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growth is made ; for if an attempt be made 

 to separate them when the roots are in an 

 active state they will be injured. A 

 10-iiich pot will accommodate twelve or 

 fourteen bulbs, which will produce a 

 number of flowers each season, coming on 

 in succession for several weeks. 



The following are fine kinds : — 



Z. Candida. Flowers white. A summer 

 or autumn blooming kind from Peru. 



Z. carinata. Has pink flowers. A spring 

 bloomer from Mexico. 



Z. ochroleiica. Flowers yellow, pro- 

 duced in summer. From South America. 



Z. rosea. A rose-coloured species that 

 blooms in spring. From Havannah. 



Z. Spofforthiana. A hybrid variety with 

 rose-coloured flowers, produced in the early 

 spring. 



Insects. — Few insects afi'ect these plants 

 except aphides, for which fumigate. 



ZICHYA. 



These are evergreen climbing plants^ 

 very closely allied to and resembling 

 Kennedyas. They are suitable for fur- 

 nishing the roof of a conservatory, and 

 require to be treated similarly to Ken- 

 nedyas, which see. 



The following are the most desirable : — 



Z. coccinea. A scarlet-flowered, hand- 

 some species that blooms in spring. It 

 comes from the Swan Eiver. 



Z. inophylla fiorihunda. Flowers yellow 

 and scarlet ; a spring bloomer. From the 

 Swan River. 



