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high. Flowers, late in summer ; 

 orange, seldom more than one bloom 

 on each stem ; involucrum and stem 

 covered with long black hairs, mingled 

 with a few small, white, woolly 

 ones. Leaves, all radical, or as 

 long as the stem, spoon-shaped, ob- 

 long, dentate, or runcinate, of a lively 

 green, smooth and shiny, disposed 

 in a rosette. Root fibrous, without 

 runners or tubercles. Elevated pas- 

 tures on the Alps of Southern Europe. 



Borders, and naturalized on bare 



banks and slopes, in any common 

 sandy soil. Division and seed. 



Crinum capense (Cape Crinum).A 

 noble, fragrant, and perfectly hardy 

 bulb, from 2 to 3 ft. high. Flowers, 

 late in summer ; very large and funnel- 

 shaped, white, sometimes tinged with 

 red, in a terminal umbel of ten to 

 fifteen blooms, producing large heads 

 of curious, fleshy, irregularly-sized 

 seeds, by which the plant is readily 

 increased. Leaves, ribbon-like, long 

 and narrow, grooved, rough on the 

 margins, glaucous. There are several 

 varieties, the most remarkable being 

 riparium, fortuitum, and striatum 

 the first has dark purple, the second 

 fine white, and the third striped 



flowers. Cape of Good Hope. As 



isolated tufts or small beds in the 

 pleasure-ground, arranged with groups 

 of hardy fragrant plants, or with the 

 nobler herbaceous subjects, particu- 

 larly those that flower in late summer 

 and early autumn ; also, for grouping 

 and massing on small islands or parts 

 of islands on which a distinct and 

 choice type of vegetation is sought, 

 and near the margin of water. Few 

 plants repay better for a sheltered and 

 warm position, and deep, very rich 

 noil, with abundance of water in sum- 

 mer, though it exists in ordinary soil. 

 In very oold situations a little pile of 

 leaves may be desirable over the roots 

 in winter, but I have known the plant 



withstand the most intense frosts, 

 and by planting the top of the bulba 

 half a foot beneath the surface there 

 need not be any fear of injury from 

 this cause. Separation of the bulbs 

 and from seed. 



Crocosmia aurea (Golden C.} Tri- 

 tonia aurea. A bulbous perennial, 

 2 ft. high. Flowers, late in summer or 

 in autumn ; few, brilliant orange-red, 

 in a loose spike. Leaves, sword - 

 shaped, pointed, about a foot long and 

 ^ in. broad, sheathing the base of the 

 stem for about a foot. Stem slightly 



winged. South Africa. Borders, 



margins of beds of Rhododendrons, 

 etc., in peaty or very sandy soil. 

 Division. 



Crocus Bory anus (White Autumn C.) 

 A very pretty autumn-flowering 

 Crocus, as yet rare in gardens, 3 to 

 4 in. high. Flowers, late in autumn ; 

 creamy white, throat orange-yellow, 

 the base of the segments sometimes 

 marked externally with dull purple 

 lines ; anthers white ; stigmas orange - 

 scarlet. Leaves, narrow, smooth, ap- 

 pearing a little earlier than the flowers. 

 Corm covered by two smooth, soft, 

 persistent, reticulated coats. Asia 

 Minor, the Morea, and the Greek 



Islands. The rock-garden, bulb 



garden, and choice borders, in fine 

 deep sandy soil. Separation of the 

 bulbs and from seed. 



Crocus Cartwrightianus (CartwrighPs 

 C.) A very dwarf free -flowering 

 species, about 3 in. high. Flowers, in 

 autumn; fragrant, usually white, more 

 or less stained inside with purple 

 lines, sometimes pure white, often of 

 a pale and sometimes a pretty rich 

 purple; the throat is never yellow. 

 Leaves, appearing before the flowers, 

 narrow, with the reflexed margin, 

 and the dorsal rib densely ciliate j 

 veins very slightly grooved. Corm 

 covered with softly-membranous, reti- 

 culated fibrous coats. Greek islanda, 

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