ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
white; Moorei variegatum, leaves variogated; Powelli, rose, summer, 3 ft., hybrid; 
oo Sane fae - Powell rubrum, red, 
. HS: ©. longifoliu: Syn. O. i z - 5. 
Africa; longifolium album, hits, epee See ne Pave) ere ere 
Crithmum (Samphire).—Ord. Umbellifere. Hardy perennial 
herb. Leaves eel for pickling ie 
_, CULTURE : Soil, sandy. Position, shady border. Sow seeds thinly 
in bed of ordinary sandy soil in March. Not an easy plant to grow 
away from the seashore. 
Bt CULTIVATED: O. maritimum, white, summer, 1 ft., Seashores of 
Crocosmia.—Ord. Iridacew. Hardy bulbous-rooted flowering 
plants. First introduced 1846. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, light, rich, sandy. Position, well- 
drained south border. Plant bulbs, Sept. or Oct., 6in. deep & 4in. 
apart, surrounding each bulb with an inch of sand & protecting during 
winter with a covering of dry leaves or ashes. Lift and replant every 
three years, 
POT CULTURE: Compost, equal parts turfy loam, peat, leaf-mould 
& silver sand. Position, cold frame or groenhouse. Pot, Oct., placing 
six bulbs 1 in. deep in a 5 in. pot, well drained, with an inch of decayed 
cow manure over drainage. Water when new growth commences, after- 
wards keep moderately moist until foliage dies down, then keep dry. 
Propagate by seeds sown } in. deep in well-drained pans or boxes filled 
with sandy soil in cold greenhouse in Sept. or Oct.; offsets in Oct. 
_ SPEOIES CULTIVATED: C. aurea, orange red, summer, 2 ft., 8. Africa; aurea 
imperialis, orange red, 4 ft. 
Crocus.—Ord. Iridacew. Hardy bulbous flowering plants. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, light, rich. Position, margins of beds 
or borders or in grass plots & lawns, open or in shade, for common 
sorts; sunny, well-drained beds, or on rockeries, for rare & choice 
kinds. Plant Pane towers species & varieties in Oct., Nov., or 
Dec.; autumn-flowering species in Aug. & Sept. Depth & distance: 
Common kinds, 3in.; choice & rare sorts, 2in. Leave corms undis- 
turbed for four or five years, unless their place is wanted for other 
plants. Lift when necessary in June or July, drying corms in sun & 
storing in cool room till planting time. Foliage should not be removed 
until it turns yellow. 
CULTURE IN GRASS: Bore holes 3 in. deep and 2 in. apart, insert 
a corm in bottom of each, then fill up with ordinary soil; or lift turf, 
fork up soil below, add a little bonemeal, place bulbs thereon & replace 
turf. Grass should not be cut till foliage turns yellow. 
POT CULTURE: Compost, light, rich, sandy soil. Position, 3 or 
5in. pot, or four in a 3 in. size, in Oct., Nov., or Dec. After potting, 
place pots in cold frame or under a wall & cover with cinder ashes till 
growth begins, then remove to greenhouse, etc. Water freely when 
‘owth begins; give less as foliage fades. Corms of uo use for flower 
ing second time in pots, but may be planted out in garden. To force, 
place in temp. 55° to 65° in Dec. or Jan. . 
Propaeate by seeds sown fin. deep & lin. apart in light sandy soil 
in cold frame in Sept., Oct., or Nov., transplanting seedlings in Aug. of 
second year ; offsets removed from old corms in July or Aug. & replanted 
2in. deep & 2in. apart at same time. Seedling corms flower when three 
& four years old. 
SPECIES OULTIVATED: 0. aureus, yellow, Feb., 8.E. Europe; alatavicus, 
white, Feb., Siberia; asturicus, violet, autumn, Spain; Balansx, orange-yellow, 
March, Asia Minor; banaticus, white and purple, March, Hungary; biflorus 
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