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broad and 10-30 flowers in an umbel on 

 top of a scape 1-2 ft. long. The slender 

 purple perianth tube is about ^ in. long, 

 while the ovate or oblong spreading seg- 

 ments are about 3 times the length. The 

 variety lactea (better known in gardens as 

 Hesperocordum lacteum) is more slender 

 than the type, and has umbels of white 

 flowers striped with green behind. The 

 form known as lilacina has larger white 

 flowers than lactea, suffused with lilac. 

 Culture do. as above. 



B. ixioides {Ornithogalum ixioides ; 

 Calliprora lutea). — Pretty Face. — A 

 beautiful species having 2-3 narrow linear 

 fleshy leaves, and scapes 1-2 ft. long 

 with umbels of 10-20 bright yellow 

 flowers 1-3 in. long, the oblong segments 

 longer than the tube being keeled with 

 green, while the short filaments are 

 furnished with a broad wing on each side. 

 The variety erecta is a fine form with 

 large clear yellow flowers of great sub- 

 rstance, lasting a long time in perfection. 



Culture dc. as above. 



B. laxa (Milla and Triteleia laxa). 

 A very pretty and showy species with 

 narrow linear leaves, and scapes 1-2 ft. 

 long, surmounted by umbels containing 

 10-30 or more pale or dark violet flowers, 

 about 1^ in. long, with segments shorter 

 than the funnel-shaped tube. The variety 

 splendeiw is an improvement on the type, 

 having stouter scapes and larger heads of 

 blossom of a soft pale blue or pinkish- 

 purple. 



Culture dc. as above. 



B. Leichtlini [Milla Leichtliiii). — A 

 pretty species native of the Chilian Andes. 

 It has narrow linear leaves, and in March 

 produces its slightly scented pure white 

 flowers with a greenish band down the 

 centre of the segments. Only a few large 

 blossoms are borne on each umbel. 



Culture dc. as above. 



B. multiflora (B.parviflora). — A pretty 

 species with 6-20 pale blue rather small 

 flowers in an umbel on long scapes. 

 There are 3 perfect stamens and 3 lance- 

 shaped entire staminodia. 



Culture dc. as above. 



B. Orcutti. — This distinct and recently 

 introduced species has linear flattish leaves 

 and stout scapes 1 ft. or more in length, 

 each carrying umbels of 5-15 or more 

 bright lilac flowers over 1 in. in 

 •diameter, with 3 fertile stamens and 3 



staminodia reduced to small triangular 

 scales. 



Culture dc. as above. 



B. peduncularis {Milla and Triteleia 

 jieduncularis) . — This is related to -B. laxa, 

 but has finer long-stalked flowers of a 

 beautiful porcelain-white varying to rosy- 

 purple, each f-1 in. long, forming large 

 loose umbels 1-2 ft. across. Perfect 

 stamens 6. This is a very free and 

 vigorous species and makes a fine show 

 when grown in large masses. 



Culture dc. as above. 



B. Purdyi. — This is a new and very dis- 

 tinct dwarf species, having beautiful rosy- 

 purple or lilac flowers, with spreading and 

 recurved segments, each of which has a 

 central line of violet. 



Culture dc. as above. 



B. rosea. — A pretty dwarf species with 

 roundish leaves and scapes 3-6 m. long, 

 carrying 5-8 rosy-red or pinkish-purple 

 flowers, less than 1 in. long, in an 

 umbel. Fertile stamens 3, with dilated 

 filaments, staminodia 3, white, strap- 

 shaped. 



Cidture dc. as above. 



B. sellowiana. — A very distinct and 

 handsome species about 6 in. high, native 

 of Uruguay. It has narrow deeply chan- 

 nelled grass-like leaves tapering to a 

 point, mostly very much recurving and 

 usually with the convex side uppermost. 

 The solitary sweet-scented flowers are 

 about If in. across, of a uniform beautiful 

 bright golden-yellow, with the exception 

 of a more or less distinct green central 

 keel on the outer surface of the ovate 

 acute segments. 



This charming species is new to 

 cultivation and I have only seen it grovring 

 in a cool greenhouse in which it flowered 

 profusely during the month of January. 

 The flowers have a sweet fragrance, and 

 open only in the middle of the day when 

 the sun is shining. Mention is made of 

 it here because it is likely to prove quite 

 hardy out of doors, at least in the milder 

 parts of the kingdom. It should be 

 gro^vn in large masses to produce an 

 effect, as each scape only bears one 

 flower. As a contrast to B. uniflora it 

 would be attractive. 



B. stellaris.— A fine but rather rare 

 species having roundish leaves and 3-6 

 reddish-purple, varying to deep blue, 

 flowers in an umbel, borne by scapes only 



