366 iberbaceous plants. 



Peruvian Lily, Alsfo'cemeria aurantiaca. — A very beau- 

 tiful plant with highly-colored flowers late in summer. 

 Should be planted in a warm, sheltered position in light 

 and rich soil and must be covered in winter in the North. 

 Flowers of a rich orange color, ten to fifteen in an umbel 

 on leafy stems three feet high ; stem-leaves linear, ellipti- 

 cal, radical; lower ones larger and broader. 



Tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa. — A tall, bulbous plant 

 with simple stems two or three feet high with linear-lanceo- 

 late leaves and long spikes of white fragrant flowers, mostly 

 double. May be planted out in the bolder for the sake of 

 the flowers which are useful for cutting. 



THE IRIS FAMILY. 



Flower de Luce or Flag, Iris. — This is a genus of ex- 

 tremely fine, often bulbous- or tuberous-rooted plants, with 

 linear or sword-shaped leaves and highly col- 

 ored flowers. Some, like the yellow flag and 

 *" lJ Wvl"t^ the Japanese iris, are very beautiful in low 

 ground on the margin ot a stream or lake, 

 others are fine border plants. The following 

 are among the most useful : German iris (Z 

 Germanica), leaves rather broad, sword-like ; 

 flowers several inches wide ; were orignally 

 bright purple and yellow with brownish 

 veins but are now found in a number of 

 varieties. Heisrht about two feet. Florentine 

 F mis 6 ?iR7s Q QER* N i r ' s (■£ FlorenUnd) is of a similar habit but 

 has almost pure white and fragrant flowers. 

 I. aambucvna is much taller than the preceding kind ; the 



