. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON HARDY BULBS AND TUBERS. 341 Montbretia.—See Tritonia. Muscari (Grape Hyacinth).—Bulbous plants of great value in the outdoor garden, as they are early to flower, easy to cultivate, and bright as to colour. Being all of dwarf habit, they should, when grown in the border, be allotted a front position; but they look best when naturalised on a bank, their bright colours standing out well against the tender greens of spring. The brightest gem in the genus is M. conicum. a rich celestial blue, with a delicate fragrance,
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON HARDY BULBS AND TUBERS. 341 Montbretia.—See Tritonia. Muscari (Grape Hyacinth).—Bulbous plants of great value in the outdoor garden, as they are early to flower, easy to cultivate, and bright as to colour. Being all of dwarf habit, they should, when grown in the border, be allotted a front position; but they look best when naturalised on a bank, their bright colours standing out well against the tender greens of spring. The brightest gem in the genus is M. conicum. a rich celestial blue, with a delicate fragrance, which latter considerably enhances its value. M. armeniacum is a blue of a deeper shade, flowering rather late; while M. monstrosum (Feathered Hyacinth), an old garden favourite (purple lilac), M. (light blue), and M. botryoides pallidum grandiflorum (pearl blue), are all worth growing. Muscari make nice pot plants. The bulbs should be planted in September, and propagation is effected by offsets at the same season. Narcissus.—Just as no summer garden would be considered complete without its Lilies, so no spring garden would be. Fig. 219.—Narcissus leedsii, Naturalised under Trees. furnished without its quota of Narcissi. No particular soil or position is required to successfully grow the majority, and all may be enjoyed if but the rudest of contrivances exist to give them shelter; and it is this freedom from cultural com- plications which constitutes another of their chief charms. They are flowers of the people, and by them have been grown. 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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