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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
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of the hexangular Camellias. The colour is a bright orange, densely spotted with 
blackish-purple spots. 
We are indebted to Gr. F. Wilson, Esq., of Weybridge, for the specimen 
figured, and which was exhibited by him on the 3rd of August last, at a meeting 
of the Royal Horticultural Society, when it received a First-Class Certificate. 
The bulbs were, we believe, imported from Japan by Mr. Bull. 
There are some other remarkably fine varieties of the Tiger Lily worthy of 
especial notice. One of these is the L. tigrinum Fortunei , introduced by Mr. 
Fortune from China, and cultivated by Messrs. Standish and Co. This is remark- 
able for its vigorous growth, and its immense head of flowers, which branches out 
in three successive series from the main stem, by which the blooming season is 
much prolonged. Another is the L. tigrinum splendens , introduced to public 
notice by M. Van Houtte, and which in its taller stature and ample branching 
inflorescence bears considerable resemblance to the var. Fortunei; but is said 
to differ somewhat in colour, and in the fewer and more prominent spots on the 
perianth. Both are grand additions to the group of hardy bulbous plants.—T. M. 
OKNITIIOGALUM THYRSOIDES ALBUM. 
CqpHIS bulbous plant is deserving of extensive cultivation. The flower- 
stems rise to from 2 ft. to 8 ft. in height, the white flowers with a bronze- 
yellow centre forming a fine thyrse-like spike, opening from the bottom 
upwards, and having sometimes as many as 300 to 400 flowers or upwards 
on each spike. When cut they will keep in beauty for some weeks, in water. It 
is a native of Natal, and should be grown in the greenhouse. A compost of one- 
half peat and one-half loam, with a little sand, suits it well. The bulbs should 
be started in February, and be regularly watered as they require it. They will 
commence flowering in May, and will last for several weeks in bloom, well repay¬ 
ing the little labour bestowed on them. When they have done flowering, 
watering should be continued until the foliage begins to fall, when it should be 
gradually discontinued. After the foliage has all died off, the plants should be 
stored away under the stage or in any other convenient place where they will be 
safe from frost, until the following January, when they should be put on the 
stage, and watering should be again resumed.—M. Saul, Stourton Park. 
SOLANUM CILIATUM. 
[RNAMENTAL as are many of the species of Solanum , either in their foliage, 
their flowers, or their fruit, there are few which are more decidedly so than 
our present subject, which has been introduced from Porto Rico, by the 
Messrs. Carter and Co., of Holborn. Its great attraction as a garden 
plant will be found in its brilliantly-coloured fruits, which are nearly round, as 
large as a small Tangierine orange, and of an intense clear minium-scarlet colour. 
The plant is said to be an annual, or at least to be amenable to the treatment 
of annuals, and no doubt, like its congeners, requires liberal treatment. 
