88 FLOWER-GARDENING. 



the weather becomes settled and warm. They generally suc- 

 ceed very well here, if planted at once in the open border, 

 towards the last of April, and produce flowers, which are 

 pure white, and highly odoriferous, on a stem three to four 

 feet high. 



The bulbs produce a number of offsets, which should be 

 preserved with the parent plants through the winter, and then 

 parted off and planted by themselves, in April or early in May, 

 to produce flowering roots for the ensuing year. These roots 

 thrive best in a light rich soil, well pulverized, in which they 

 should be planted about two inches deep, not forgetting to 

 take them up again before the approach of winter. 



TIGER FLOWER. 



Perhaps there is no flower treated of in this work, that is 

 more beautiful than some of the species of the genus Tigri- 

 dia. Like all Mexican bulbs, these are tender, and should 

 either be cultivated in the green-house, or carefully preserved 

 until settled warm weather, and then planted in rich light soil, 

 in a sheltered situation. A bed of these beautiful flowers 

 would afford as much gratification to some amateurs as a bed 

 of Tulips. 



The Tigridia conchiflora is of a rich yellow color, tinged 

 and spotted with white and crimson ; the colors are vivid and 

 finely contrasted. The Tigridia pavonia is of the brightest 

 scarlet, tinged and spotted with brilliant yellow. The corolla, 

 which is about four inches in diameter, is composed of six 

 petals ; the outer petals are thrown backwards, and exhibit 

 the blossom in all its splendor, which exists only a single day ; 

 but as if to compensate for its transient visit, each plant will 

 produce a number of flowers ; and where a bed of them can 

 be collected, they will amuse their admirers for several weeks 



