RICHARDIA iETHIOPICA. 



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ly of decayed wood. Peat or leaf-mold enriched 

 with a little well rotted manure is suited to it. 



It requires more water when in growth than 

 almost any other plant — it is well to keep the pots 

 standing in water — and none at all while at rest. 



It is not particular as to temperature, but thrives 

 and blooms best in 70 to 75 degrees. 



The calla is increased by offsets from the roots 

 which should be removed when the plant is re- 

 potted. 



To produce winter bloom, lay the plant on its 

 side in a shady location through the summer 

 months. In September, when its leaves will all 

 have withered, remove the earth from the bulbs by 

 washing, and repot them. Set in a sunny loca- 

 tion, water copiously twice a day and give an ap- 

 plication of liquid fertilizer once a week. It will 

 bloom in November, and one blossom succeed 

 another until June when the plant must have rest. 

 In its native clime it blooms in the wet and rests 

 in the dry season. 



FORCING, INSECTS AND VARIETIES. 



A plant flowers better if grown in a pot by itself 

 though if the bulbs are not large three may be grown 

 in one vessel, separated a number of inches. Two 

 flower buds often rise successively from the same 

 leaf-stalk, the second will appear sooner if the first is 

 not allowed to wither before cutting. The plant 

 should not be removed to a cooler room while 



