288 PLANTIA ; LEUCOCORYNE ; BELLEVALIA. 



and lutea, also with yellow flowers, and purpurea, with green- 

 and-purple flowers, from Mexico. They may b,e propagated 

 by little bulbs, which are produced on the stem. 



PLANTIA. 



A little Cape bulb, with yellow flowers, growing in rich, 

 sandy loam, and propagated by offsets or by seeds, which 

 should be started in spring with bottom-heat. 



P. flava is the only species. 



LEUCOCORYNE. 



Very fragrant little South-American bulbs, growing in 

 sandy loam, and blooming in autumn. 



The species are L. alliacea and odorata with white, and 

 ixioides with lilac flowers. 



BELLEVALIA. 



Commonly known as the Roman squill, as it much re- 

 sembles a Scilla. The plants require the treatment of the 

 tender Scillas, and bloom in May. B. operculata, or Romana t 



