GARDEN FLOWERS. II3 



Coix. [Graminese.] Perennial grasses, doing well in 

 the open border in summer. 



C. aruitdinacea (reedy) ; 2 feet ; apetalous, July ; Mexico ; 

 1818. C. lachryjna (tears); 2 feet; apetalous, July; East In- 

 dies ; 1596. 



CoLCHicuM. [Melanthaceae.] Hardy bulbs, with crocus- 

 like flowers in October, commonly called Autumn Crocuses. 

 The leaf appears and the plant ripens its seed the following 

 spring. Increased by offsets or seeds, which should be 

 sown' as soon as they are ripe. Replanting, which is not 

 often necessaiy, should be done in July, when the bulbs are 

 at rest. They succeed in any garden soil. 



C.Alpimun (Alpine); 3 inches; flowers purple, in July; Apen- 

 nine ; 1820. C. arenariiun (sand) ; 3 inches ; flowers purple, in 

 September; Hungary; 1816. C. autiunnale (autumnal; com- 

 mon meadow saffron) ; i foot ; flowers purple, in September ; 

 Britain. C. autu77tnale album (white-flowered) ; 3 inches ; flow- 

 ers white, in September ; Britain. C. aiituimiale atro-purpu- 

 retun (dark-purple) ; 3 inches ; flowers dark-purple, in Septem- 

 ber ; Britain. C. aiitumnale foliis-variegatis (variegated-leaved); 

 3 inches ; flowers purple, in September ; Britain. C. autu7nnale 

 fiore-pleiw (double-flowered) ; 3 inches ; flowers purple, in Sep- 

 tember ; Britain. C. aittiumiale piirpureo-stnat2U7i (purple- 

 striped) ; 3 inches ; flowers purple-striped, in September ; Brit- 

 ain. C. .autu77i7iale st)'iatu77i-ple7io (double-striped) ; 3 inches ; 

 flowers lilac-striped, in September ; Britain. C. By3a7iti7m77i 

 (Byzantine) ; 3 inches ; flowers purple, in September ; Levant ; 

 1629. C. Chio7ie7ise (Chio) ; 3 inches ; flowers purple, in No- 

 vember ; Chio. C. crociJioru77i (crocus-flowered); 18 inches; 

 flowers purple, in August ; south of Europe. C. 77io7ita7m77i 

 (mountain) ; 3 inches ; flowers purple, in August ; south of Eu- 

 rope ; 1819. C. tessellat7U7i (checkered) ; 3 inches ; flowers pur- 

 ple, in August ; south of Europe ; 1600. C. iu7ib7-osn77i (shaded) ; 

 3 inches ; flowers pink, in September; Guinea; 1819. C. varie- 



