like Eremurus robustus, but I can positively 

 promise you a white one that is almo^ identical 

 with Eremurus himaliacus and a perfedtly lovely 

 buffy-gold one that is ^rikingly like Eremurus 

 Bungei. Neither the white nor the buff is as tall 

 as the eremuri, but in every other detail they are 

 exacflly the same. The flowering spears of the 

 asphodels are ju^ as feathery, ju^ as lovely as 

 any member of the eremuri family. I know of a 

 seed house that can supply asphodel seed, that 

 is Farquhar of Bo^on. The seeds are sown ju^ 

 as the seed of the lesser beauties, thinly of course. 

 Then when the seedlings have produced their 

 second pair of leaves, selecTt the short ^urdy 

 ones only for transplanting, giving each little 

 plant three inches of room, either in individual 

 three-inch pots or in another flat. At all events 

 the young asphodels require three inches of space 

 after their fir^ transplanting, and a thin layer 

 of pulverized sheep fertilizer and sand should be 

 du^ed on the surface of the flats or pots. 

 ^ Personally, 1 prefer a flat that will hold about 

 forty to fifty seedlings and when they are trans- 

 planted a second time, then 1 favor pots of 

 sufficient size to take care of my ^urdy young 



