366 Herbaceous plants* 



Peruvian Lily, Alstroemeria 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 border for the sake of 

 the flowers which are useful for cutting. 



THE IBIS 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 

 the Japanese iris, are very beautiful in low 

 ground on the margin of a stream or lake, 

 others are fine border plants. The following 

 are among the most useful : German iris (I. 

 Germanicd), 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. Height about two feet. Florentine 

 Fl m.s 6 (ims Q QER^ iris (I. Florentine?) is of a similar habit but 

 MANICA). j jag almost pure white and fragrant flowers. 

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



