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either kept dry in the pots or taken out and stored like 

 those of the Gladiolus. The most appreciated of the 

 Watsonias are the varieties of W. Meriana, the type 

 form having rose-red flowers. The white varieties of 

 this, such as alba, Ardernei, and O'Brieni are all much 

 admired, that called Ardernei, which some consider the 

 same as O'Brieni, being a special favourite. W. M. 

 iridifolia and W. M. roseo-alba are also good varieties. 

 Other desirable species procurable are : aletroides, 

 scarlet or pink ; angusta, scarlet ; coccinea, crimson ; 

 humilis, rose-red; and rosea, rose-red. 



ZEPHYRANTHES 



All the Zephyranthes mentioned in the chapters 

 regarding hardy and half-hardy bulbs can be grown 

 in the greenhouse, and there are also a few which 

 ought to have a little additional heat, such as that of 

 a stove. Citrina, yellow, about six inches high, and 

 blooming in August, is one. Others are concolor, 

 sulphur-yellow and blooming in April on stems a foot 

 high ; pumila, also known as Habranthus pumilus, 

 blooming about September, and having rose coloured 

 flowers ; robusta (syn. Habranthus robustus), about ten 

 inches high and blooming in June ; sessilis, white and 

 red, with its flowers in April ; striata is a striped variety 

 of this; tubispatha likes stove heat. They grow best 

 in turfy loam, with the addition of some decayed manure 

 or peat and sand. 



TURNBUI.L AND SPEARS, PRINTERS, EDINBURGH. 



