Bulbs: a treatise on hardy and tender bulbs and tubers . ith Conanthera. The species are ^ teiiella, and trimaculata; the two former bear-ing blue flowers in autumn, the latter in December. UROPETALON. A genus of plants, with flowers of little beauty, growingin light loam, and propagated by offsets. These plants areonly desirable in large collections. U. serotinum is a nativeof Spain. U. longi/olium is from Mozambique. U. glau-cum, fulvum^ and viride are from the Cape of Good Hope. STREPTANTHERA. A genus of Cape bulbs, with showy flowers, now unitedto gladiolus. S. cuprea and eleg
Bulbs: a treatise on hardy and tender bulbs and tubers . ith Conanthera. The species are ^ teiiella, and trimaculata; the two former bear-ing blue flowers in autumn, the latter in December. UROPETALON. A genus of plants, with flowers of little beauty, growingin light loam, and propagated by offsets. These plants areonly desirable in large collections. U. serotinum is a nativeof Spain. U. longi/olium is from Mozambique. U. glau-cum, fulvum^ and viride are from the Cape of Good Hope. STREPTANTHERA. A genus of Cape bulbs, with showy flowers, now unitedto gladiolus. S. cuprea and elegans were the only species. TRITELIA. A very pretty family of American bulbs, with blue orwhite flowers, growing in sandy loam, and blooming in July. 292 TRITELIA. They are very showy plants if well grown, and do well withgreenhouse culture. The species are, — T. laxa. flowers blue, in large umbels. T. vniflora^ flowers sky-blue. This latter species is a verypretty plant when several bulbs are grown in a pot. It hasflowered thus with us very INDEX. INDEX. PAGE achuienes 259 The Culture of 261 List of Species 262 Acis, The 101 Aconite, Winter 233 Albuca, 289 Allium, The 174 Species of 175 Alocasia, The 238 Amaryllis, The 200 Culture of 201 Temperature for 205 Second Flowering of 205 Seedling 206 Belladonna 21, 208 LUTEA 234 Ammocharis, The 258 Androcymbium, The 273 Anemone, The 137 Preparation of Bed 137 Propagation 138 Properties of a Good 138 Varieties . 139 Anisantiius 199 Anomatheca, The 197 Antholyza, The 198 Aphis 56 295 296 INDEX. PAGE APios, The 228 , THE 238 Arrangement of Colors 30 Arum, The 238 ASCLEPIAS, The 228 Atamasco Lily 214 Babiana, The 150 Treatment 150 Species 151 Babys Breath 236 Barnardia, The 289 Belladonna Lily 21, 208 Bellevalia, The 288 Bessera, The 286 Blandfordia, The 274 Bloodroot, The 245 Bravoa, The 274 Brodlea, The 285 Brunsvigia, The 257 Bulb-Bed, Autumn Covering 32 Preparation of 37 • Situation op 31, 36 Bulb-Cases
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