HARDY BULBS 63 



SANGUINARIAS 



S. canadensis, the only species, is a pretty little plant, 

 known as the Bloodroot, Red Puccoon, or Red Indian 

 Paint, and perfectly hardy. It has white flowers with a 

 yellow centre in April, and the leaves are not fully de- 

 veloped until after the flowers. It likes a rich moist 

 soil, but can be grown in the border. The best form is 

 grandiflora, and the one called multipetala has many 

 narrow petals. There is said to be a pinkish form. 



STERNBERGIAS 



The Sternbergias are handsome autumn flowers with 

 blooms like a glorified yellow Crocus, which appear 

 before the leaves. The best for the open air is S. lutea 

 angustifolia, a narrow-leaved variety of the common lutea. 

 Others of much beauty are fischeriana and macrantha, 

 the latter having very large flowers. In order to make 

 them flower they need a dry, sunny position in soil with 

 limestone or lime rubbish. They should be planted in 

 summer about two inches deep. 



SCHIZOSTYLIS COCCINEA 



The Kaffir Lily is a valuable late blooming plant in 

 a warm, sunny border, where it blooms in autumn, 

 when its bright scarlet flowers in long spikes are much 

 appreciated. Although it likes a warm position, it must 

 not suffer from drought in its growing period. Plant 

 in spring about three inches deep. It makes a good 

 pot plant for a cool house. 



TECOPHIL^AS 



The beautiful little Tecophilaeas are quite hardy in 

 light soils, but are, because of their scarcity, usually 



