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Amaryllis lutea is a hard}' species which blooms in early autumn, 

 at a time when yellow flowers are scarce, and it is, therefore, very 

 accej)tixl>le. A. Ilallii is also hardy and is a lovely pink variety, 

 blooming in August. A. Belladonna major, minor, and alba are all 

 summer blooming bulbs. They bloom planted out in the border 

 in August and .September, and require entire rest after they have 

 matured their foliage. A. formosissima is another bulb useful both 

 for bedding and cut flowers. Its beautiful, velvety crimson blooms 

 when arranged with fine white flowers make a charming combina- 

 tion for a vase. Planted out when the ground is warm it soon 

 starts, and throws up with the leaves a flower-stalk bearing one 

 blossom. Shortly after, another blossom appears ; and then the 

 bulb matures, and forms side bulbs. The foliage remains green 

 until killed by the frost. Store the same as other dormant bulbs ; 

 being careful not to cut the foliage close to the bulb, for the bud is 

 formed in the top of the bulb. A. Jolinsonii will bloom in the 

 ground, and some reserve it for bedding out in summer, by keep- 

 ing the bulb dormant through the winter. 



There are many places in the garden and about the house where 

 a pot of Vallota purpurea is ver^' ornamental. 



The Zephyranthes in all its varieties of pink and white is desir- 

 able, and requires no care beyond planting out in the spring, lift- 

 ing in the autumn, and storing in winter. 



Ismene calathinum is very beautiful in the garden. The plant 

 18 fine without the flower ; I think it much handsomer than many 

 plants that are grown for foliage only. The leaves are lance- 

 shaped, about two and a half feet in length, of a deep glossy 

 green, and remain green until killed by the frost. The flowers 

 are borne on a stout stalk about three feet in height, and are 

 trumpet-shaped, al)out four inches long, of a beautiful white, and 

 exquisitel}' fragrant. Strong bulbs produce two stalks, and the 

 bulbs increase rapidly. They must be kept perfectl}' dry through 

 the winter. Store them in sand, and start them by giving them 

 water while in the sand. "When started, plant them out where 

 they can be kept moist. 



Choretis alba is easily grown and produces a cluster of pure 

 white flowers not unlike some of the Pancratiums. The blooms 

 keep in wat(!r several days. 



Pancratium calathinum lias flowers very nuich like those of 

 Choretis alba and they both thrive under the same treatment and 

 in almost any soil. 



