Bulbs, Tuberous Plants and Grasses 275 



Pompon group includes miniatures of the Show and Fancy and 

 Single types. New Century, very large single flowers with rich 

 colourings. Collerette, single or semi-double, with broad outer ray 

 of florets and a row of tubular inner florets surrounding the disc. 

 Not much esteemed. Examples in each case are: Frank Smith, 

 maroon tipped white, fancy. Stanley, golden yellow, show. 

 Katherine Duer, iridescent scarlet, decorative. William Agnew, 

 carmine-red, decorative. Aegir, cardinal-red, much twisted, cactus. 

 Mary Service, apricot shaded orange, cactus. Strahlen Krone, deep 

 cardinal-red, cactus. Perle de la Tete d Or, white, cactus. Twenti 

 eth Century and its varieties in various colours are best among the 

 singles. Of the Pompons: Darkness, tipped velvety maroon; Snow- 

 clad, the finest white; Little Bessy, creamy white, quilled, are typical. 



DOG S TOOTH VIOLET (Erythronium Americanuni). Yellow. April, 

 May; 10 inches. (See NATIVE PLANTS, p. 90.) 



DUTCHMAN S BREECHES (Dicentra cucullarid). Greenish white, tinged 

 rose; 8 inches. (See NATIVE PLANTS, p. 90.) 



ELEPHANT S EAR (Caladium esculentum). Massive foliage heart-shaped, 

 2^ feet long. Corm is not hardy, but winters indoors if kept dry. 

 Most massive subtropical foliage plant for summer bedding. Any 

 soil. 



FLAME FLOWER. See RED-HOT POKER. 



GLADIOLUS (G. Gandavensis and other hybrids, as Childsii, Lemoinei, 



Nanceianus, Groff, etc.). Pink, red, white, yellow and mixtures. 



July, September; 3 feet. In one-sided spikes. Extremely varied. 



Most showy summer bulbs. Lift after frost and store dry. 

 GLORY-OF-THE-SNOW (Chionodoxa Lucilice). Sky-blue. March; 6109 



inches. White eye. (C. Sardensis*). Dark blue. (C. Lu- 



cilics, var. grandiflora). Larger and later. Largest blue flowers 



of early spring. Give sun. 



GROUND NUT (Apios tuberosa). Chocolate brown. July, August; 

 4 to 8 feet. Climbing. Flowers in dense short racemes. Any light 

 soil in sun. Becomes a weed in rockeries. 



GUINEA HEN FLOWER. See LILY, CHECKERED. 



HYACINTH, BEDDING (Hyadnthus orientalis). Blue, red, white, prim 

 rose, single and double in various shades. Buy new bulbs each year 

 for best results. Plant in solid colours. 12 to 18 inches. After 



