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flowers in August. It is hardy in a sunny, sheltered 

 position, and should be planted three inches deep in rich 

 soil in late autumn or spring. 



ARISMM.AS 



These singular, Arum-like plants grow in rather sandy 

 soil, and prefer partial shade. The hardy species are ringens 

 (syns. praecox and Sieboldi), which has green, white, and 

 purple flowers in spring ; and triphylla, which has green 

 and brown spathes in June and July. They are increased 

 by seeds or division, and are best planted either early in 

 autumn or in spring. 



ARUMS 



The favourite flower which bears the name of Lily of 

 the Nile, or Arum Lily, is not an Arum, and will be 

 found spoken of as Richardia africana, but there are a 

 few true Arums which may be grown for their singu- 

 larity, if not for the beauties they reveal to those who 

 examine them carefully. The hardy species like a rich, 

 rather sandy soil, with plenty of moisture in it. They 

 should not be planted out the first season until spring, 

 but may afterwards be left in the open ground. Dra- 

 contium, the "Green Dragon"; Dracunculus, the 

 "Common Dragon"; italicum ; maculatum, our native 

 " Lords and Ladies " ; orientale ; palaestinum, or sanctum 

 (only hardy in mild places) ; proboscideum, whose true 

 name is Arisarum proboscideum ; and tenuifolium are all 

 hardy. 



ASPHODELINES 



These fine hardy plants are closely allied to the Aspho- 

 deluses, and may be grown in deep sandy soil with plenty 

 of water during the growing season. The leading species 



