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small, and should be planted thickly in the pot. Soil, rich 

 loam and leaf mould, in equal parts. Plant the bulbs in 

 January ; the leaves will soon make their appearance, fol- 

 lowed by the flowers in May ; the plants will continue in 

 bloom the whole summer, and be gems of beauty. Let 

 them rest from September to January. Seed is plentifully 

 produced, germinates freely, and seedlings will bloom the 

 second year. 



There is no flower that will make so much show in a 

 small space as A. cruenta. Water moderately ; drain the 

 pots well. The only species are, 



A. juncea, with reedy leaves and pink flowers. 



A. cruenta, with scarlet flowers and large leaves. 



THE TRITONIA. ' 



The plants composing this genus are closely allied to ixiq 

 and sparaxis. In form, they vary greatly one from tho 

 other, some being funnel-shaped, others salver-shaped, like 

 ixia, others bell-shaped. 



The culture prescribed for the ixia will do for them, and 

 all are well adapted for pot culture in the green-house, yet 

 few would succeed in the window. 



T. (Ixia) squalida has fine, rosy flowers ; T. rosea has 





