Muscari

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Muscari Bulbs

We come now to the Muscari family, of which a partial list is given on the next page. The little bulbs can be planted 2 inches deep and 2 inches apart, the larger ones 4 inches deep and 4 to 6 apart, in beds, borders or rockeries, in sunshine, from September to December. A mulch of old manure and leaf -mould should be laid over in November. The small sorts can be potted like Crocuses, the large ones like Oriental Hyacinths. Bulbs can be left in the ground for years, and dried off gradually in pots, then re-started in September in cold frames.

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Muscari Varieites

• MUSCARI BOTRYOIDES. The Grape Hyacinth. Six inches. In spring. Royal blue, azure bluee, or white.

• MUSCARI COMOSUM. Tassel Hyacinth. Mauve. Taller. Late spring.

• MUSCARI PLUMOSUM. Feather Hyacinth. Fine plumes of mauve blossom. Taller.

• MUSCARI RACEMOSUM. Starch Hyacinth. A very deep blue edition of the Grape Hyacinth.

M*USCARI NEGLECTUM. A fine very dark blue kind, that is earlier.

We may read in Mrs. London's ancient work, The Lady's Companion to the Flower Garden : ' Muscari. Asphodeleae. The Grape Hyacinth. Bolbous-rooted plants, that only require planting in any common garden-soil, where they may remain several years, flowering every year in succession, without any care being necessary in taking them up, etc.

The Starch Hyacinth (M. Racemosum) takes its name from its flowers smelling like starch.

As a matter of fact most of the Muscari can be relied on to flower fairly well even in shade, and under deciduous trees.

The rich blue of the Grape hyacinth makes it effective when viewed in large congregation. A charming feature for a lawn, or gravelled square, would be closely grouped small beds filled with different varieties and species of the Muscari.

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