152 RESEDA ODORATA RICHARDIA iETHIOPICA. 



seda should be shifted as often as the pots are filled 

 with roots. The noonday sun will sometimes turn 

 the foliage yellow. 



Parsons Neiv White Mignonette, nearly white ; the flowers are 

 larger and the plant much more vigorous than the old sort. 



Reseda Ameliorata, quite distinct from the old large flowered 

 variety, its foliage and flowers are much larger; the plant is of 

 pyramidal growth and attains a large size. 



R. odorata, Sweet Mignonette, is a fine large flowered variety. 



RICHARDIA ^ETHIOPICA. 



(CALLA LILY.) 



This well known and highly esteemed plant was 

 named by Kunth, one of Humboldt's assistants, in 

 honor of L. C. Richard, a celebrated French bota- 

 nist. It is native of the Cape of Good Hope where 

 it was first discovered in 1 73 1 . It is also often 

 called the Easter Lily on account of its flowers be- 

 ing so much used at the commemoration of the 

 resurrection. The Calla is worthy of cultivation for 

 the stateliness and symmetry of its foliage alone ; 

 its dark shining leaves are borne with a royal grace. 

 Its lily-like flowers, a cream-white spathe, enclos- 

 ing a golden colored spadix is the gem of any 

 collection. It endures much ill treatment and 

 never fails to give a rich reward for proper care. 



SOIL, WATERING, PROPAGATION AND GENERAL CARE. 



The Calla grows best in in a soil composed large- 



