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PAGE 26. WHMTy FRERlp PRESS, WEDNESDAY. MAY 9.1M90 Bulb fowers "scent" from Heaven The sweet smell of sprin g in the garden cen be enhanced with the addition of a variety of flowers. Scent is flot usually the first quahity people think of in chooeing plants for their gardens but in can add a great deal of erijoyment for the whole faxnily. For years, flower growers, hybridizers and the home gardener seerned to forget this special attribute of so many flowers and shrubs. Cross- breeding and selection for a long tine bas favored the development of flower properties such as the richness of bloom, the duration of flowering and resistance to certain diseases. 1lappily, that is starting to change and floral perfume is ïnaking a comeback. The flower moet- strongly associated with scent is probably the rose, but a variety of other plants *offer Iovely fragrances,' too, such as, lilac, honeysuckle ana lavender. Many perennialds, annuals and biennials also have pleasing odors. It's a littie- known fact that some bulb flowers, too, are sweetly perfumed. There are scented flowers among both the spning- and surner-bloomning varieties of buibs. Hyacinths are probably the niost highly scented of the spring-flowering bulbs. Ail cultivarsý of ail colors, share this characteristic. As is often true generally with scented flowers, the fragrance i8 strongest when the temperature i8 high. Among the Narcissus the strongest scented undoubtedly are the 'Paperwhites'. Unfortun- ately, it 15 not hardy and can only be enjoyed as a potted plant indoors. However, in the garden, well-known jonquils -- such as 'Cheerfulness' (creamy-white), 'Yellow Cheerfulness' (soft yellow), ' Cragford' (white perianth and orange cup) and 'Geranium' (also white and orange but flowering a bit later in the season) -- are no less fragrant than their tender cousins. The miniature species 'Suzy,' a yellow and white jonquil 18. worthy of attention, not the Ieast because of its fragrance. The surprise in the scented collection, for many people, is the tulip including both single- and double-flowered varieties. In the flrst group are the cultivars 'Bellona' (yellow), 'Christmas Marvel' (pink), 'General de Wet' (orange), 'Golden Melody' (yellow), and 'High-society' (orange-red). Doubles such as 'Monte Carlo' (sulphur-yellow) and ' Hoangho7 (golden yellow), too, have lovely fragrances. Iàly-of-the-valley is an old favorite with, a distinct, long-Iasting fragrance. Even ýthe littie grape hyacinth (Muscari) and early, miniature iris (Iris reticulata) boast a mild scent. The centrepiece of the summer-flowering scent garden bas to, be lilies. The gold-banded liY (Lilium auratuni), the Easter liy (Lilium longiflorum), the Royal ll (L.- regale), the madonna lily (Lcandidum) and L. speciosum are the best known scented Mies. . Ar-.: