GLA 



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GLA 



G. commu'nis a'lbus (white-flowered). 2. White. 



June. South Europe. 

 ca'rneus (flesh - coloured). l. 



Flesh. July. South Europe. 1596. 



co'ncolor (one-coloured). 1. Yellow. June. 



1790. 



crispifto 1 rus (curled - flowered). Various. 



July. 1842. 



cuspida'tus (pointed). l. White, brown. 



May. 1795. 



de'bllis (weak). l. White. May. 



e'dulis (eatable-roofed). !. White. June. 



1816. 

 festi'vus (festive). Pale rose. July. 1844. 



flexuo'sus (zig-zag). 1. Orange. June. 



1825. 



floribu'ndus (bundle-flowered). 1. Citron. 

 July. 1788. 



gra'cilis (slender). 2. Blue, white. April. 



1800. 



hasta'tus (halbert-shaped). 1. Flesh. May. 



1816. 



hirsn'tus (hairy). l. Pink. June. 1795. 



hyali'nus (grass-like). 1. Yellow, red. June. 



1825. 



imbrica't us (imbricated) . 1. Red. June. 



Russia. 1820. 



involu'tits (rolled-inward), Ij. Pink. June. 



1757. 



Mille'ri (Miller's). 14. Violet. May. 1751. 



Morto'nius (Morton's). 14. White. 1837. 



Namaque'nsis (Namaque). 2- Orange. 



June. 1800. 



Natale'nsis (Natal). 4. Scarlet, yellow. 



August. Natal River. 1830. 



oppositiflo'rus (opposite-flowered). April. 



Madagascar. 1843. 



permea'bilis (penetrateable). . Orange. 



June. 1825. 



ramo'sus (branching). 5. Rose. July. 1838. 



recu'rvus (rolled-back). 2. Striped. May. 



1758. 



se'getum (corn-field). 2. Purple. July. 



South Europe. 1596. 



tene'llus (tender). J. Yellow. June. 1825. 



te'nuis (slender). 1. Red. June. Tauria. 



1823. 



Trichonemifo'lius (Trichonema-leaved). l. 



Yellow. June. 1800. 



trimacula'tus (three-spotted). 1. Red, 



white. June. 1794. 



tri'stis (sad). 1. Brown, red. July. 1745. 



undula'tus (waved-^ouered). 1. Pink. May. 



1760. 



pa'llidus (pale). 1. Pink. May. 



1760. 



versi'color (various-coloured). l. Brown. 



June. 1794. 

 bine'rvis (two-nerved). 1$. Pink. 



June. 1806. 

 tenu'ior (slenderer). 1. Variegated. 



June. 1779- 



vipera'tus (viper-like). . Green, white. 



May. 1787- 



Watso'nius (Watson's). 1. Red. March. 



1/91. 



variegu'tus (variegated). l. 



Red. White. April. 1801. 



Propagation : by offsets. The offsets 

 are produced plentifully round the base 

 of each bulb. When the bulbs are 



taken up, separate the flowering bulbs 

 from the offsets, and then again divide 

 the latter into two lots, one of the 

 larger roots and one of the smaller. 

 Towards the end of August, prepare a 

 bed for them in an open situation, and 

 drain the ground well if damp. Place 

 a layer of brick rubbish under the soil, 

 not less than a foot deep, and not 

 more than fifteen inches ; upon the 

 drainage place a layer of stable litter, 

 then throw in the soil, mixing it freely 

 with well decomposed manure ; let it 

 settle about a fortnight, then plant the 

 larger offsets in one bed and the smaller 

 ones in another; the larger sized four 

 inches apart in the row, six inches from 

 row to row, and three inches deep. 

 Plant by drawing drills across the beds 

 with a triangular shaped hoe, and put 

 in the bulbs with the hand, pressing 

 each pretty firmly down into the soil. 

 When all are planted, level the soil 

 with a rake. The small sized offsets 

 may be planted much thicker, but in 

 every other respect the same as the 

 larger sized. The reason for planting 

 them in two sizes is, because the larger 

 sized produce such large leaves as 

 smother the smaller ones ; besides, the 

 larger sized will produce, after one 

 year's growth, flowering bulbs, which, 

 when taken up after the growth is per- 

 fected, may be sorted to plant with the 

 older flowering ones. The smaller size 

 had better remain in the bed for two 

 years, then be taken up, sorted, and re- 

 planted in two sizes again, till they are 

 large enough to flower. 



By seed new varieties are obtained. 

 All that is wanted are a few square yards 

 of ground, a few roots of the best 

 kinds, but as dissimilar in habit as 

 possible, and then, when in bloom, to 

 exercise a little taste and discernment 

 in hybridizing, by impregnating the 

 finest form as the breeder of seed, with 

 the pollen of the highest and most 

 distinct coloured male parent, removing 

 the pollen of the breeder before it 

 bursts, and applying the pollen of the 

 male parent as soon as the anthers 

 open. When the seed is ripe, gather 

 it, and keep it dry till spring ; then sow 

 it in shallow pots or boxes; place them 

 in a gentle heat and when the seed 



