198 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



Tiger Flower. 



other beautifully colored flowers, but these varieties I 

 mention are "' personally known " to me and are like 



old friends. I can testify 

 to their beauty. The glad- 

 iolus blooms in late sum- 

 mer and early autumn. 



Tiger Flower. The charm- 

 Tiyridia J'avoina. jj^^. J'iari- 



rlia, or tiger flower, which 

 looks like a scarlet or yel- 

 low iris, comes to us from 

 jVIexico. It flowers in sum- 

 mer and continues some- 

 times into September. It 

 is a pity the blossoms are so frail ; they rarely last 

 after midday. The center of the flower is spotted 

 like an orchid. 



The sweet-scented little Mexican 

 star flower is becoming popular in 

 the garden ; as its name indicates, it 

 usually blooms, two flowers at a time ; the flower 

 stalk is Y-shaped with a starlike, white blossom on 

 each branch. There are a couple of long, slender 

 leaves that look like grass ; indeed, the whole plant is 

 so simple and modest that it can not fail to please 

 those who have the most fastidious taste. Another 

 Mexican flower, Bessera elegnns (or coral drops), is a 



Mexican 



Star Flower 



Milla hiUm-it. 



