51.   South African bulbs are a great way to get through the winter, and more and more of them are available in America.

52.   Spring bulbs are almost completely weatherproof, so a cold snap will only slow them down, not damage them.

53.   South African bulbs are a varied lot.

54.   Summer bulbs are also essential to a good workhorse cut-flower garden.

55.   Tender summer bulbs are also tropicals, but since they grow from tubers that go dormant they are a lot easier to store over the winter.

56.   The big oval bulbs were heavy, and dragged down the branches.

57.   The bulb is very vulnerable.

58.   The bulb must be dry and free of oil for the tape to stick.

59.   The bulbs are expensive but the free, informative and beautifully photographed catalog makes wonderful reading.

60.   The bulbs themselves are not decades or centuries old.