380 Ifoerbaceous plants. 



Mixed bulbs are apt to flower at different times, thus 

 spoiling the effect of an otherwise fine group. The colors 

 are very varied, but the lighter tints of blue, purple, rosy- 

 red, salmon, and white are preferable to others for our pur- 

 pose. 



St. Bernard's Lily, Anther icum Liliago. A very hand- 

 some summer-flowering plant growing about eighteen inches 

 high, with tufts of narrow, grass-like leaves, and rather large 

 white flowers in few-flowered spikes. St. Bruno's lily (A. 

 Liliastrum) is a somewhat larger plant with flowers two 

 inches long; perianth milky-white, fragrant. Flowers earlier 

 than the preceding kind. Beautiful border plants, and may 

 also be used on grassy banks of rivulets and lakes or in a 

 moderately moist position in a rockery. There is a taller- 

 growing species with branching, flowering stems (A. ramo- 

 sum) growing to the height of two feet ; leaves grass-like, 

 tufted ; a rapid grower, and best for naturalization. 



Plantain Lily, Fwnkia. A genus of very ornamental 

 plants with more or less cordate leaves forming bold masses 

 of foliage. The flowers are generally borne in one-sided, 

 nodding racemes. The following are common in cultiva- 

 tion : F. Fortunii, leaves ovate-heart-shaped on long stalks ; 

 flowers funnel-shaped, lilac; F. ovata, leaves ovate, six or 

 eight inches long; flowers lilac or white, in a long, loose, 

 nodding raceme. The variety marginata has white-mar- 

 gined leaves and is a very ornamental foliage plant. F. 

 grandiflora, has very large pure- white flowers, ten to fifteen 

 on a scape two feet high. Leaves ovate-cordate, long-peti- 

 oled, with a blade eight inches long. A very beautiful 

 late-flowering plant. F. sub-cordata, leaves ovate-cordate, 



