Flower grower's guide . g bulbous-rooted plants, hyacinthsundoubtedly rank among the most showy andimposing of them. Bulb catalogues containdescriptions ot all the best varieties for bedding-out purposes, and it only remains to be added thatan effective display cannot be depended upon fromold bulbs. A fresh stock should be purchased 2 THE FLOWER GROWERS GUIDE. every season, relegating the old ones to mixedflower borders, where, if undisturbed, they mayflower freely every spring. Plant during October,not later, in separate colours rather than in anindiscriminate mixture, and in well-manured,dee
Flower grower's guide . g bulbous-rooted plants, hyacinthsundoubtedly rank among the most showy andimposing of them. Bulb catalogues containdescriptions ot all the best varieties for bedding-out purposes, and it only remains to be added thatan effective display cannot be depended upon fromold bulbs. A fresh stock should be purchased 2 THE FLOWER GROWERS GUIDE. every season, relegating the old ones to mixedflower borders, where, if undisturbed, they mayflower freely every spring. Plant during October,not later, in separate colours rather than in anindiscriminate mixture, and in well-manured,deeply-dug, freely-worked soil. Avoid unduetrampling of the ground, and plant the bulbs 8 inches apart, but if they are to be associated withcarpeting plants, another 3 inches should beallowed. The bulbs ought to rest on silver sand,and be covered with 3 to 4 inches of soil. Toolate or shallow planting, and especially both, endin failure ; early and deep planting, in success(see d and e in the illustration). What are known. Fig. 97. Increasing and Planting Bulbs. eerences:—a, old Hyacinth bulb ; Z>, offsets removed ; c, method of producing bulblets ; d, result of too shallowand late (spring) planting; e, result of deeper early (autumn) planting.— Daffodils and Tulips areincreased by division in the same way as Hyacinths. as miniature hyacinths are simply young bulbs ofthe ordinary varieties. These may be plantedcloser together. All should be supported by neatstakes before the wind can break them are increased by division (see a and b,Fig. 97), in this country, but the bulk of thoseimported are raised from seed, or from bulblets which are induced to form from the base of thescales (c) by cutting the bulbs before hyacinth (Muscari comosum monstrosum),grape hyacinth (Muscari botryoides) and muskhyacinth (Muscari moschatum) are all showy duringMarch, April, and May, but are more often seen inborders than flower-beds, as they do not bear BULBO
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