ON HARDY BULBS AND TUBERS. 



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of various shades (2ft.), one of the newest ; K. sarmentosa, a 

 combination of red and yellow (3ft. to 4ft.) ; and K. foliosa, 

 bright yellow, or tinged with red, with a dense raceme ift. long, 

 and with leaves in a dense basal rosette (3ft.). This last is a 

 robust kind, and is the same plant as K. Quartiniana. 



Besides the species enumerated, there have been introduced 

 some lovely hybrids, all worthy the attention of the cultivator. 



Fig. 214. — Kniphofia aloides grandis. 



Some of the best are Obelisk, deep yellow; Star of Baden 

 Baden, bronzy-yellow ; Lachesis, deep yellow ; Triumph, orange ; 

 and Citrina, soft yellow. 



Leucoium (Snowflake).— A small but pretty genus of bulbs. 

 *our species are hardy enough for the outdoor garden : 

 -t-- vernum, white with green spots, flowering in spring ; 

 -t- pulchellum, white with green tips, appearing a little later ; 



