30 BULBS AND TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS, 
the first of October. The flowers of the species are 
pinkish, or, rather, purplish red, very large, but some- 
what loose in appearance. In the garden they produce 
a fine effect, and will stand considerable frost without 
injury. Of this species there is a florists’ variety, Hon- 
orine Jobert, which is unequalled in beauty by any 
autumn flowering plant in the garden. The flowers are 
large, white, regular and even, with a clear yellow cen- 
ter; it is of taller growth than the species, and fora 
mass in the flower garden is unsurpassed for autumn 
decoration. (See engraving, Page 29.) 
ANOMATHEOA. 
A genus of very pretty South African bulbs belong- 
ing to the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of 
their flowers, and for their delicate grass-like foliage. 
The bulbs should be planted in January, and given a 
sunny situation in the greenhouse, where they can fully 
develop their bright green foliage; if their growth is not 
checked they will commence flowering in May. 
A. cruenta.—The best species; its brilliant scarlet 
flowers are produced in succession, on slender stems, the 
entire season. As a pot plant, there is nothing more 
showy, but it is useless for any other purpose. It does 
well in the window garden. 
ANTHOLYZA. 
This genus of Cape bulbs furnishes some very showy 
flowers, bearing a close resemblance to the Gladiolus, and 
belongs to the same natural order, Jridacew. The great 
defect of this bulb is its lack of adaptation, being 
too large to be grown profitably in the greenhouse, and 
it is not sufficiently hardy to be grown out of doors. It 
may well be placed with that large class of plants which 
are very beautiful but not otherwise desirable, | 
