LACHENALIA LANTANA. 



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LACHENALIA. 



The Lachenalia, named in honor of W. de la 

 Chenal, a botanical author, is a native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. It is a genus of bulbous plants 

 seldom attaining a foot in height, with foliage 

 variegated with black. The flowers are pendulous 

 high-colored tubes produced in upright spikes. 

 They bear forcing remarkably well, and may be 

 made to flower at almost any season. 



SOIL, TREATMENT AND VARIETIES. 



The soil best adapted to the growth of these 

 plants is a mixture of peat, or leaf -mold and sand. 



Give them plenty of water while in growth but 

 none during the season of rest 



They thrive in a temperature of 5 5 to 65 or 70 

 degrees. 



They may be increased by offsets of the bulbs, 

 or by seeds. Pot the bulbs in October, rive them 

 the ordinary care, growing them as near the glass 

 as possible, and they will bloom in January and 

 February. 



Lachenalia fragrens, flowers white and red. 



L. Pe?zdiila, flowers white and red. 



L. Qiiadricolor, flowers red, yellow and purple. 



LANTANA. 



Lantana is an ancient name of Viburnum, to 

 which its foliage bears a resemblance. It belongs 

 to the same natural order as the Verbena. The 



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