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known as Oporanthus luteus. The A. Belladonna is less hardy, and has the 

 disadvantage of producing its flowers before the leaves, but its umbel of large, 

 fragrant, rose-coloured blossoms is very ornamental. It should be planted six 

 or eight inches deep, in a warm border of light sandy loam, and its leaves, 

 which appear in spring, will then require a little covering in severe weather ; 

 the bulbs should not be often disturbed. The Tritoma uvaria is a splendid 

 ornament of the borders in August and September. Although from the Cape, 

 it will resist our winters if planted in dry sandy soil, in a warm exposure. 

 "We are acquainted with no bulbous plant more worthy attention than this 

 handsome Lily-wort ; the colour of its flowers is brighter than that of media, 

 which is, however, almost equally beautiful, though blooming later in the 

 season it is more liable to suffer injury from frost. 



Some of the species of Oxalis are now in bloom, of which the best is Bowei, 

 with large obcordate leaflets, and crimson flowers; with us it is quite hardy. 

 The Colchicum autumnale, and its variegated variety, are now very showy in 

 clumps, though their leaves do not appear till spring; they are of the easiest 

 cultivation in any light soil. The Bulbocodium autumnale, now often termed 

 Merendera, is a smaller plant producing a siDgle lilac purple flower, accompanied 

 by its leaves, which are linear and spreading. Some of the later flowering 

 Gladiolus must be added to our list of autumn flowers, especially the varieties of 

 Gandavensis ; when the bulbs are allowed to remain in the ground through the 

 winter, they will often flower as early as July or the beginning of August, but 

 when not planted till March or April, they do not usually bloom before the 

 beginning of September. 



Besides the foregoing plants, and some others which, yielding their flowers 

 only at the end of the season, are more especially entitled to the distinction of 

 autumnal bloomers, many of those named in our previous groups will yet be 

 found in flower. The JEnothera taraxieifolia and prostraia, the Pentstemons 

 and Chelones, Salvia canadensis, and rosea, Stetiactis speciosa, Linum monogynum, 

 the Crucianella stylosa, and others, which may be said to have inaugurated 

 the floral season, still contribute a blossom or two to swell the number of our 

 Autumnal Gleanings. 



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Aquilegia Formosa. (Eanunculacece.J— This species appears to have heen introduced into 

 this country at least twenty years since, but it is still hut little known, though one of the handsomest 

 of the genus. Its habit is rather dwarfer than that of the common Columbine, but its flowers are 

 quite as large ; the petals are of a bright yellow tint ; the calyx and spurs of a distinct vermillion 



