BULBS FOR SUMMER BLOOMING 79 



dry, frost-proof plaoe until time to replant in spring. 



Tigridias are showy, attractive bulbous plants of 

 the summer garden, requiring the same treatment as 

 montbretias and gladiolas, except that they are the 

 better for starting in warmth, and should be stored 

 in a dry place during winter, as they are somewhat 

 addicted to mold. They are excellent for combining 

 with gladiolas, as they are not sufficiently heavy in 

 foliage and flower to be at their best alone. The 

 large, showy flowers remain open but one day, but 

 each flower is succeeded by another so that blooms 

 have the effect of being far more lasting than they 

 really are. White with violet markings, golden yel- 

 low, golden yellow spotted with crimson, ivory white 

 with yellow center spotted with crimson, and rose- 

 pink with yellow, variegated center are the principal 

 colors, and all are unique and beautiful and well 

 worth a place in the flower garden. They are useful 

 to combine with hardy lilies, as they furnish bloom 

 at a season when these are no longer in evidence; 

 indeed, the chief function of many of our summer- 

 blooming bulbs is to extend the season of bloom of 

 beds devoted to spring or June flowering bulbs and 

 perennials. Requiring little room for growth, they 

 may be interspersed between the roots of the more 

 permanent plants and will benefit from the protec- 

 tion these afford from the summer sun and drought. 



Crinums are among the fbulbs which should be 



