Атап, 5, 1919.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. č 163 .— 
ACACIA only the flowers are see The pendu- in which the ovary is Payee He atn Scilla the 
# lous’ habit is an added меча 0, but the ovary is clearly to 5 de ary by its 
$ Р branches are quite strong, and do not hang long, dee style Ma мей алуа b are x erect 
o ia rice (see Fig. 68) is one of à gown unduly when covered with bloom. Either and spreading stam The боре is ‘lightly 
which are cultivat CU PEE. TE 1 Y i tip of the 
Sensitive plant, and rs like those of growing stocks. It is Laing i graceful plant, as to han y 
dealbata. It is a better plant for cultivation in е Ed pod in rac hanging from the sti эзы Аё: ace at the tip of the style. 
this country than either of those here mentioned, Ros of the pen pete of feathery ig Scilla which at first sight is mos 
i rms shapely specimen and is very leg likely to be confused with the Chionodoxas is 
i a pair ot prominent ribs instead of a single mid- 
- rib The flowers are on taillike spikes about QU 
ike as the other у 
This also is sometimes among the s Boy 
pring flow 
sent to this country in spring from the South 
ce. 
e genus Acacia is one of the largest known 
. Very floriferous t th E 
: c ongst the easiest cult: 
vated of all menos plants. In some species 
К А uro; 
E^. op is of an айу diftoreit 
E growth, having acid leaves, a drooping habit, 
Fi бы one 
Fic, 68.—ACACIA RETINODES. 
1 ire of a TOT t 
abe е ype” e» saat adult cig ale р THE BULB | GARDEN. Ab Nin eg hd mot, apparently, эса рып 
inches mg. The 5 "она ae w well 
ой. flower, are © song ean ae ME SCILLAS, CHIONODOXAS AND. produces three a the 
very x. light green colour, which contrasts CHIONOSCILLAS. Deni D arian 
slightly s ing = gated is v te ке Waar) is the difference between a Scilla and whereas those of a Chionodoxa all stand - 
back alt Rowans i , bailes, copi ood ri ре іоподоха Most gardeners know these оп one side of the stem. . 
better if the plants pidge arm powder ds Ls beautiful blue spring cie oy sight, but "ned with bright-blue flowers, in th ae ы А 
ful T. Plants in теа po ts are giri ind would. be е m. which was which, p ТЕК rove of the енд 597 Ss 
. tul, and lend í Бом Е to decide to. which of the two genera ап m s : ; 
tive yous 5 уво ; species ed. n examination of is almost. y as 
à plants for In large pole t shay шакы ice рен арнат flowers ожа. ber wi ir on the ue к 
nea Acacia difference lies. In th Ша the six seg- purple-blue o the” 
pulchella. ^" A eap plot tiful ораи andy ас of the flower aro divided right дон MEN. e at Me bino ei ru is еза Fae 
ma the appearance о! i small Iden balls to, the base, d the "€ the y t S IN -blue o renera are of ither 
of ei' 
= Presents 
vi cloud. or mist = i ; ts Mi. роды for about one- Hybrids 
9269.88 the pist when viewed f “thin. nek thira of tei length, and form a kind of funnel common an than tines between the species 
