Beautiful Bulbous Plants for the Open Air

The manual offers practical guidance for growing and managing outdoor bulbous plants, covering their geographical distribution, bulb and corm structure, soil choice, planting depth, and seasonal care. It explains propagation methods—offsets, bulbils, leaf-scales, division, and seed—plus lifting, storing, naturalising in grass or beneath trees, and use for cut flowers or in cold greenhouses and window boxes. Cultural notes address manuring, pest and disease control, and combinations with other plants. Accompanying plates and species descriptions illustrate common garden genera and provide identification and cultivation advice.