LILY FAMILY 



Woolly Bulb, Bulbocddium virnum, that much resembles a 

 crocus, but is not so good a plant horticulturally. The flowers 

 are rose-purple flecked with white, and bloom before the crocus. 

 Is native to the Mediterranean region. 



Meadow Saffron, Cdlchicum autumnale, produces clusters of 

 crocus-like flowers in August and September, after the coarse 

 foliage has died, as it does in June. To most of us a crocus be- 

 longs to the spring, and we do not especially care for it in mid- 

 summer. 



Japanese Toad Lily, Tricyriis hlrta, is an interesting plant, but 

 recently introduced. It grows to the height of eighteen inches, 

 and in late September and in October produces a profusion of 

 lily-like flowers, cream-white with purplish-brown spots. It 

 needs'a half-shaded location. 



There are a number of native plants — Bellwort, Solomon's 

 Seal, Smilicina, Dog's-tooth Violet, Camass, and Star Grass— all 

 of which have garden value upon occasion, and all are offered 

 by the trade. 



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