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makes a showy plant. The flowers are smaller than the 

 Calla, and white, with purple throat. It comes into flower 

 in June, making it valuable for a succession. It is also 

 desirable in a collection of plants with variegated foliage. 

 Another species, R. hastata, is somewhat similar to R. albo- 

 maculata, except that the flowers are deep yellow with a 

 purple throat. There is still another kind of " Calla," 

 sometimes called the " Black Calla," from the very dark 

 crimson of its velvet-like flowers. It is really, however, 

 a plant of another genus, known as Arum Palestinum. It 

 is quite a scarce plant as yet, but will be a great acquisi- 

 tion from its unique and novel color. Unlike most 

 species of the genus Arum, the flowers of this are of a 

 pleasing fragrance. (See Arum'.) The species are all 

 propagated by offsets, which should be taken off when 

 the plant is at rest, and grown on in small pots for one 

 season. 



THE AMARYLLIS, (Amaryllis.) 



THESE are bulbous plants, mostly natives of the Cape 

 of Good Hope and South America, but which have been 

 increased in number tenfold by hybrids and varieties 

 raised in England and on the Continent. All the kinds 

 are eminently ornamental, and they are all easy of culture, 

 the great secret being to give them alternately a season 

 of excitement and a season of repose. To do this 

 effectually, the plants should be abundantly supplied 

 with water and heat, and placed near the glass when 

 they are coming into flower, and water should be 

 withheld from them by degrees when they are done 

 flowering, till they have entirely ceased growing, when 

 they should be kept quite dry and in a state of rest. 

 When in this state they may be placed in any obscure 



