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flowers azure blue; June. T. Jarratti (Santiago), flowers bright orange-scarlet, spotted 

 with yellow at the base of the calyx, petals bright yellow ; June. T. pentaphyllum 

 (Buenos Ayres), flowers purple and vermilion ; and T. tricolorum (Chili), flowers scarlet, 

 black, and orange ; June to October. 



These tuberous-rooted species may be raised by sowing seeds in the spring, in light 

 sandy soil and a temperature of 55° to 65°. Cuttings of the slender, wiry shoots, inserted 

 in sandy soil in a temperature of 55° to 56°, callus and form small tubers the same 

 season, as do also the seedlings. When the foliage of either large or small plants turns 

 yellow late in the summer, water must be withheld and the pots stored away for a few 

 weeks. 



Directly the tubers push their wiry shoots in the spring all ought to be carefully 

 turned out of the soil, keeping a close look out for any small ones, and at once be placed 

 direct in their flowering pots. These must be well-drained. Three large tubers are 

 enough for a 9 -inch pot, and a single large tuber for a 6 -inch size. The soil suitable 

 is a mixture of equal parts of fibrous loam, leaf soil and peat, with silver sand added. 

 Bury the large tubers not less than 2 inches deep in the soil. We 'have seen some 

 placed 6 inches deep with advantage, as roots issue from the underground stems. Ar- 

 range the pots in a sunny position in the greenhouse, and for the first few weeks give 

 water very sparingly, as too wet and sour soil is injurious to the young roots. When 

 growing strongly apply water freely, and weak liquid manure is beneficial to the plants 

 when in flower. Train the young shoots frequently, as they have a tendency to coil 

 round each other, thus spoiling the plants. 



ttrceolina. — Species of this small genus of bulbous-rooted South American plants 

 are frequently found growing in hot-houses or plant stoves, whereas they succeed 

 equally well in a warm greenhouse, where they would be more appreciated. TJ. latifolia 

 produces umbels of yellowish red flowers in September; U. miniata flowers in August 

 and September, colour cinnabar-red or scarlet ; while the best-known species, U. pendula 

 (Fig. 112), produces umbels of drooping yellow and green flowers in June. The treat- 

 ment necessary corresponds in all particulars with what has been recommended for 

 Amaryllis, see page 289, Vol. I. 



VALLOTA. 



The popular " Scarborough Lily," Y. purpurea, is to be met with in nearly every 

 garden where greenhouse plants are grown, but, unfortunately, not always in the best 



