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B UK BANK'S BULB CATALOGUE 
Plant six inches deep and two to six inches apart each way in beds, 
or two to six inches apart in rows, which may be one to four feet apart. 
If I should be sold out of any variety here offered, will replace it with 
a better one, of which I have not enough bulbs to offer this season. 
Watsonia (Bugle Lily) 
A genus of sixteen species of bulbous plants, all from the Gape of 
Good Hope, except one from Madagascar. The flowers of the original 
species have scarlet, rose, and white flowers only and bloom from July 
to September. They are very much like Gladioli, having the same 
foliage and a similar conn. The main differences between Watsonias 
and Gladioli are that the Watsonias have regular flowers, while the 
upper and lower petals of Gladioli differ in form and size. Great 
interest was aroused some years ago when the "White Watsonia" 
(W. Andernei) was introduced. This was found by Mr. H. W. Anderne, 
a banker, some eighty miles from Capetown, in a bog amongst thou- 
sands of the dull rose pink variety. This grows three to four feet high, 
bearing a dozen or more pure white blooms to each stalk. The purity 
of its color makes it especially valuable for floral work. Treat Wat- 
sonias exactly like Gladiolus, though the bulbs are slightly more sensi- 
tive to drying too much. Can be planted at any season if dormant. 
From July to November are the best months to move them. 
Walsonias— The Old at the Left, the New al the Right 
