CHAPTER III 



HARDY BULBS 



Amaryllises Anthericums Antholyzas Apios Ariszmas Arums 

 Asphodelines Asphodeluses Belamcanda Bloomerias 

 Brodiasas Bulbocodiums 



AMARYLLISES 



THE only really hardy Amaryllis is A. Belladonna, the 

 Belladonna Lily, which is a very effective plant with 

 silvery rose flowers in late summer or early autumn. 

 The leaves appear in spring, and as the flowers come 

 after these have withered, the Belladonna Lily should 

 have some carpeting plant above the bulbs. It is quite 

 hardy if planted in a warm, sunny position, near a wall, 

 and the tops of the bulbs at least six inches below the 

 surface. It is safer to put some dry leaves or other light 

 material over the bulbs in severe winters, removing this 

 when the leaves come through. It also makes a good 

 pot plant. The form major is even finer. 



ANTHERICUMS 



Some of the hardy plants cultivated in gardens 

 as Anthericums are now included by botanists in 

 other genera, but they will be more conveniently dealt 

 with together under their popular names in gardens. 

 Several of these are very ornamental plants, with hand- 

 some spikes of beautiful flowers. They grow well in 

 common soil, not too dry, and are best planted in autumn 



