TUBEROUS, BULBOUS, AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS, Continued 
EASTER LILIES [12]. Erabu. A newcomer to the 
Easter Lily family, and improvement on old Hari- 
sii type, being an earlier bloomer and better 
adapted to forcing. 
formosum. Large, white, trumpet-shaped flowers. 
Very fragrant. Summer blooming. 
Harrisii. The old-fashioned Bermuda Easter Lily. 
Tried and proved standard variety, doing well in 
open ground in Florida. 
EUCHARIS [13] amazonica. Amazon Lily. Tropi¬ 
cal. South America. A splendid decorative tub 
subject or it may be planted in a shady nook in 
the garden where the roots will not be disturbed 
often, as the lovely pure white, star-shaped flow¬ 
ers are borne more often when the plants are un¬ 
disturbed and allowed to have plenty of moisture. 
The broad dark green shining leaves also have a 
decorative value. 
GLADIOLUS [14]. All colors in variety. Detailed 
information upon request. 
HEDYCHIUM [15] coronarium. Ginger Lily. Tropi¬ 
cal. Asia. This is very ornamental, both for the 
attractive dark green leaves and heavy terminal 
spikes of pure white, very fragrant, butterfly¬ 
shaped flowers. Thrives in a heavy, moist soil in 
semi-shade and is splendid for around pools in 
protected locations, requiring a minimum amount 
of attention. 
H. flavum. Tropical. India. Not such a vigorous 
grower as the above, yet lovely with its spikes of 
creamy yellow fragrant flowers. 
H. Gardnerianum. Tropical. India. A rather tall- 
growing form with many-flowered spikes of yel¬ 
low flowers with red filaments. Very striking, and 
somewhat more hardy than coronarium. 
HELICONIA [16] Bihai. Wild Plantain. Tropical. 
West Indies. A handsome banana - like plant, 
reaching a height of 10 to 15 feet with lovely 
oval leaves and yellow fiower spikes. Must have 
a protected location with moist, rich soil. 
HEMEROCALLIS [17]. Day Lily. Hardy. Europe 
to Japan. Hardy, summer flowering perennials 
with narrow grass-like leaves. Flowers have a 
wholesome fragrance, and while they are short¬ 
lived, there is a good succession of bloom to each 
stem. Will grow in full sun or partial shade, but 
likes a rather heavy, moist soil. Following are 
the sorts that have proven good for Florida: 
H. florham. Early bloomer and vigorous grower. 
Orange-yellow flowers, 
H. fulva fl.pl. Early summer bloomer. Double bright 
orange-yellow flowers borne very freely. 
H. Gem. Light yellow flowers in June and July. 
H. J. G. Crawford. Also June flowering with large 
clear golden flowers. 
H. Queen of the May. Summer bloomer with lemon- 
yellow flowers. 
H. Thunbergii. Late bloomer with large clear yellow 
flowers on tall stems. 
HYMENOCALLIS [18] caribaea. Spider Lily. Trop¬ 
ical. West Indies. A bulbous evergreen plant 
with long, shining leaves and bearing spikes of 
pure white fragrant, spider-like flowers during the 
summer months. Will thrive in rather poor soil 
without much attention in either the sun or 
shade. 
IRIS [19] hexagona. Blue Flag. Hardy. Native. A 
valuable subject for sunny pools or borders that 
will thrive with little attention and will flower in 
the early spring with large lavender-blue flowers 
with yellow markings. The narrow evergreen 
leaves will blend well with the other planting 
when not in flower. 
MARANTA [20] species. Tropical America. A 
lovely foliage plant with leaves similar in size to 
those of the Ganna but with beautiful markings 
of creamy white on the dark green above and 
flushed purple below. Likes a moist but well- 
drained situation in the shade or partial shade. 
MORAEA [21] iridioides. Natal Lily. Sub-tropical. 
South Africa. This evergreen iris-like plant is 
splendid for sunny borders or around pools, as 
it will thrive in almost any type of soil. Narrow 
leaves in fan-shaped clusters. Flowers that last 
one a day are about three inches across, white 
with yellow and blue markings. 
M. bicolor. Cape Colony. Sub-tropical. Same habit 
of growth as the above but with smaller, flatter 
flowers of a lovely clear yellow, marked with 
brown. 
RENEALMIA [22] species. Tropical. West Indies. 
A ginger-like plant liking a protected place in 
either sun or semi-shade with spikes of yellow 
flowers in red bracts that are very lasting. Re¬ 
cently they have found the seed pods yield dye 
and ink. 
THALIA [23] divaricata. Tropical. Native. An or¬ 
namental bog-plant, growing either right in the 
water or along the edge of pools and streams. 
The banana-like leaves with red midribs are from 
one to three feet high and the flower spikes from 
six to ten feet tall bear bluish-purple flowers dur¬ 
ing the fall months. 
TUBEROSES [24]. Heavily fragrant white flowers 
on strong stems. Summer blooming, but if rested 
in fall will bloom in winter. 
WATSONIA [25]. Resembling closely the gladiolus 
but of more graceful habit, flowers mixed colors 
or pure white. 
XANTHOSOMA [26] bataviensis. Tropical. Trop¬ 
ical America. A very ornamental stemless plant 
that thrives in the shade in rich, moist soil. 
Leaves are rather large, arrow-shaped, dark 
green with purple stems, and veins showing pur¬ 
ple on the under side. 
X. sagittaefolium. Malanga. Tropical. Tropical Amer¬ 
ica. Similar to the above in habit of growth but 
with larger, pale green leaves. Fine for bedding 
or borders in rich soil. 
ZINGIBER [27] officinale. Commercial Ginger. 
Tropical. Asia. An ornamental plant of medium 
height with bright green leaves that is grown 
more as a source of the commercial ginger root. 
These roots may be dug and used for drying or 
preserving at any time. The plant must have a 
shady, fairly rich, moist situation protected from 
the cold. 
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