268 STUDIES IN GARDENING 



most winters if it is planted about 6 in. deep. The 

 soil should be light and mixed with leaf-mould and 

 rubble. 



The beautiful Amaryllis belladonna is hardy in 

 a warm place, as, for instance, against a south wall. 

 It likes a rich loam mixed with leaf -mould and rubble, 

 and should be planted 9 in. deep. Sharp drainage 

 is very important, and a good layer of manure well 

 below the bulbs will encourage it to flower well. It 

 should be disturbed as seldom as possible. 



Crinum longifolium (C. capense), a noble bulb 

 closely related to the Amaryllis, is still hardier, and 

 may be grown in a sunny border. It has pale pink 

 flowers, and there is a beautiful white variety. It 

 likes a rich soil and plenty of water while growing. 

 C. Moorei and C. Powelli are scarcely less hardy. 

 There is a splendid white variety of C. Powelli. They 

 need the same cultivation as Crinum longifolium. 

 The genus Zephyranthes is also closely related to the 

 genus Amaryllis. Nearly all its species are tender, 

 but one, Zephyranthes Candida, seems to be quite 

 hardy in warm situations in most parts of England. 

 In South America it is a marsh plant, but, like its 

 fellow countryman, Nierembergia rivularis, it re- 

 quires good drainage in England. The soil should 

 be rich and the position sunny. The flowers are white 

 and like those of a crocus, only more starry; some- 

 times they are slightly tinged with pink. It is an ex- 

 cellent bulb for the rock garden, especially as it flowers 

 in September, when rock gardens usually have few 



