528 BULBOUS-ROOTED FLOWERS. 



and require to he kept over ■winter in a dry place, free from frost, 

 and out of tlie i-each of mice. They should not he planted until 

 the ground has hecome warm in spring, and then set about three 

 inches deep in soil that is deep, light, and rich. They show to 

 best advantage planted in clumps or masses. The flowers are 

 very pretty and brilliant, each lasting only for a day, but renewed 

 by a succession of blooms for several weeks. They appear in 

 August and September. In October, when the frost has killed 

 the foHage, the bulbs should be taken up, thoroughly dried, and 

 stowed away in dry sand. 



Pavonia. — ^The flowers of this species are of the richest scar- 

 let, variegated with bright yellow and spotted with dark brown. 



ConcMJiora. — This species produces rich, orange-colored 

 flowers, variegated with light yellow and spotted with black. 



Tuberose. — PoUa)dhes Tuberosa. — One of the most deli- 

 ciously scented and lovely of all our flowers, blooming in the end 

 of summer and throughout the autumn. It has but to be seen 

 to be admired, and no one who has once enjoyed its exquisite 

 perfume will ever willingly be deprived of it in its season. One 

 flower will fill the whole room with its fragrance, and no bouquet, 

 from August to Christmas, is complete without it. Being a 

 native of India, it requires plenty of warmth, and will not endure 

 fVost, yet it is of simple culture when once its requirements are 

 understood. 



In the first place, the proper time to obtain the tubers is in 

 October, before they have had time to become injured by improper 

 treatment. Those grown in America are just as good as the 

 imported, hence there is no necessity of looking to Europe any 

 longer for a supply. Having procured the tubers, keep them dry 

 and warm until they are wanted for planting. If they are kept 

 in a temperature below 50° the flower germ wUl decay, and 

 though the bulb may appear sound outwardly and throw out an 

 abundance of leaves, it will never flower. Those who have green- 

 houses can keep them alongside the flue, those who have not 

 must store them in some warm room where they will be kept at a 



