202 LACHENALIAS LILIES. 



LACHENALIAS. 



These are tender little bulbs, natives of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. There are supposed to be in all about forty species 

 and varieties. Those most cultivated with us, are the 

 Lachenalia quadri-color, and L. tri- color ^ which are 

 very beautiful when in full bloom, exhibiting flowers of 

 various colours on a stem of from six inches to a foot in 

 height, and much in the character of Hyacinths. The 

 colours which are yellow, scarlet, orange, green, &c., are 

 very pure arid distinct. L. nervosa, L. orchoides, L. punc- 

 tata, and L. rubida, are all excellent species, and worthy of 

 cultivation. They may be planted from one to two inches 

 deep, in small pots, in the month of August and September, 

 arid watered but sparingly until they begin to grow. 



LILIES. 



There are several plants under this name, of ^different 

 genera, some of which are indigenous. The Canada Lily, 

 with yellow spotted drooping flowers, may be seen in wet 

 meadows towards the last of June, and early in July. The 

 Philadelphia Lily blooms also in July ; its flowers are red. 

 There are some pure white, and others yellow, growing in 

 various parts of the country. Among the foreign genera 

 are several species. Of the Martagon, or Turk's-cap Lilies, 

 there are some beautiful varieties ; as the Caligula, which 

 produces scarlet flowers ; and there is one called the Crown 

 of Tunis, of purple colour ; besides these, are the Double 

 Violet Flamed, the White, the Orange, and the Spotted ; 

 these are all hardy, and may be planted in various parts of 

 the garden, by taking out a square foot of earth, and then, 

 after manuring and pulverizing it, the bulbs may be planted 

 therein before the setting in of Winter, at different depths, 

 from two to four inches, according to the size of the bulbs*. 

 Some of the Chinese varieties are very beautiful, as the 

 Tiger, or Leopard Lily, and the dwarf red Lilium con 



