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

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

 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 X. Qiearti?iia?ia. 



Besides the species enumerated, there have been introduced 

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



Fig. 214. — KxiPHOFiA aloides geandis. 



Some of the best are Obehsk, 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. 

 Four species are hardy enough for the outdoor garden : 

 L. vernn7?i, white with green spots, flowering in spring ; 

 L. pulchellum, white with green tips, appearing a little later ; 



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