. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON HARDY BULBS AND TUBERS. they delight in, though they will thrive in almost any ordinary flower-border. Of the autumn kinds the best and most distinct are C. speciosum (Fig. 197), rosy-purple; C. Parkinsoni^ violet-purple, elegantly chequered; C. byzantimim, rose-pink; and C autum- naie album plenum, with its large, showy, double white flowers. C. montaniim has already been alluded to as the best of the spring- flowering kinds, but C crocifiorum might be named as a fitting companion. The former varies from pink to
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON HARDY BULBS AND TUBERS. they delight in, though they will thrive in almost any ordinary flower-border. Of the autumn kinds the best and most distinct are C. speciosum (Fig. 197), rosy-purple; C. Parkinsoni^ violet-purple, elegantly chequered; C. byzantimim, rose-pink; and C autum- naie album plenum, with its large, showy, double white flowers. C. montaniim has already been alluded to as the best of the spring- flowering kinds, but C crocifiorum might be named as a fitting companion. The former varies from pink to whitish, and the latter is white, with delicate violet-purple lines. Then there is C. luteum, yellow. CoNVALLARiA MAjALis (Lily of the Valley) needs no recom- mendation or description. A warm, partially-shaded border, and some good turfy loam, are what the crowns delight in, with plenty of moisture in the growing season, aided by weak manure-water occasionally. Drought is to be guarded against, and this may best be done by mulching the crowns at planting time with thoroughly rotten manure. Autumn is the best time to plant, and little else will be needed except to see that the crowns do not become too crowded, or weakly flower-spikes will be sure to result. In large gardens, where a good supply of the flowers is required, the crowns may be inserted in different positions, some in north, others in south borders. Besides the ordinary variety there is a splendid form in Fortin's (Fig. 198), while there is another having striped foliage, but this is its only recommendation. It cannot' be too widely known that Lilies of the Valley flower only on three-year-old crowns. There is no necessity to refer to the •value of the Lily of the Valley as a Fig. 198.—Fortin's Lily OF THE Valley. Crinum.—Several species belonging to this genus are hardy in a sandy, well-drained soil and a warm position. The bulbs must, however, be deeply planted, ift. being none too much. The middl
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