142 FLOWER GARDEN PERENNIALS. [MARCH. 



very showy and handsome, H. palustris ; H. roseus; H. 

 militaris; H. speciosus; H. grandifldrus ; and H. pun- 

 gens. They grow best in moist situations, and where 

 these are not to be had, give them plenty of water, 

 and plant in sandy soil enriched with decayed leaves. 

 The flowers are about six inches in diameter, flower- 

 ing up the stem, either solitary or in small bunches. 

 H. speciosus is the most splendid, and deserves a situa- 

 tion in every garden. The roots in winter ought to 

 be covered by litter, tan, or saw dust ; but a better me- 

 thod is to lift them, and put them in the cellar, covered 

 with dry earth, and kept from the frost. All the above 

 mentioned species are improved by being protected 

 during winter. 



7m, Flower-de-luce, has many fine species of various 

 shades and colours, /. subiflbra, L nepalensis, I. Palldsii, 

 ./. pallida, L cristdta, L arendria, L furcata, I. germanica, 

 L florentlna, L verna, and /. susidna. The last is the 

 finest of the herbaceous species; the flowers are striped, 

 blue, brown, and spotted; but we are not certain if it 

 will stand the severity of our winters. The roots of/. 

 florenllna is the orrice root of the druggists. They are 

 all of easy culture in any loamy soil inclining to mois- 

 ture. The bulbous species will be treated of in Sep- 

 tember or October. Corolla six-petaled, three erect, 

 and three reclined alternately; proceeding from spathes 

 or sheaths with flowers in succession. 



Llatris is a genus of native plants, containing seve- 

 ral fine species, L. squarrosa, large purple heads of 

 beautiful flowers ; L. elegans ; L. paniculdta. L. macros- 

 tachya, now L. spicata, is a fine large growing species. 



