M.I'INK 



\\armer climate tli;m Urilain tor their 

 fullest heaiit\. ami in our land requirinu 

 the \\armest positions and li-jhi \\cll 

 drained soils. Thei;ra^\ len\ es appear 

 in spring \\illi or hetore tin- Crocus 

 like llo\\ers, \\hich are \\liite or rosc- 

 pink, ami, tor the mo>t p.-irl. handsome. 

 Xffihyranthtv re(|iiire rest during 

 \\inter. and at that MMOB are hest 

 kept dr\. In spring lhc\ should he 



I'OK l.AKDI \- 



I r.\ in- n. 



Dotti-d OVW .1 till-!' I'.inuril of 

 SOUK-.. 11 pel pl.ilil likrtlir L.i\\ll I'l-.-irl \\url. 

 il i> MTU to i^ira! .nl\.iiil.ii;c \\lu-n il> 

 ^l.-.it 1'dl likr tI.i\\T .'jK-li-. l>l\l-lon >!' 

 rstal'lislu-il llll'l>. 



Zephyranthes carinata.- This lo\vl\ 



plant lias naiinu lra\t l s, and its tln\\-r 

 slcni, \N hich is alx.ut (i in. lies liii;li, hears a 

 r>\ |lo\\rr, '2 01 >\ "in -In- Imii;. Il tlni\c- 

 in llic open I'ordrr it kept dr\ in \\intt-r 

 ill light sainl\ loam. 





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}lanted out in the full sun in \er\ 

 sand\ soil. 

 Zephyranthes atamasco 



7-t/t/). A lu-autil'Ml, lil\ like plant, I 



mi- \\ liiti- Mo\\-i> tinned \\ iih purple, 

 ,'U iiu-lir.- a. i.. ..n >K-IIIS lYoni (> to 

 1*2 iiiflu-s hii^h. Although i;ro\\inu' 

 aliundantlv in North Anicri.a, this tinr 

 plant . in onr ^ardfii-, \\ ht-n- it 



i.s \\i-ll \\ortli\ ..!' i nltnrr. tlui\ in-; in liirlit, 

 rii-h, Nind\ soil, and tl..\\fiin^ in early 



ZIETENIA. '/.. l<in U nhihiJ\>ln, is a 

 d \\.irf. creepini:, halt'shruhl\ i.erennial 

 of a grayish hue. \\ to 1*J inclies hi^h, 

 \\ith iiurple tinkers in summer, home 

 in \\horls. toniiin- a spike ahout 

 (') inches lonu. \\ith a slender 

 do\\n\ stalk. Suitahle tor the rougher 

 part> of the rock uarden. 

 Caucasus. 



