NECTAROSCORDUM; CALOCHORTUS ; CYCLOBOTHRA. 287 



NECTAROSCORDUM. 



A curious bulb, native of Sicily, with long pendulous pur- 

 ple, green, and white flowers. It grows in common light 

 soil, and blooms in June. N. Siculum is the only species, 

 and is rare in collections. 



CALOCHORTUS. 



Very beautiful California bulbs, blooming in summer. 

 Most of the finest species are lost to cultivation, as they are 

 very difficult to grow. It would be difficult to convey an 

 idea of the beauty of the flower. Soil sandy peat. 



C. elegans, luteus, nitidus, venustus, splendens, and mar 

 crocarpus are the species. The flowers are white, purple, 

 or yellow. 



CYCLOBOTHRA. 



The flowers of these plants are drooping, and very orna- 

 mental. They are, like the last genus, very difficult to cul- 

 tivate. They bloom in August. Perhaps they might 

 succeed better as bedding-bulbs than in the house. 



The species are G. alba, white flowers, pulchella and 

 monophylla, yellow flowers, from California ; and C. lobata 



