1244 GARDENING INDOORS AND UNDER GLASS 
variegated leaves. They form a most interesting 
group. 
The Blood Flower (Hemanthus) has very 
beautiful flowers but they are produced in advance 
of the foliage. Give the same treatment as ama- 
ryllis. 
The above group will make a very unusual and 
desirable collection, easily managed, and giving sat- 
isfaction for a good many years. 
Tuberous Begonia. While this is not a bulb, 
strictly speaking, it is treated in about the same way 
as the bulbs. The tubers should be started in pots 
and not much larger than themselves, in a light, rich 
soil, using old cow manure and leaf-mould, if avail- 
able, to secure these characteristics. Repot as often 
as necessary until seven- or eight-inch pots are filled. 
Then feed while blooming. The tubers are dried 
off after growth, taken from the pots and stored in 
sand or sawdust to prevent shriveling. They are 
among the most satisfactory of flowers, but as their 
development has taken place largely within the last 
ten years or so, they are not yet nearly so widely 
known as they deserve. For flowering either in 
pots or outdoors they rank among the very best. 
Avoid direct sunlight. 
Gladiolus. This magnificent flower has gained 
rapidly during recent years, but few flower- 
lovers seem to realize as yet that it may be easily 
forced indoors. Pot up the bulbs in December, 
