^^r 



slihgk FLcm. Hic} \dry mitch in t:L±i: nind culour, j\a ^vcll a« in liAbit— soinc plaiili^ b(^a^I1g Hoivers ddIv ol the tGi> 



of UiG Etctn, Fili^ c^tUi^E^ tLL'iirly la^iir^diy ilu^u lL 



After ^ll->^ln1^^^^^, Uil poN must hy uo mwn* he liei^lccLcd or alloncfl 1o bc^nU: cfrr^ n^ they 90 oftcu are. 

 TTif^r *^i]cr<'s^ iii ihc Cr^KniihE^ Jturw clc-pciicl^ in n h-i'^^I ulWiSiiri: o]i L]i4> vcKita btillK fl<'tlve fuf as lQ]i-r a lacTmd as 

 posfillt- 1 and IIihIs CHlly to Ijc fn^tlKd bytiin^fLil Tbitfrinii- Tf Mity art- rcpDELHl iiMMU^tllv, ^vIlujIi i^ tilt prJCliut ijf 



mniiy erowcr^, it nl Id bo tloitn ju ^ooil ;ib Hk^? bttius have cfimplctcly i^iUltrtcl, arn] with a-^ UtLlc diiturliancf to 



iUii ruuts as po^iblti. llii: ^tuni, li^nvev^irj bal^quU aliv»'t^ be cut off cloae to (ht bulh, rtiflOViuy wkh ll lliu nUiBJ 

 Drrou[t:^^]]idiHlhEiTiii-; fullillccl their fiiihclion of TioMri4utlH it liuriu-; llhc ero^^in^-ftflflaortpflrcuniTUseleHaH A frwh 

 tap-drF-v^in^ hciii^ pilb hh, lln? pnU shftuhl be ntumDcl to Uioir i\iiit*x (luartc^i^, and hvpt ui a tiatc of genlle 

 moisture^ laoithcr dry iLor ^ct, utiLil ihc ik^w ^rowtla nij^hh appcan^. 



Aft ri^rdu Hit iStttLditlooB undor whjcli ihle jdaiit siiccKd^ Iw^t out of doorft 1 cainiotdo bttter tbjn rtfer 

 my leaders to a^i ^4.-uaiLL of tbc Eurdvii of Ja^ies M'l^toMCi Eaq.t *t Oatlaud? Park^ Wuybridgo, wlhiolL wai 

 publiilard in the ^(fcar^Lj^rnirs" Clarothiclc' for UEccniber Ifi^ 1875. 



TkD4>^lo4]]-dLEbary fiiiccJZ^-^^-hlchb^LB Lcuh ubtumcd here ig in my c^]>t-ricnci; aiii.^iial!ccl, and is, 1 ihinh, due 

 priiitjipally lu tlwi Sttil iiod iituation of Mit, M'lNTOil['s gAnltn, wblch ^lopc^ ^ntly to Ihe ii^lrth, aihd k wh?11 

 flhcUcivdby ti-nss frotit i^md. Hii: H>il bi very ILghL but Always noiet bolow- and the Lilio^ are jill pkiui.^ 4m the 

 cdg« of rliodndrndron^bfds, whcTf they ftLt: protw=Lcd from aprillff frO!*t*i and llhL huil i^ sb^ltcrcd from tht £UU. 

 Hero ihey att^im u kiuight of n to |12 |\:ct, birring ^^mmonly ^n to 40 Hon-era on a ^it^^ ELcrn^ and Llooih^hh;^ 

 at varloua linwd frooi July till th4> 4>iid of October, tho middle of Au^nt licing the time wbcn they art u^ysiLly b^^ui 

 in tlie greatest perfection. 



Lif'um CTN^nlNjjP npcai-^ hted fretlj uiadtr f^vouoblt eondltiutiii, and rrmj b*i pro|>n?nlted in this maniier with 

 iviHitlLr-ite nvt'. tlifuji^b llic ^tL-d chfk-n lit* for more tbaii a jeai" hefuiH: ^^riihhtaliii-;. ] have nol yet been olle to 

 uHe^rtain |hc> reunion ^hv^ed^ ript-ncd and tir^Yvn at the ^anic time vary so rtiiMrkjb]} in the pcri^^d of j^rminationH 

 A frw usLially come up m the lir^t ^ea^Oih, and lllc mnjority in the ^eci>1ld^ but ^^mc; lie [loruiaiiL for Ji^ much a-H 

 thirty months. 



Ilie pUmt whith I luive tl^'ured i^ by no me^mi^ so line as Lft o^en ££en, eilher m tbt number or i^izg 

 of its Hoovers; but a I'iale of double thi^ skzc ^uald oot couUiiu \ really lar^e ij^weiiueu. 



Thu: VfirifLtiOin arc mi numerous that hanll^ two plants in filly will bt tidetly aLikc ^ huL no striking d<'par- 

 tuR- from the typieal form existSr 



11ie plant known as £r ^virflri/l-iftff?i U an eTitremtly froaret and boj^ulifiil ^ariety^ ivhidi I hope to figure In 

 a fuLLiru PlaLti. Jt ha^ ihE; yelk^w bi^i^d j'^pl^nied on Hit uppLT ^acl of the petui by mon^ or li]=^s d^p rtd, Ln rare 

 OA^e^ ll dLfitlUel etLttiHun banri npptating j mnirh mor^ fieciui^nlly, hoT^ever, the red tLUL ]4 palej ^d fadt^ oILer the 

 flower baa b£cn out u few da^^ 



A somewhat SLmllar atld even mon; beautiful varirLy wan fi^r^ in the ' PlL>ra1 Maijji^ii^' for Novcml^tr 

 iSi^y nndcr Hil ckame i>f Ar 4l4fl>Trdi»t ^iJfulifMt, [tilferiii|; fit^ol the la^t m Lho crimfion IhiiLdn hvbEekh lil the centH: is 

 evtreuiiirly dark^ being continued to thi; idj basi;of tht petaL 



