ORNITHOGALUM. 245 
feet long, in a six to twelve flowered raceme. In pots 
they should be treated in the same manner as the Hya- 
cinth, Page 147. In the open border the bulbs should 
be planted in the spring, as they will not survive the 
winter without protection, which is. needed quite as 
FLOWERS AND PLANT OF ORNITHOGALUM ARABICUM. 
much against water as against frost. They are rapidly 
increased by offsets. 
O. caudatum (Long-tailed Ornithogalum).—A 
tender species from the Cape of Good Hope. The flow- 
ers.are small and greenish, in a very long, densely-coy- 
ered, spike-like raceme. They have a sweet, but rather 
