. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. 1 liave endeavoured to get redcolour from Lachenalia pendula (fig. 92) or fromL. rubiJa, but hitherto not one seedling from thesecrossed with other species has flowered. 1have apparently had good seed, but either it hasfailed to germinate, or else the seedlings haveshown no trace whatuver of or L. rubida,probably proving that the cross had not been effected. However, at the present moment somedistinct seedlings give promise of better results. A glance at the varieties illustrated
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. 1 liave endeavoured to get redcolour from Lachenalia pendula (fig. 92) or fromL. rubiJa, but hitherto not one seedling from thesecrossed with other species has flowered. 1have apparently had good seed, but either it hasfailed to germinate, or else the seedlings haveshown no trace whatuver of or L. rubida,probably proving that the cross had not been effected. However, at the present moment somedistinct seedlings give promise of better results. A glance at the varieties illustrated (fig. 91) willdemonstrate the advances made. These seedlingsare free-flowering ; the colours are bright andattractive, the scapes are strong and erect, theflowers distributed all round them and nothanging to one side, the number of flowers hasincreased from twelve to twenty, until they arefrom thirty to forty, the last-named being not anunusual number. Seed should be sown as soon as ripe. It takesfrom three to four months to germinate, and ifkept in a warm house the seedlings remain green. Fig. 93.—LiCHKNALIA AUREA : COLOUR OF FLOWERSRICH APRICOT OR GOLDEN-YELLOW. and continue to grow for eighteen months, or fortwo seasons. After this Lachenalias require verylittle fire-heat; a cool, airy bright house suitsthem best, and they should be grown close to thelight. It is advisable to repot and divide upthe bulbs each year, doing this early in IF. Moore, Botanic Qardens, Glasnevin. [In addition to the illustrations of the newhybrid Lachenalias raised by our valued corres-pondent Mr. Moore, wo take this opportunity toreproduce figures of the species L. aurea, and ofL, pendula var. Aureliana, which latter it is statedwas found originally growing near to the summitof Mont Esterel, Alpes Maritimes, in the South ofFrance in 1H89, a most unlikely position, where,indeed, its presence could only have been acci-dental. It was shown Ijy Mr. C. G. Van Tubergen,of Haavloui, at a mee
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