UYULA.RIA 



THE BULB BOOK 



VALLOTA 



arising from it often irritates the eyes 

 and nose. 



UVULARIA (uvula, from vva, a 

 small bunch of grapes ; in reference 

 to the arrangements of the fruits or 

 seed-pods), Bellwort. Nat. Ord. 

 Liliaceae.— A small genus of hardy 

 herbaceous perennials with thickish 

 creeping root - stocks, stalkless or 

 perfoliate leaves, and bell - shaped 

 (lowers drooping from the tips of 

 the shoots. 



The Uvularias or Bellworts are 

 natives of N. America, and are 

 perfectly hardy. They flourish in 

 sandy peaty soil, and may be 

 increased by division of the root- 

 stocks in autumn, but may also be 

 raised from seeds. When grown in 

 bold masses in the rockery or garden 

 they look very graceful. 



U. grandiflora. — A pretty plant 

 1 to 2 ft. high, having smooth 

 perfoliate leaves 2 to 4 ins. long, and 

 pale yellow flowers about May and 

 June (Bot. Mag. t. U12). 



U. perfoliata. — This is similar in 

 appearance to U. grandiflora, but 

 has rather longer leaves and smaller 

 flowers {Bot. Mag. t. 955). 



U. puberula.— This species has 

 oblong pointed stalkless leaves 2 to 3 

 ins. long, fringed with hairs on the 

 margins, and yellowish flowers from 

 the ends of the shoots and the axils 

 of the upper leaves {Lodd. Bot. Cab. 

 t. 1260). 



U. sessUifolia is somewhat similar 

 to the others, but has oblong pointed 

 stalkless leaves of a membranous 

 texture {Bot. Mag. t. 1402). 



VALLOTA (after P. Vallot, a 

 French botanist). Nat. Ord. Amaryl- 

 lideae. — The only member of the 

 genus is— 



V. purpurea {Amaryllis purpurea ; 

 A. speciom).—A charming 8. African 

 plant well known under the popular 



name of "Scarborough Lily." It 

 has large ovoid bulbs, strap-shaped 

 bright green leaves 18 to 24 ins. long, 

 and six to nine bright scarlet funnel- 

 shaped flowers on the top of a hollow 

 fleshy scape 2 to 3 ft. high. (Bot. 

 Mag. 1. 1430). 



Fig. 836. — Valotta purpurea. (J.) 



There are several varieties, the best 

 being eximia, with white-centred 

 flowers 4 ins. across ; and magnifica, 

 very similar, but more vigorous. 



The Scarborough Lily may be 

 grown out of doors during the 

 summer months in the milder parts 

 of the Kingdom. It is, however, 

 generally grown in pots in the 

 greenhouse, and flourishes in rich 

 sandy loam and leaf-mould. When 

 the bulbs are well established, they 

 throw up their brilliant flowers every 

 year, and if the plants have not had 

 too much heat, they will last quite a 

 long time in blos.som in a cool 

 drawing-room. Increased by offsets. 



Hybrids are said to have been 

 raised by crossing Vallota with Hip- 

 peastrum-^a very likely proceeding. 



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