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pale pink cyclamen grew and clustered everywhere. 

 Doubtless this is the new " Libanoticum " of Herr 

 Anton Roozen's catalogue. The spring flowering 

 C. Coum white and rose are good, also C. re- 

 pandum. 



Lilium must be mentioned elsewhere ; royalty can- 

 not be herded with commoners. Alstromeria is for 

 the most part hardy, but my favourite, Pelegrina alba, 

 the lily of the Incas, should have a wall. I grow this 

 with amaryllis belladonna outside a vinery in the eye 

 of the sun, and its glittering, glaucous foliage and 

 exquisite snowy-white flowers are good. Do try 

 this ; but it makes the other members of the clan 

 look mere gaudy mountebanks. Pancratium mari- 

 timum is the only variety of this grand bulb that I 

 have tried out of doors. It flowered once. Much 

 foliage came up subsequently, but no more flowers. 

 It is worth a pot. Crinum capense flowers well with 

 me in a snug spot on the rockwork. Plant very deep, 

 and he will probably be all right. Montbretia is a 

 garden weed in this place. Sulphurea I admire, and 

 rosea must be beautiful, but I have never seen it. 

 Funkias are hardy enough with me, and flower well. 

 This plant is reserved by caterpillars for their parties ; 

 and as they are hospitality itself, you must be watch- 

 ful. F. glauca is very handsome ; and, if you like 

 variegated leaves, albo marginata will please you. 

 F. Fortunei from Japan is also very good, to my 

 mind. 



Convallaria needs mere mention, and polygonatum 

 also. Kniphofias are, of course, hardy. " Obelisk " is 



