. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). Fro. 807.—Sanguinaria ccmadensis. (^.) The Blood Root flourishes in a moist loamy soil in somewhat shaded places in the rock-garden or border, and may be increased by division of the root-stocks in early autumn or spring. Seeds may also be sown in pots or pans when fully ripe, or in spring in a cold frame, and should be le
. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). Fro. 807.—Sanguinaria ccmadensis. (^.) The Blood Root flourishes in a moist loamy soil in somewhat shaded places in the rock-garden or border, and may be increased by division of the root-stocks in early autumn or spring. Seeds may also be sown in pots or pans when fully ripe, or in spring in a cold frame, and should be left for a year before transplant- ing, as the roots are so brittle. SAUROMATUM (saura, a lizard; in allusion to the speckled interior of the spathe). Nat. Ord. Aroidese.— A genus containing about half a dozen species of herbaceous perennials having tuberous root-stocks, solitary, deeply divided leaves with long stalks, and somewhat evanescent spathes in the centre of which is the spadix bearing the male and female flowers. The species mentioned below flourish in a warm greenhouse in a compost of light rich sandy loam and peat or leaf-soU, and like plenty of moisture when in growth. They may be increased by offsets from the older tubers. S. guttatum (Arwn veno&vm).— A Himalayan species about 2 ft. high. Fig. 308.—Sauromatum guttatum, sprouting tuber, (i.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Weathers, John, 1867-. London, J. Murray
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