BULBS 141 
Wawa canna or the vermilion Brenchleyensis glad- 
iolus—in a rather bold garden grouping and let 
there be none other in sight. The effect will be 
a revelation if you are addicted to the variety 
habit. Or try two varieties harmonized or con- 
trasted; for a striking violet and yellow combina- 
tion plant the Blue Jay and Sulphur King gladioli 
side by side. 
Two of the most graceful and colorful summer- 
flowering bulbs, the African corn lily (Ixia) and 
the monbretia, are nominally hardy with protec- 
tion—the latter has stood the test well up in 
New England, but north of Washington it is best 
to plant the bulbs in the spring and take them up 
in autumn. Ixias and the closely allied sparaxis 
have strange color combinations, even seagreen 
with a black center. Plant by named varieties; 
a mixture is horrible. Monbretias run the whole 
gamut of vermilion, orange and yellow shades. 
These also ought to be planted by named varieties. 
The new hybrids cost more than the old, but have 
larger blossoms. 
The great white summer-flowering hyacinth 
(Galtonia, or Hyacinthus, candicans) is treated 
the same way in the North. Being white, it fits 
anywhere. ‘Try it with the scarlet Gladiolus 
Brenchleyensis, or one of the primrose or violet 
Groff hybrids, instead of using two varieties of 
gladioli. The height is about three feet, but this 
is doubled in favorable circumstances. 
The white bugle lily (Watsonia ardernei), from 
