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as A. aulica; it should never be allowed to wholly rest. 

 The soil should be, one part turfy peat, one rich leaf mould, 

 one fine sand. Its flowering season is in summer, from 

 July to October. It produces offsets abundantly, which 

 should be removed and potted separately. A large bulb 

 will often throw three or four spikes of eight to ten rich 

 scarlet flowers. 



A lovely plant, and very common. 



A. (Sprekelia) formosissima. This is the well-known 

 Jacobean lily, so commonly sold as a summer bulb in the 

 spring. The bulbs should be potted in equal parts of loam, 

 well-rotted manure, and sand. The flowers are of peculiar 

 shape, of richest crimson, produced in June, and followed by 

 the leaves. 



It may be grown as a pot plant, or in the garden (taking 

 it up in winter), or in water (as a hyacinth), or hung up in 

 a room, wrapped in wet moss. 



By growing the leaves well, the bulbs will bloom for 



years. 



THE LACHENALIA. 



These are pretty little bulbs, requiring a rough, peaty, 

 and sandy soil. The bulbs are small, but a pot filled with 

 the foliage and flower makes a pretty show. The plants are 

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