THE VALLOTA 9I 



and vvarmtii. The blossoms are shaped like those of 

 the Trumpet Lily. There will ji^enerally be three or 

 tour on each stalk. Some are scarlet striped with 

 white down each petal. Some are rose color striped 

 with white, while others are scarlet with white flakes 

 and marblinps, or white with tlakiny of the darker 

 color. If care is taken to give alternate periods of 

 rest and growth, and make each condition as complete 

 as possible, a crop or two of flowers can be looked for 

 each year with reasonable certainty. A well grown 

 plant is a superb sight, either in the sitting room or 

 greenhouse. There are several distinct types of 

 Amaryllis, some of the leading ones are shown in 

 Fig 17. 



The Vallota 



Vallota piirf'iirca. or Scarborough Lily, is well 

 known as a good late summer or early fall flowering 

 bulb. It is often called an Amaryllis, and indeed 

 it is a member of that family, but it does not require 

 the treatment recommended for that flower, and, unlike 

 that, it can be depended on with tolerable certainty to 

 give a crop of blossoms in August or September of 

 each year. Its flowers are produced on .stalks about 

 a foot in bight. Each stalk bears from three to six, 

 as seen in Fig i8. They are shaped like those of 

 the Amaryllis, but are not so large. In color they are 

 a glowing scarlet, and when seen among the dark 

 green foliage of which the plant bears a profusion, 

 they are extremely brilliant and effective. It is an 

 easily grown plant. It does best when stored in a 

 cool, dry cellar in winter. If kept for pot flowering, 

 it seems to be somewhat opposed to having its roots 

 disturbed. Therefore, if it is found neces.sary to repot 

 it, do this immediately after its annual blooming season 

 in order to give the bulbs a chance to become perfectly 



