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blossoms, which are individually upwards of two inches 
in expansion, and about the same in length, somewhat 
vase shaped, the outer half of the segments a fine deep 
orange color, shading to vermilion, the lower part of a 
deep buff, and the anthers and style bright yellow. It 
Hlooms at various seasons. It is a native of Africa. 
VALLOTA PURPUREA. 
This beautiful Cape bulbous plant, which should be in 
every collection, is with difficulty surpassed during the 
Autumn months by any other plant, either for green- 
house or house decoration ; it also does well in pots and 
makes a decided ornament for the porch, or South of 
this point may be grown in the open ground as a regular 
garden plant, where it will bloom every season without 
much care, and its beautiful scarlet flowers always attract 
attention. It is similar to the Amaryllis, and is a native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. It is propagated by offsets. 
AMAZON LILY, 
This is a very handsome variety, known to the frade 
as Eucharis Amazonica. Itisanative of South America. 
Only in the extreme South will it succeed in the open 
ground, and should be grown in a warm greenhouse. 
The flowers are produced in a truss of from four to eight, 
according to the size of the bulb, and are borne on a stem 
that lifts them just above the foliage. They are of pure 
waxy white, and of great substance. The plants may be 
potted at any time of the year, taking care not to damage 
any of the bulbs or roots, and remove as much of the old 
soil as possible. The soil should be composed of loam, 
leaf mold and sand, and well rotted manure, in equal 
proportions; also a little bone dust is an advantage to 
them, The pots should have good drainage by placing a 
few broken pieces of pets over the holes. Give liberal 
