Bulbs, Tuberous Plants and Grasses 275 



Pompon group includes miniatures of the Show and Fancy and 

 Single types. New Century, very large single flowers with rich 

 colourings. Collerette, single or semi-double, with broad outer ray 

 of florets and a row of tubular inner florets surrounding the disc. 

 Not much esteemed. Examples in each case are: Frank Smith, 

 maroon tipped white, fancy. Stanley, golden yellow, show. 

 Katherine Duer, iridescent scarlet, decorative. William Agnew, 

 carmine-red, decorative. Aegir, cardinal-red, much twisted, cactus. 

 Mary Service, apricot shaded orange, cactus. Strahlen Krone, deep 

 cardinal-red, cactus. Perle de la Tete d'Or, white, cactus. Twenti- 

 eth Century and its varieties in various colours are best among the 

 singles. Of the Pompons: Darkness, tipped velvety maroon; Snow- 

 clad, the finest white; Little Bessy, creamy white, quilled, are typical. 



DOG'S TOOTH VIOLET (Erythronium Americanuni). Yellow. April, 

 May; 10 inches. (See NATIVE PLANTS, p. 90.) 



DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES (Di centra cucullaria). Greenish white, tinged 

 rose; 8 inches. (See NATIVE PLANTS, p. 90.) 



ELEPHANT'S EAR (C alodium esculentum). Massive foliage heart-shaped, 

 1\ feet long. Corm is not hardy, but winters indoors if kept dry. 

 Most massive subtropical foliage plant for summer bedding. Any 

 soil. 



FLAME FLOWER. See RED-HOT POKER. 



GLADIOLUS (G. Gandavensis and other hybrids, as Childsii, Lemoinei, 

 Nanceianus, Groff, etc.). Pink, red, white, yellow and mixtures. 

 July, September; 3 feet. In one-sided spikes. Extremely varied. 

 Most showy summer bulbs. Lift after frost and store dry. 



GLORY-OF-THE-SNOW (Chionodoxa Lucilia). Sky-blue. March; 6 to 9 



inches. White eye. (C. Sardensis). Dark blue. (C. Lu- 



cilia, var. grandiflora). Larger and later. Largest blue flowers 

 of early spring. Give sun. 



GROUND NUT (Apios tuberosa). Chocolate brown. July, August; 

 4 to 8 feet. Climbing. Flowers in dense short racemes. Any light 

 soil in sun. Becomes a weed in rockeries. 



GUINEA HEN FLOWER. See LILY, CHECKERED. 



HYACINTH, BEDDING (Hyacinthus orientalts). Blue, red, white, prim- 

 rose, single and double in various shades. Buy new bulbs each year 

 for best results. Plant in solid colours. 12 to 18 inches. After 



