338 BULBOUS-EOOTBD FLOWEES. 



and require to be kept over ■winter in a dry place, free from frost, 

 and out of tiie reach of mice. They should not be planted until 

 the ground has become warm in spring, and then set about three 

 inches deep in soil that is deep, light, and rich. They show to 

 best advantage planted in clumps or masses. The flowers are 

 very pretty and brilliant, each lastitig only for a day, but renewed 

 by a succession of blooms for several weeks. They appear in 

 August and September. In October, when the frost has killed 

 the foUage, the bulbs should be taken up, thoroughly dried, and 

 stowed away in dry sand. 



Pavonia. — ^The flowers of this species are of the richest scar- 

 let, variegated with bright yellow and spotted with dark brown. 



ConcMflora.- — ^This species produces rich, orange-colored 

 flowers, variegated with light yellow and spotted with black. 



Tuberose. — PoUauthes Tubero^a. — One of the most deli- 

 ciously scented and lovely of aU our flowers, blooming ia the end 

 of summer and throughout the autumn. It has but to be seen 

 to be admired, and no one who has once enjoyed its exquisite 

 perfume wiU ever willingly be deprived of it in its season. One 

 flower win fill the whole room with its fragrance, and no bouquet, 

 from August to Christmas, is complete without it. Being a 

 native of India, it requires plenty of warmth, and will not endure 

 frost, yet it is of simple culture when once its requirements are 

 understood. 



In the first place, the proper time to obtain the tubers is in 

 October, before they have had time to become iajured by improper 

 treatment. Those grown ia America are just as good as the 

 imported, hence there, is no necessity of looking to Europe any 

 longer for a supply.. Having procured the tubers, keep them dry 

 and warm until they are wanted for planting. If they are kept 

 ia a temperature below 50° the flower germ wiU decay, and 

 though the bulb may appear sound outwardly and throw out an 

 abundance of leaves, it wiU never flower. Those who have green- 

 houses can keep them alongside the flue, those who have not 

 must store them in some warm room where they wiU be kept at a 



