TRTTOMA. 



banks where the bulbs can ripen and multiply with their usual generous 

 rapidity. 



Tritoma. — This is the wrong name of Kniphofia. Bui K. Nelsoni 



is a : .. i'->r the rock-garden, and particularly noble on a pro- 



jecting high ledge in the sun, in deep and very well-drained loam, rich 

 and light, where it will make abundant masses of long and narrow 

 dark grass ; and then in September and on into November, send up an 

 unceasing profusion of little flame-spires of a foot or 18 inches high, 

 dainty miniatures of its great cousins, of the same flaring glow and 

 ce, so startling on the cold grey rocks hi October when all 

 the garden is going dank in death. This precious plant is rarely found 

 in catalogues, and yet more rarely found true. It is a jewel indeed, 

 and, though perfectly hardy if properly is thankful for high 



and dry places in the fullest sunshine. K. rufa is in the same dainty 

 but tenderer in colour and flame, and rather taller, with shorter 

 looser spires, attaining 2 feet or so. It has, however, a more catholic 

 constitution than the last, and blooms earlier. Another lovely little 

 thing is K. pauciflora of a foot or two. most dainty in habit, with its 

 torches loosely dropping sparks of pure golden flame in late summer. 

 Th:-se have all been hybridised with each other and with K. Nelsoni ; 

 K. .-[coraUina is one result of combining the charms of some with the 

 earlier bloom of others ; and catalogues have already produced more, 

 named after the nobility, nurserymen and others ; and will continue, 

 without doubt, to utter more. The value of them all is supreme ; 

 for, wiih their grass-fine foliage like that of a miniature dark- 

 green Pampas of unheard-of elegance, and their dainty upstanding 

 flames of clearer or more violent hot fire, they offer exactly the 

 aspiring line that suits the upper ledges of the larger rock-garden, and 

 gives especial bulk and majesty to the long lines of its composition, 

 . ng to lift it to Andine heights ; to say nothing of the intrinsic 

 beauties of the gracious fine torches themselves, or their cunning 

 choice of exactly the most best -timed moment for their appearance 

 in late summer and far on into autumn, when fire-heat is so much 

 wanted among the chilling cliffs of the dying garden. They are all 

 of perfect ease to grow, once well-planted and left alone for ever in 

 deep warm soil in their places ; yet the miracle remains that the 

 average ruck-garden seems to be quite unaware of these miniature, 

 delicate -habited, hardy Torch-lilies, while their stout crude cousins 

 are ci ively in the herbaceous borders beyond. 



Trollius. — The Globe-flowers are too well known for description. 

 And catalogues nowadays are full of larger and larger, brighter and 

 brighter hybrids, so that this list shall concern itself only with some of 



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