30 BULBS AND TUBEKOUS-KOOTED PLANTS. 



the first of October. The flowers of the species are 

 pinkish, or, rather, purplish red, very large, but some- 

 what loose in appearance. In the garden they produce 

 a fine effect, and will stand considerable frost without 

 injury. Of this species there is a florists' variety, Hon- 

 orine Jdbert, which is unequalled in beauty by any 

 autumn flowering plant in the garden. The flowers are 

 large, white, regular and even, with a clear yellow cen- 

 ter ; it is of taller growth than the species, and for a 

 mass in the flower garden is unsurpassed for autumn 

 decoration. (See engraving, Page 29.) 



ANOMATHECA. 



A genus of very pretty South African bulbs belong- 

 ing to the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of 

 their flowers, and for their delicate grass-like foliage. 

 The bulbs should be planted in January, and given a 

 sunny situation in the greenhouse, where they can fully 

 develop their bright green foliage ; if their growth is not 

 checked they will commence flowering in May. 



A. cruenta. — The best species; its brilliant scarlet 

 flowers are produced in succession, on slender stems, the 

 entire season. As a pot plant, there is nothing more 

 showy, but it is useless for any other purpose. It does 

 well in the window garden. 



ANTHOLYZA. 



This genus of Cape bulbs furnishes some very showy 

 flowers, bearing a close resemblance to the Gladiolus, and 

 belongs to the same natural order, Iridacece. The great 

 defect of this bulb is its lack of adaptation, being 

 too large to be grown profitably in the greenhouse, and 

 it is not sufficiently hardy to be grown out of doors. It 

 may well be placed with that large class of plants which 

 are very beautiful but not otherwise desirable. 



