CALLA jETiriOPICA. 67 



(ULLA J1THIOPICA. 



(ETHIOPIAN CALLA.) 



This is a much admired perennial and is cultivated to 

 some extent throughout the civilized world, and is treated 

 as a tender plant ; the least frost will destroy it. The Calla 

 is a water plant, growing in swampy grounds at the Cape 

 of Good Hope, throwing up a stem in the spring two or 

 three feet high, depending on the age of the plant. The 

 flower is singularly formed of one whorl or vase-like calyx 

 of pure white. The leaves arrow shape, formed at the end 

 of the leaf stem. From July to September this plant should 

 be kept moderately dry, and in September should be repot- 

 ted into a rich sandy loam, previous to which take off the 

 side shoots and pot them separately. This plant will stand 

 out all the winter in the South if planted in the mud in a 

 pond, about two or three feet from the top of the water ; the 

 root will then be sufficiently protected from the effects of 

 frost. This plant, when in the parlor, should be kept in a 

 pan of water, which should be filled every day, as it will 

 discharge a great deal at the tip of the leaves, and should 

 never be allowed to be dry while growing or it will not 

 flower. This plant is increased by offsets which must be 

 treated the same as grown plants. 



