The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-15

ffnr IL up into q loop, with pfnchers at cue
Tar, and bottom. and fitting ina WOODEN Dol.
|tosn. These, when alled with boss % ana
Ep,antcd with hyacinths, tulips scslsas, cr o
snses. and snowdrops, make exceedingly
pretty ornaments for any window. ,
The oxaiis is a beautiful bsilb OF the easiest
cnlture, and il will bloom Ii great PROPULSION
In the winter and spring either In hanging
baskets or In pots. There are several Varle'
ties, and their coIors vary from white, rose,
chcrry-color, and yellow to a yariegatee'
pink and white. The bulbs are very small,
and six or eight can be planted in seven
inch not of light, rich soil. The flowers are
shared like those of the single zonaie germ
mum, and bloom In clusters, While eheir
leaves are clover-shaped ana very orna-
mental. The bulbs should be planted carr!
in November. Due van Tholl tulips are very
pretty for forcing in the winter, blooming
finely either in wet sand, moss. or SOIL. ihey
can be also plnnted IN five-incb pots, plant
ing five bulbs in each--one In tue centre,
and the four equally distant at an inch from
the rim, The narcissus is well adapted tor
Notwithstanding, and its general treat
mcnt should be the same as that OF the hya-
cinth. Plant one bulb in a fiye-inch pot.
The cyclamen does not receive the atten-
ton 1t merits, for it is perhaps the most de-
sirable Dubious Towering plant that was ever
seen, either in parlor or conservatory. IL Is
easily cultivated, but requires an even tcm-
perature. fit becomes chilled 1t Will not
bloom. A sIx.ineh pot is large enough lor
the largest bulb, and some Of them VIII thro"
up from one to two hundred flower stems,
each bearing aloyely-shaped Blossom. Some
of the varieties are OF the purest While WIN
a bright, purplisl, centre, while others are Oh
every shade of pink and red. The bulbs OF
the cyclamen are solid and will not divide,
so that all fresh plants are raised from the
seeds, which, will not even veSctate except
ing under professional skill. After the plants
have finished blooming the pots can be
plunged by May into the open border III
Shady location, and no care need be taken OF
them until there IL danger Of frost. Then
repot in rich soil Of leaf mold, well-deeayefl
COW manure, and turfy loan, In equal parts
water moderately, aud keep III sunny WIN
dow.
The lily of the valley can be MS easily forced
as htacinth, and its exquisite beauty ana
fragrance can be enjoyed ut Christmas as
well as in the month Of May. Take large
ciumps OF Towering roots and plant them IN
the richest Of ionln and manure well mixed,
and plunge the pots or boxes out OF doors
where they will freeze hard. The latter
part of November they can be brought into
the house aud thawed out gradually; when
thawed, place the pots in saucers and
fill them night and morning with boil
ing water, keeping them in the warm
est place, with moist atmosphere.
The mantlepiece of kitchen range Is
good place for them, as much light is not
essential for them. When i'll bloom they can
be kept In any place that is desired, provided
it is not cool one. The same crowns VIII
not bloom another season. but Gun be planted
out in the ground, and in two years will
bloom again. Hyacipths grown 10 water,
sand, or moss will not blossom again for two
years or more, but the next autumn, after
keeping them in dry sand throughout the
summer, they can be planted in the border.
Croc,lscs and snowdrops also require the
same treatment.