166 ' CAPE BULBS. 



These varieties resemble in growth. Ixia viridiflora^ are 

 tall growers, with narrow leaves. They are very fine, and 

 well worthy of general cultivation. There are also many 

 newer varieties advertised in English catalogues. 



An outlay of a few dollars will procure all these, and 

 many other fine varieties, from England. The best way to 

 procure a good stock is to import a collection. There are 

 many new seedlings which are very beautiful. This plant 

 will well repay the little trouble required to grow it in 

 perfection. 



THE OXALIS. 



A very beautiful winter and spring flowering bulb. The 

 varieties are very numerous, and are all indigenous to the 

 Cape of Good Hope and America. 



The details of culture for the New Holland species are 

 identical with those given for the ixia ; we need not, there- 

 fore, repeat them ; any varieties requiring peculiar treat- 

 ment we will notice as we proceed. The soil should be 

 sandy peat and leaf mould, and the pots should always be 

 well drained. These plants are not universally bulbous, 

 some having fleshy, tuberous roots, and it *is evident the 

 same treatment will not do for all. Some varieties produce 

 their bulbs in a curious manner ; the original bulb sends 



