AND THEIR CULTURE. 



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«liown in our sketcli^ is very proliferous, numerous little bulblets 

 •being formed at the base of the bulbs, and among the wig-like 

 anass of roots at the base of the bulb. It has lonor been OTown 



L. Davuricum (Europe, Dahuria) ; natural size ; from a largp, imported bulb ; colour 



white. 



by the Dutch florists, by ^\-hom this proliferous habit of scale propa- 

 .gation has doubtless been fostered. Another form I sau", which, 

 although identical ^vith the last in aboveground gro^vth, has a more 



L. Thunhcrgianum Wilsoni, well-grown ilowering bulbs ; colour, yellowish white, 

 sufi'iised purple or brown. 



