JUNE. 
167 
They are all inhabitants of marshy ground in the East Indian and 
Polynesian islands, and consequently require a liberal supply of water. 
Where room can be found for its accommodation, a plant of Angiopteris 
is well worth growing, for it certainly is one of the wonders of the 
vegetable world. Delta. 
A FEW RATHER NEW BEDDING PLANTS. 
Those who have not seen Alstrcemeria chilensis when planted in 
masses, can form no idea of its beauty for a large bed on turf. Nothing 
has a richer appearance ; and, as they bloom from July to September, 
they give us a long season of their beauty. They only require that 
their bed rests on a dry porous bottom, to prevent any stagnant wnter 
from lodging near their fleshy roots, and if right in this respect, they 
are not very particular as to soil, but a light sandy loam will suit them 
well. When the stems die down in the autmn, the bed may be covered 
over with dry ashes or sawdust, throwing a little fine earth over to hide 
it. With no protection but this my plants have stood through the past 
winter without injury and are growing vigorously, and will in two or 
three weeks be a mass of bloom of every shade of orange, carmine, 
scarlet, yellow, and pink. 
Hedychium Gardnerianum, flavum, and coronarium : strong plants 
of these, turned out in June, have been known to bloom in September; 
but, whether or not, their noble appearance proves very effective for 
giving an exotic character to particular situations. They should have 
sheltered situations exposed to the sun, and be planted out in leaf-soil, 
sand, and light loam. 
Oxalis Bowiei makes a neat autumn bed. The bulbs should be pre¬ 
served from year to year, and planted in any dry soil in April: they 
will commence blooming in August, and continue till frost destroys 
them. The flowers are a bright rose, and produced in abundance. 
0. floribunda, a smaller growing species, also makes a neat bed or edging. 
Tigridia conchiflora, Wheeleri, and pavonia. These make very 
effective beds. The bulbs require to be planted from March to the 
end of April, in any common garden soil. The flowers are yellow, 
orange, and brown. 
Lilium speciosum and album are fine objects in dry seasons, planted 
in a peat bed, or for mixing with American plants. 
Gladioluses are now so well known as most desirable garden plants, 
that we need not further allude to them. 
For certain situations, or low vases or tazzi, there are very few plants 
superior to the old African Lily (Agapanthus umbellatus). It forms a 
noble bed when it can have plenty of water w^hen growing. 
The old Chimney Campanula (C. pyramidalis) is another favourite 
plant for certain situations. 
Marvel of Peru : This plant is extensively planted on the Continent, 
where it grows freely, and looks well covered with its many-coloured 
flowers. We rarely see it in Britain, where it might be judiciously 
