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that one cannot conscientiously recommend them as greenhouse 

 subjects. Light sandy soil suits them whether they are grown in 

 pots or w^ell drained, sunny borders. In some southern gardens 

 a place may be found for them at the foot of a w^all, in a position 

 like that advised for the Belladonna Lily. April is the month for 

 planting, and 3 inches is a suflScient depth for the bulbs. Dry 

 leaves make a suitable winter covering for Tigridias grown out 

 of doors. 



Pavonia, orange, yellow, Pringlei, scarlet, orange, 

 and crimson. Numeroas and crimson, 



varieties, ranging from violacea, rosy pui^ple, ten- 

 white to deep yellow. der. 



Cbapter £ — Criteleias* 



Ranging from only 3 inches in aurea to If feet in laxa, these 

 Liliaceous plants are eminently suitable for such narrow w^arm 

 borders as are frequently to be found at the foot of a greenhouse 

 wall. ^ The position must be a sunny one, and the soil light, if 

 the highest success is to be obtained. This advice is all the 

 more necessary because in w^et winters the bulbs are very liable 

 to decay if the soil be heavy. Moreover, in a retentive soil the 

 bulbs do not ripen properly after the leaves have died down, 

 and consequently flowers are either absent or poor the following 

 season, provided the plant survives at all. Lifting and planting 

 must be done w^hen the bulbs are quite at rest ; the stronger 

 growlers will naturally require a little more room than the dwarf 

 ones, but in all cases a depth of 3 inches will be ample. 



aurea, yellow. uniflora, lilac, 



laxa, blue. 



Chapter £f — Crltonias* 



In this we have another genus of Cape bulbs, closely related 

 both to the Ixias and Sparaxis on the one hand and to the 

 Montbretias and Crocosmias on the other. Triton ias are less hardy 

 than Ixias, and, except in the summer months, must have frame or 

 greenhouse protection ; in every other respect the advice given for 

 Ixias should be follow^ed. Mixed varieties, ^ as now^ supplied by 

 the leading bulb dealers, will meet the requirements of most folk, 

 but for those w^ho desire named sorts the following is a good 

 selection : — 



Bella, blush. Eleonore, buff, 



crocata, orange. Laura, salmon, 



elegans, orange cerise. speciosa, orange scaiiet. 



