YELTHEIMIA — WACHE^POBFIA. 



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VELTHEIMIA. 



A considerable genus of strong-growing Cape bulbs, 

 of little beauty, but remarkable for the duration of their 

 period of blooming. They are strictly greenhouse bulbs, 

 and should be grown in sandy loam. They flower in 

 winter, and require complete rest in summer. Propaga- 

 tion by seeds ; the bulbs rarely make offsets. 



YIEUSSEUXIA. 

 See Morsea, Page 235. 



WACHENDOKFIA. 



A genus of strong-growing Cape bulbs, with showy 

 flowers, yery unlike those of most of the kinds of bulbous- 

 rooted plants. The Wachendorfias can, in fact, scarcely 

 be called bulbous plants, although they are generally 

 classed with these plants in trade catalogues, and are 

 propagated by bulb-like offsets. They bloom in summer, 

 and their Ixia-like flowers are very showy. 



W. brevifolia. — Differing from the^ other species 

 in having evergreen leaves. It must, however, have a 

 season of rest. The stem is not more than a foot high, 

 and the panicle is large and full of flowers. The flowers 

 are of a very singular color, and without fragrance. 

 The leaves are short and very broad, with deep folds. 

 This species is worth growing, notwithstanding the 

 dingy hue of the flowers, from their abundance, and the 

 compact habit of growth of the whole plant. The lover 

 of neutral tints would see much in this flower to admire. 



WATSONIA. 



A large genus of half-hardy Cape of Good Hope 

 bulbs formerly included in Gladiolus, to which some of 

 the species are nearly allied. They are all tall-growing, 

 showy flowers, requiring the same treatment as the Glad- 

 iolus (Page 116). The flowers are generally very showy, 



