Bulbs and Tuberous-Rooted Plants; Their History, Description, Methods of Propagation and Complete Directions for Their Successful Culture in the Garden, Dwelling and Greenhouse / Charles Linnaeus Allen

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1893. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... PREFACE. The growing of bulbs fco produce flowers in their greatest perfection, is a branch of gardening peculiar to itself, and one in which the minor, yet important details, are not generally understood. It is one of the objects of this book to show how the growing of bulbs can be made a pleasure, or a profitable industry, by giving complete cultural instructions in detail. The flowering of bulbs is a very simple matter. The bulb, when it comes from the hands of the grower, contains within itself the food for the future flower, and it does not require the gardeners' skill to develop it There are a few necessary points to be considered, and these we have so plainly stated, that many of the supposed difficulties in their cultivation have been removed. Causes of failure have been explained so fully, that with but little trouble, there need be no fear of loss in their cultivation. The growing of bulbs, other than the charms their flowers possess, has many advantages over that of any other class of flowering plants; among others, and a very great one, is that many of them produce their flowers in very early spring, at a season when few other plants are in blossom, and yet when flowers are doubly valuable from their rarity. At this season, in a sheltered, sunny spot, a few clumps of Snow-drops, Crocus and Scillas will present a mass of color, in graceful forms, while the snow yet lingers in shaded places; before these are gone, the Hyacinths refresh us with their grateful fragrance; these are soon followed by the Narcissus and showy Tulips, and all before other vegetation is fairly started. In rapid succession follow the Crown-imperials, the Iris, and, before these are gone, the Gladiolus and Lilies commence their long succession of...
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