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plants; but the great point is to begin destroying 80 soon as they make their 
appearance. . 
Gynerium argenteum Pam hardy. 
A grass in growth and bloom very dh like the New Zealand toe-toe. 
It blooms in winter, and the flower has a bright silver hue, very graceful in 
appearanee. 
m yon East Indies hardy. 
Viletior of the aad flower. Though coming from a tropical climate, 
they have grown and bloomed here for several years. The latter has a most 
powerfully scented flower, and blooms very freely. They are nearly herb- 
aceous in winter ; the stem that blooms is thrown up fresh every year. 
Phlox herbacea, varieties all hardy. 
These are very beautiful flowering plants, and well worthy of cultivation, 
about which there is little difficulty. They are fond of rich soil. 
Yucca gloriosa — North America hardy. 
„ crenulata Missouri » 
, aloifolia » 
„ filamentosa 
Adam’s needle—very ornamental in garden when grown as dadi plants. 
Yucca gloriosa is the only one that has as yet bloomed with me. I haye now 
another variety—aloifolia—just going to bloom. 
FLOWERING BULBS. 
Amaryllis johnsonii Hybrid hardy. 
3 virgata ” » 
» vittata Cape of Good Hope p 
»  Jormosissima North America » 
35 Si ulgida l i ” 
» magnifica Hybrid » 
»  vallota purpurea Cape of Good Hope » 
5 blanda Hybrid r 
"n belladonna *» » 
» Nerine sinensis Japan n 
» X aulioa Brazil » 
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» Spit 
and other varieties. 
These are all very handsome flowering bulbs, and thrive well in this 
country, not requiring to be taken up every year for protection against 
frost. I find the best mode of cultivating them to be, to plant them in 
front of Camellia beds, and only move them once in four years, to divide 
them: a little old manure put over them, when they have died down in 
winter, will keep the soil rich enough; their brilliant flowers will amply 
repay cx fe trouble bestowed on them. 
m scabrum ; . Azores hasty, 
