14G THE OXALIS. 



are very small, and should be planted in fine, light soil, 

 four or five in a pot, about half an inch deep, in October. 

 The plants will form a mass of foliage, and droop over the 

 pot, producing a profusion of little blossoms, tubular in bud, 

 but, in full sunshine, expanding fully ; the outside being 

 crimson-red, and the inside creamy-white. 



0. florihunda. — A species with short, fleshy stems, just 

 serving to elevate the dense tufts of leaves and blossoms 

 above the soil, and with herbaceous roots. The plant 

 should be allowed to dry off during the winter, and be 

 bedded out in summer, when it will bloom profusely for 

 several months. The flowers are rosy-pink, and the plant 

 is a native of Chili. 



0. lasiandra and many of the other herbaceous species 

 'do well under the same treatment. 



0. luxula and the variety alha are very pretty plants, 

 with foliage covering the pot, and large red or white flow- 

 ers, produced singly on stalks springing from the bulb. Pot 

 in sandy loam in September, and the plants will bloom from 

 November to February. 



0. Deppii is a pretty pink, flowering species, the fleshy 

 tap-roots of which are often used as an esculent. 



The following species are worthy of cultivation : — 



