a rounded, compact little plant close by. The same is true of the Bessera elegans, whose drooping flower- bells are whitish vermilion-orange in color. I cannot praise too highly this delicate orange-red tone of color, which is pumpkin-like, only not the least bit
. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. BULBOUS PLANTS. 75 Hyacinthus Candicans like leaves which proceed from the bulb really need the support of a rounded, compact little plant close by. The same is true of the Bessera elegans, whose drooping flower- bells are whitish vermilion-orange in color. I cannot praise too highly this delicate orange-red tone of color, which is pumpkin-like, only not the least bit crude. For its neighbors I should choose dwarf white asters, pearl nasturtiums, white phlox, Victoria bachelor's buttons, or white candytuft. Hyacinthus candicans is an in- teresting, tall specimen with the character of a question mark; most everyone asks what it is! We should be sat- isfied with its pretty effect among beds of pur- candytuft or sweet alyssum, without asking for perfume which we generally associate with hyacinth in spring. It is altogether differ- and is remarkable for its long, green eaves, its flower of drooping bell-shaped fig- like the snowdrop, and its flower stalk, ch sometimes attains the height of four feet, half-dozen bulbs planted in the center of a small, circular bed, with a surrounding of dwarf magenta petunias, give a pleasing color effect. Zephyranthes rosea is a Zephyranthes. ^ . , , favorite with me, al- though I regret to say it adds but a penny's worth of color to the garden. Unfortu- nately, a few bulbs give a few flowers, and I can only recommend it for its pure pink color and lilylike form. The six bulbs I had last season gave me six dainty flowers which bloomed at various times through July. A pretty neighbor for the ent. ure,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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