SECOND WEEK IN SEPTEMBER 



placing each seed separately in a small pot of light soil in 

 the greenhouse, and potting on the plants as they require 

 more room. All these climbers will need staking before 

 their growths become entangled in other plants, for if this 

 takes place it becomes difficult to disentangle them without 

 injury ; and they should have enough water to keep them 

 from drooping in winter, with a greenhouse temperature, 

 increasing both the warmth and the moisture in the early 

 spring, when they will require more room, and richer soil 

 too. 



Eccremocarpus scaber, the Chilian glory-flower, with fire- 

 coloured blossoms, is one of the Bignonia family, which is 

 hardy enough to sow itself and wreathe the pergola and the 

 walls of the house in my garden without any attention being 

 given to it, but probably in colder districts than that of 

 South Devon it would be better treated in the same way as 

 the rest of the South American and Mexican climbers above 

 mentioned. It grows readily from seed at this time. 



One of the most beautiful of the autumnal bulbs in the 

 garden is the belladonna lily (Amaryllis belladonna), but it 

 is not a plant that can be grown anywhere, for it is a native 

 of the West Indies. The bulbs should be planted 3 inches 

 below the surface, close under a sunny south wall, in a well- 

 drained, light soil, and when once put in they must be left 

 severely alone, for any disturbance may be fatal to them until 

 they have had time to settle themselves, a year or more 

 sometimes elapsing before they make their appearance. The 

 foliage of these plants appears before the flowers, ripening 

 away during the summer, when all hope of blossom seems 

 to be over ; but in August or September strong crimson-, 

 brown leafless stems will push up, each crowned with eight 

 or more bulbs in delicate pink, most beautiful and distinct 

 in appearance. 



After planting these bulbs it is desirable to cover them 

 with a piece of glass, placed in a slanting direction from the 

 wall to the ground, so as to protect them from the heavy 

 rain, for it is the moisture of our winter climate (as well as 

 the cold) which destroys many tropical bulbs in the garden. 



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