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notwithstanding the excessive drouth of that season, the 

 plants were in constant bloom until killed by frost late 

 in October. The larger bulbs threw up ten flower stalks 

 each, and in many instances there were eight flowers on 

 a single scape or stalk, and not infrequently three were 

 open at a time. We do not know a more satisfactory 

 bulb than this, as it is constantly in flower for more 

 than three months in the summer, with as little trouble 

 as the Gladiolus, and delights in dry, sunny weather, 

 which, in our climate, it can usually have in abundance. 

 It increases rapidly by offsets, or from seed, the bulbs 

 from which will flower the second year. 



M. biflora. The only species; flowers pure white, 

 star-shaped, with a greenish-white tube three to five 

 inches in length. For the best effect in the garden, the 

 bulbs should be planted alternately with the Besiera 

 elegans (Page 42), about four inches apart each way ; 

 the effect produced by the contrast of color, scarlet and 

 white, is most charming. The two plants possess the 

 same graceful habit of growth, and are uniform in 

 height. See engraving of flowers on Page 232. 



MISSOURI HYACINTH. 



A synonym of Camassia Fraseri, Page 52. 

 MONTBRETIA. 

 Tritoniq. 



A small genus of Iridaceous plants from the Cape 

 of Good Hope, most of which are half-hardy, and require 

 the same treatment as other summer flowering bulbs. 

 The genus is closely allied to the Ixia (Page 166), and is 

 now generally included with the Tritonia. 



M. Pottsii (Properly Tritonia Pottsii). The beet 

 of the species, somewhat resembling the Gladiolus, and 

 perfectly hardy. The flowers are borne in spikes from 

 six to nine inches long ; thev are bright yellow, streaked 

 y* the outside with brick-red. 



