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heavily spotted with brown; flower goblet shaped, orange- 

 scarlet, from 4 to 6 inches in diameter. 

 LATE (Varieties of Tulipa Gesneriand). 



MARIPOSA (Calochortus luteus, venustus, Nuttalii, etc). Three large 

 petals and three smaller ones. The Mariposas have upright 

 flowers like tulips. The star tulips, C. albus and others, have 

 drooping flowers. All require partial shade. Will stand cold 

 but not alternating freezing and thawing. Plant in fall in light 

 loam with light drainage material added. 

 WAKEROBIN. See Wooo-LiLY, NATIVE PLANTS, p. 96. 

 WAND FLOWERS (Sparaxis tricolor). Purplish, with yellow throat, 

 variable; I foot. Few flowered lax spikes. August, September. 

 Very graceful. Rarely seen. Treat like Tritonia. 

 WATSONIA (W. iridifolia). Pinkish. Resembling gladiolus. July, Sep 

 tember; 3 to 4 feet. W. Ardernei, white, of the trade is W. iridifolia 

 var. Q Briemi. 



WOOD SORREL (Oxalis Acetoselld). White, veined rosy. Summer; 8 

 inches. Flowers and leaves close at night. Rich, well-drained loam. 

 A. Boweii, bright rose-red is much more showy. 



YELLOW STAR-FLOWER (Sternbergia luted). Yellow. September; 4 to 6 

 inches. Only yellow autumn blooming bulb worth growing. 

 Plant four inches deep in stiff soil where sun strikes in summer. 

 Give dry mulch over winter. 



THE BEST ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 



All the plants marked (*) are also recommended for planting in situations near to or 

 surrounding the water garden. 



*BAMBOO (Various species of Bambusa, Arundinana and Phyllostachys, 

 but generally called bamboos in the trade.) There are seven 

 bamboos worth growing, and that are hardy in the North. They 

 are among the most beautiful and dignified of the grasses. They 

 require careful nursing and protection for the first few years. 



, BROAD-LEAVED (A. Japonic a, or B. Metake). Best of all; 



largest and broadest leaved of the tall kinds; 6 to 10 feet. The 



large leaf sheaths almost cover the stem. , BLACK, (P. nigra). 



Stems become black in the second year; 10 to 20 feet high. This 

 plant is the one from which bamboo furniture is made. Var. 



