leaf should be in perfection in the winter, it must be liable to 
injury from frost if not protected in some manner ; they 
require, in order to prepare their blossom, a hot period of 
rest, which would be often wanting to them if exposed to our 
climate. When cultivated in a border, they should be covered 
with a glass frame, to keep them hot and dry in May, June, 
and July, and any covering of mats or straw that will prevent 
injury from severe frost may be sufficient in winter ; or the 
may be taken up when the leaves decay, without breaking 
the fibres, kept in sand, and reset three months after. As 
most of the bulbs are found in dry gravelly situations, the 
must require the border to be well drained, which should be 
done by a layer six inches deep of stones, covered with an 
inverted sod, or at least with heath, furze, or straw. The 
same system may be pursued with advantage in deep pots for 
all plants that are liable to suffer from wet, as Habranthus 
Bagnoldianus, and Hesperius, placing a thin inverted sod, or 
some other covering over the crocks or stones, to prevent the 
drainage from becoming choked, and with that precaution 
stronger soil may be used than would suit otherwise, and less 
water will be necessary.” 
In the Garden of the Horticultural Societ 
is found to be a pretty half hardy 
mixture of sandy loam, peat, 
decomposed cow-dung. 
y this species 
bulb, which grows freelyin a 
and a small portion of well 
It is there kept dry during the 
autumn and winter, and in a situation free from frost at all 
times. It blooms in April and May, just before the leaves 
appear, and is increased when in a dormant state by offsets or 
by seeds 
