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same process have produced varieties with flowers 

 twice as large as the ordinary, also making the 

 flower-head larger, and the plant a much more 

 rapid multiplier from the bulbs. 



From all this it will appear that the brodiaea 

 is a very interesting plant. As already suggested, 

 it well deserves the attention of some careful 

 experimenter, who might develop certain strains 

 for flowers and others for bulbs. Plants that are 

 of interest both to the lover of flowers and to the 

 vegetable gardener have exceptional claims on 

 the plant developer. 



Other Neglected Lilies 



There are two allied tribes of plants known as 

 Bloomeria and Brevoortia, respectively, that are 

 closely related to the brodiaea, and each of which 

 is of interest. 



The brevoortia is usually called the Floral Fire- 

 cracker, from its green, crimson, and yellow flow- 

 ers. I have grown these plants extensively from 

 seed, to produce new varieties, but the experiments 

 were carried out only to the extent of increasing 

 the yellow and crimson colors. 



I have grown the Bloomeria aurea extensively, 

 and have made minor improvements in it through 

 selection. The plant has a bulb like the brodiaea, 

 growing deep in the earth in dry, sandy places. In 

 the wild state the stalks vary in height, and there 



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