VALLOTA. 23 
VALLOTA. 
Scarborough Lily. 
This genus stands quite alone in the world; there is 
but one species, V. purpurea, and that utterly refuses 
to mix, or hybridize, with others of the natural order to 
which it belongs; it defies the florist’s skill, preferring 
to retain the beautiful form and color that was originally 
given it. For this we are thankful. While we recognize 
cheerfully the florist’s skill, we are glad that one flower 
is already perfect. See engraving on next page. 
The Vallota is a grand plant for pot culture. It 
thrives under almost all circumstances, but properly 
treated, it has no superior among autumn blooming 
plants. The only care it wants is to be let alone, after 
it is potted.. A single bulb should not have a pot larger 
than three-inch size, and should not be shifted to a 
larger until the offsets and roots have completely used 
up the soil, then shift into a pot but one size larger. 
Do not disturb the offsets or the bulbs in any way, until 
a plant of the desired size is wanted. When a six-inch 
pot has been filled, and a further shift is necessary, use 
a seed-pan, which will be plenty deep enough, as the 
tops of the bulbs should be level with the surface of the 
soil, and they will be much easier to handle. It is an 
evergreen plant, but can be wintered in any light room 
free from frost, with an occasional slight watering. 
We once grew a twelve-inch pan of this plant, and 
had, at one time, forty-one spikes, with from five to eight 
brilliant searlet blooms on each. There are tw» varieties 
in general cultivation; one has a round, the other a 
flattened bulb, the former giving a trifle larger flowers, 
and a little white at the base of the petals. 
