BEAUTIFUL BULBOUS PLANTS FOR THE OPEN AIR.
The "Beautiful" Series. |
| By JOHN WEATHERS, F.R.H.S., N.R.S. |
| With 33 Coloured Plates by John Allen, |
| Large Crown 8vo., Cloth Gilt, 6/-each. |
| Beautiful Roses for Garden and |
| Greenhouse. Culture, Propagation, |
| Pruning. |
| Beautiful Flowering Trees and |
| Shrubs for British and Irish |
| Gardens. |
| Beautiful Garden Flowers for |
| Town and Country. |
IXIAS (1-6)BEAUTIFUL
BULBOUSFOR THE
OPEN AIR
PLANTS
BY
JOHN WEATHERS, F.R.H.S., N.R.S.,
LECTURER ON HORTICULTURE TO THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY COUNCILFORMERLY OF THE ROYAL GARDENS, KEW: ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, &C.AUTHOR OF "A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO GARDEN PLANTS." "BEAUTIFUL ROSES.""BEAUTIFUL FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS," "BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FLOWERS."
With 33 full page Coloured Plates by Mrs. Philip Hensley.
LONDON:
SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO., Ltd.
DAY & SON(25 YEARS LITHOGRAPHERS TO THE QUEEN AND THE PRINCE OF WALES),32, WESTMINSTER MANSIONS, S.W.
PREFACE.
Although many articles have appeared from time totime in the horticultural newspapers and periodicalsdealing with various aspects of the subject, it cannotbe said that Bulbous Plants have hitherto receivedthe attention they deserve in gardening literature.This volume therefore appears at an opportune momentto meet a recognised want, and in fulfilment of thepromise made in the preface to "Beautiful GardenFlowers."
While Bulbous Plants as a class have been somewhatneglected, it may be noted that one or twofamilies have been dealt with specially in years goneby. In this connection mention may be made of themagnificent "Monograph of the Genus Lilium," byMr. H. J. Elwes; the "Narcissus, its History andCulture," by Mr. F. W. Burbidge, M.A., and Mr.J. G. Baker, F.R.S.; a "History of the Genus Crocus,"by the Hon. and Rev. Dean