. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 152 lA^niJAE GAliliEX FLDU'ERS. even if mouutiiiueers, are accustomed to brig'hter suds tlian shine in these foggy isles. All kinds o£ crocuses ]ii'oduce seed freely, and may be multiplied raiiidly and with hut little trouble^ by sowing- the seed in light, sand}' soil as soon as it is ripe. When the corms are planted, the depth at which they are placed should be deternuned in con- nection with the intention to take them uj) annually or leave them untouched several years. If to be taken up and replanted every year, three inc
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 152 lA^niJAE GAliliEX FLDU'ERS. even if mouutiiiueers, are accustomed to brig'hter suds tlian shine in these foggy isles. All kinds o£ crocuses ]ii'oduce seed freely, and may be multiplied raiiidly and with hut little trouble^ by sowing- the seed in light, sand}' soil as soon as it is ripe. When the corms are planted, the depth at which they are placed should be deternuned in con- nection with the intention to take them uj) annually or leave them untouched several years. If to be taken up and replanted every year, three inches is the utmost depth allowable; but if to remain a lew years, they should be put fully four inches deep, because every year of growth will bring them nearer to the surface. When planted in a good soil they may be allowed to remain undisturbed for several years, but it is good practice to lift them e\cry third year in the summer, and replant in October. They appear to degenerate in Euglisli gardens, because the cornis we take up are always smaller than such as we plant when purchasing a fresh stock of the merchants ; but these small home-grown corms flower remarkably well, and it is quite a question if the large fresh corms from Holland llower any better,. 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 Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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