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flowering lift in May. Offsets will take three or four years to develop. 

 Dense spikes of bloom, giving stiff formal effect. Most fragrant of 

 the spring bulbs. Many named varieties. Among the best are: 

 Fabiola, single pink; Gertrude, single, dark rose; La Grandesse, 

 single, white; Grandeur a Merveille, pale, blush-white, single; 

 La Peyrouse, single, light blue; King of the Blues, single, dark blue; 

 King of the Yellows, single, yellow. Of the doubles: Lord Welling- 

 ton, red; Prince of Waterloo, white; Charles Dickens, blue. Roman 

 Hyacinths are minatures of the foregoing and sold merely by colour. 



, CAPE (Galtonia candicans). August; 3 to 5 feet. Bell-shaped 



flowers I inch long. In loose spike. Give slight protection in 



light rich soil in sun or half shade. Fragrant. , GRAPE (Mus- 



cari botryoides). April; 4 to 6 inches. Blue, white. Small bell- 

 like flowers in dense spike ij inches long. Best variety, Heav- 

 enly Blue. Much larger. , WOOD (Scilla festalis). Blue, 



white. Rarely pink. May; i foot. Looser and fewer flowered 

 than the bedding hyacinth, but otherwise much like it. Naturalise 

 in woodlands. 



IRIS (Parlous). See HERBACEOUS PLANTS, p. 223. 



IXIA (Various Species and Hybrids). White, yellow, purple, ruby, 

 blue, green, in lax panicles. Usually with black eye. Similar to 

 sparaxis. Numerous named varieties. Give protection over winter, 

 uncovering in April. Plant November. Lift in July, and dry off. 

 The greatest range of colour of any bulb. 



JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. See NATIVE PLANTS, p. Q2. 



JONQUIL (Narcissus Jonquilla). Rich yellow. Very fragrant. Leaves 

 round, rush-like. One flowered. May. Often confused with 

 N. odorusy which has larger waved crown. 



LILY: 



AFRICAN BLUE (Agapanthus umbellatus). Blue, in umbels on long 



stalks. June; 2 to 3 feet. Resembling Clivia in all but colour. 



Nearly tender piazza plant. Dormant in winter; take into 



cellar. Water abundantly when flowering. Best in large tub. 



Apt to break pots. 

 AUTUMN PINK (Lilium speciosum). Pink, red, white. August; 



2 to 3 feet. For permanent planting. Best in warm, sheltered 



shrubbery or beds. The favourite, L. rubrum, is a form of this. 



Flowers 6 inches across. Flatly expanded. Perfectly hardy. 



