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THE OXALIS, IXIA, BABIANA, SPARAXIS, TRITONIA, 

 GEISSORHIZA. 



IIILE many of the bulbs 

 of ^vllicll wc have hithero 

 spoken are suitable for 

 garden -culture, the sub- 

 jects of our present chapter thrive only in the greenhouse. 

 In England, however, they are planted in the open border, 

 and survive in sheltered situations with little protection. 

 But the flowers of all are very delicate, and liable to be 

 injured by storms or changeable weather : therefore they are 

 seen to much better advantage under glass, where, if well 

 cared for, they make a splendid display. The culture of all 

 the species mentioned in this chapter is the same. All 

 bloom in early spring ; though many of the oxalis may be 



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