Varieties of Persia, Turkestan, Afghanistan, to the Himalayas. The giants 



Eremuri of the species, the pure white Eremurus Himalaicus and the 



and their pink Robustus and Elwesianus^ throw up their magnificent 



Culture fl wer spikes to a height of 8 to 10 feet and even more. This 



year (1907) I measured a stem of Eremurus E/ivesianus and 



found it to be 10 feet 5 inches. E. Himalaicus is the first to 



open its densely packed spike towards the end of May; the 



still more lovely E. Robustus and E. Elwesianus^ follow shortly 



after and remain in flower through the greater part of June. 



Eremurus Bungei^ (Syn., Aurantiacus\ of a bright citron yellow 



with orange stamens, very handsome, and E. Olga^ of a rather 



dusky white, flower later, in July, the stems of these two being 



of dwarfer stature, from 3 to 5 feet. 



The roots are not the least curious part of these remarkable 

 plants, and are in the form of a gigantic star-fish. They are 

 very brittle. 



As to cultivation, I have tried the plants in various parts of 

 my garden and find that they thrive best in a warm dry border 

 of good loam with a south-western aspect. Behind them is a 

 wall about eight feet high which shelters them from northerly 

 to easterly winds, and this is important for the development of 

 the young growth. The roots can be planted or moved as soon 

 as the foliage has died down, that is, in August, and also during 

 September or October. In one respect my own experience is at 

 variance with the cultural directions given by other growers, who 

 assert that once planted an Eremurus should never be moved. 

 I find that this treatment leads in a few years to the disastrous 

 result of the plant ceasing to flower ; for this reason. There is 

 a crown or nucleus from whence issue the roots, as do the spokes 

 from the hub of a wheel. This nucleus puts forth a fresh set 



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