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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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handsomest one of the family in flower, but 

 I have not succeeded in blooming it, after 

 several trials. Unlike most bulbs, it is said 

 to require constant moisture, greenhouse treat- 

 ment, with special warmth at the right season. 



L. radiata {Ncrine Japonica of the cata- 

 logues) seems to be the best known Lycoris, 

 many having been imported with other 

 Japanese plants in recent years. 



New Jersey. J. N. Gerard. 



273. The foliage of Hall's amaryllis, which ap- 

 pears in spring, disappears in June, and is succeeded 

 two months later by naKed flowers 



Some Choice Grape Hyacinths 



AMONG the smaller dainty flowers of the 

 bulb season (March-April) the grape 

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 favorites. Unlike many of the smaller bul- 

 bous plants, they are reliable plants in the 

 border, being hardy under all conditions and 

 of fairly rapid increase, both from offsets and 

 seed, which they usually produce. The pic- 



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