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and on another border are several others of the more tender members 

 of the genus. 



Oxalis. — ^Many South African and no doubt other tuberous species 

 can be grown in the narrow borders at the foot of hot-house walks. 

 0. purpurata ( = 0. Bowieana) is one of the finest. 0. incarnata is 

 good, so also a plant I have known as 0. rosacea, which makes a 

 charming edging in flower. 0. Smithii is choice but rare. 



Lapeyrousia cruenta, Oape Colony. — This is the old Anomatheca 

 cruenta, a charming Irid, with bright red flowers. It comes up from 

 seed and can be one of the most attractive of weeds. L. grandiflora, 

 from Delagoa Bay, is, I believe, rather hardier than the last. It 

 succeeds well in the plant-house borders. 



Lycoris squamigera {Bot. Mag. t. 7547), Japan and China. — In 

 colour and habit this resembles Amaryllis Belladonna. It is a very fine 

 bulb and flourishes against the south wall of Palm House. In the 

 same position also are L. Sprengeri and L. incarnata. 



Pancratium illyricum and P. maritimum, South Europe. — Nearly, 

 if not quite, hardy, but in any case do well against a plant-house wall. 



Sauromatum guttatum {Bot. Mag. t. M65), Himalaya. — Sold as 

 ' Monarch of the East ' ; this is the tuber offered to produce its flowers 

 without soil on a mantelshelf. It is an Aroid of considerable interest 

 and beauty, and does well in the border by Tropical Fern House, 

 flowering freely in May. 



Schizostylis coccinea, South Africa. — A very showy Irid, with 

 crimson flowers produced in winter. It will succeed on any warm 

 border, but for the protection of its flowers glass is desirable. It is 

 known as ' Crimson Flag ' and ' Kaffir Lily. ' 



Sprehelia formosissima {Bot. Mag. t. 47), Mexico and Guate- 

 mala. — The ' Jacobea Lily, ' well known 'for its splendid crimson- 

 red flower. Here it grows rampantly on the east border of the stove, 

 but does not flower. At Kew I have seen it flowering, and probably 

 it requires a more sunny position. There is a w^hite variety in culti- 

 vation. The type is one of the best of pot bulbs. 



III. Eecommended foe Trial. 



Owing to limited means the following with one or two exceptions 

 have not been tried at Cambridge : 



Nelumhium speciosum {Bot. Mag. t. 3916), Sacred Lotus, 

 North Africa, Asia. — In an ordinary pond at Bagatelle in the Bois de ( 

 Boulogne, on the west side of Paris, this magnificent aquatic has ( 

 grown and flowered for several years in an astonishing way. Since ; 

 the climate of Paris is not exceedingly different from that of London, 

 it is impossible to believe that it could not succeed in some warm : 

 corner of these islands. It is not winter cold that prevents success, ' 

 since it grows in Siberia in lakes where ice is thick every winter, j 

 but difficulty rather rests in the need of a hot summer. For a limited i 

 time it did succeed, I believe, in Dorset, and as one of the most I 

 characteristic and beautiful of plants is worth trial. The rhizomes j 



