ZICHYA. 
Greenhouse and Stove Plants. 
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growth is made ; for if an attempt be made 
InsEcts.—F ew insects affect these plants 
to separate them when the roots are in an | except aphides, for which fumigate. 
active state they will be injured. A 
10-inch pot will accommodate twelve or 
fourteen bulbs, which will produce a 
number of flowers each season, coming on 
in succession for several weeks. 
The following are fine kinds :— 
Z. candida. Flowers white. A summer 
or autumn blooming kind from Peru. 
Z. carinata. Has pink flowers. A spring 
bloomer from Mexico. 
Z. ochroleuca. Flowers yellow, pro- 
duced in summer. From South America. 
Z. rosea. A rose-coloured species that 
blooms in spring. From Havannah. 
Z. Spofforthiana. A hybrid variety with 
rose-coloured flowers, produced in the early 
spring. 
ZICHYA. 
These are evergreen climbing plants, 
very closely allied to and resembling 
Kennedyas. They are suitable for fur- 
nishing the roof of a conservatory, and 
require to be treated similarly to Ken- 
nedyas, which see. 
The following are the most desirable :— 
Z. coccinea. A scarlet-flowered, hand- 
some species that blooms in spring. It 
comes from the Swan River. 
Z. nophylla floribunda. Flowers yellow 
and scarlet; a spring bloomer. From the 
Swan River. 
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