254 'fHE CLIVEA. — THE EUCHARIS. 



C. eruhescens. — A stove species, with pale-white flowers 

 in July. 



There are some dozen varieties. 



All the family are ornamental, and will repay cultivation. 



THE CLIVEA. 



A splendid flowering bulb, nearly related to amaryllis, 

 from the Cape of Good Hope. It should be potted in rich 

 sandy loam ; have a high temperature and plenty of water 

 while growing, and less Avater and a lower temperature 

 when at rest. A good plan is to grow it in the stove, 

 and rest it in the greenhouse. The plant is evergreen, 

 and is difficult to flower. The flowers are red and yel- 

 low, very showy ; produced on a spike two feet high 

 in July. 



C. nohilis is the only species. 



THE EUCHARIS. 



This splendid plant is of recent introduction. It is a 

 thick-leaved, evergreen, bulbous plant, of the amaryllis 

 tribe ; a native of Grenada ; requiring stove treatment, but 



