HENDERSON'S BULB CULTURE. 



of the kinds may also be planted out in a warm 

 border in spring, where they will flower, and if 

 the season be favorable will renew their bulbs in 

 time to be taken up before the appearance of frost, 

 and ripened off for another season. Dormant 

 bulbs of the finest varieties may generally be had 

 from September to May. A. Belladonna, the 

 Belladonna Lily bears immense heads of white, 

 sweet-scented flowers heavily striped with pink, 

 flowering late in the fall. It should be potted or 

 or planted in August or September, and will 

 flower shortly afterwards. It is perfectly hardy 

 south of Washington. 



AMORPHOPHALLUS RIVIERI. 



(Umbrella Arum.) 



A very remarkable and showy plant closely al- 

 lied to Arum, with palm-like foliage spreading in 

 the shape of an umbrella, the stem is marbled 

 with brown and white ; a desirable plant for a 

 single specimen or group on a lawn. It should 

 be planted out in May, about four inches deep, 

 and housed in a warm place on the advent of 

 frost. It requires abundance of water while grow- 

 ing rapidly. Dormant tubers may be procured 

 November to May. 



ANEMONE (Wind Flower.) 



The varieties of A. coronaria form a most bril- 

 liant group of spring-flowering plants, producing 

 enormous quantities of bloom of every shade of 

 color, both double and single, and of very varied 

 form. Though hardy south of Washington, they 

 are not entirely so in this latitude, but if planted 

 in September or October, about two inches deep 

 and protected by a cold frame in winter, they will 

 flower magnificently in spring. The tubers, how- 

 ever, keep well over winter, and may be planted 

 out in spring for summer blooming. The varieties 

 of A. coronaria in company with A.fulgens and 

 its double variety, if placed five or seven in a five 

 or six inch pot, plunged out of doors or in a cold 

 frame, and brought into the greenhouse from the 

 middle of December onwards, a few at a time, 

 are splendid additions to our winter flowering 

 bulbs. Dormant tubers are in season from Sep- 

 tember to May. 



ANOMATHECA. 



A. cruenta, the best known species, is an Ixia- 

 like dwarf, bulbous plant, which, though hardy 

 further South, is not entirely so here, but may be 

 wintered over with success in a cold frame. If 

 grown in a rich, sandy loam, in four or six inch 

 pots of from six to a dozen bulbs each, it speedily 

 forms a dense and graceful mass of foliage bear- 

 ing many showy and beautiful spikes of bloom. 

 By keeping it dormant, say to the end of March, 

 placing it out of doors during summer, and taking 

 it in when in blossom, it may be had in full dis- 

 play as late as October, at which season its spring- 

 like flowers are doubly welcome. Dormant bulbs 

 maybe had from September till March. 



ANTHOLYZA. 



A very showy and stately group of half-hardy 

 bulbs with the appearance of the Gladiolus. They 

 are hardy south of Washington, and can be grown 

 here with the protection of a cold frame or pit, or 

 if dried off in the fall and wintered over, they may 

 be planted out in the spring, flowering from July 



to September, and will be found very useful for 

 grouping in beds or shrubberies, their brilliant 

 long tubular flowers and tall spikes of bloom ren- 

 dering them very effective also for cut flowers. 

 Dormant bulbs may be procured from September 

 to May. 



ARISJEMA. 



A division of the Arum family, not much grown 

 but of real merit, their flowers are at once beauti- 

 ful, strange, and very interesting. They are 

 easily grown in any good soil, and make pretty 

 house plants, flowering in June and July. A. 

 triphyllum, the native Indian Turnip, belongs to 

 this genus. 



APIOS. 



Ground-Nut. 

 Wistaria. 



Tuberous 



A. tnberosa, the only species, is an elegant 

 climbing plant, bearing large clusters of brownish- 

 purple, sweet-scented flowers in July. The tubers, 

 which are edible, may be planted anytime in spring, 

 the earlier the better, and as they are perfectly 

 hardy, they require no further attention. Dor- 

 mant tubers may be procured from November to 

 May. 



ARUM. 



Of this large family only a few are in cultiva- 

 tion. They are all curious, mostly tender plants, 

 and when grown in pots should be repotted in a 

 rich, sandy loam in March or just before they 

 begin to grow. They are all late spring and sum- 

 mer bloomers, and in the fall, when the leaves 

 have died off, only enough water should be given 

 during winter to keep the soil slightly moist. Dor- 

 mant tubers may be had from November to May. 



ASTILBE JAPONICA. (See Spiraea.) 



BABIANA. (Baboon Root.) 



A charming genus of bulbs from the Cape of 

 Good Hope, with leaves of the darkest green, 

 thickly covered with downy hairs, and bearing 

 showy spikes of flowers varying in color from the 

 richest crimson to the brightest blue, many of them 

 being sweet-scented. As they are not hardy north 

 of Washington, they should have the protection 

 of a cold frame and be planted in October about 

 four inches deep and the same distance apart, 

 surrounding them with an inch or so of sand. For 

 pot culture, five or six bulbs in a five inch pot, in 

 a rich, sandy loam will make lovely and useful 

 specimen plants. Do not water much till growth 

 commences, and keep the plants near the glass 

 until ready to remove to the greenhouse or sitting- 

 room. Dormant bulbs may be had from October 

 till February. 



BEGONIAS, TUBEROUS. 



The wonderful beauty of this class of Begonias 

 and its adaptability to almost all situations, has 

 made it a general favorite for summer decoration, 

 and they are now being used by thousands ^ for 

 bedding purposes. For this purpose, in variety 

 and brilliancy of color, they are unsurpassed, 

 while grown in pots or baskets for house or con- 

 servatory decoration they are simply grand, and 

 fill a long-felt want. In starting the tubers for 

 out-door culture, they should be planted in pots 

 or shallow boxes in March or April, using a mix- 



