. Rawson's garden manual / Rawson & Achimenes AMARYLLIS In order to obtain fine specimens, the followingmethod should be followed: On receipt of the bulbsthey should be placed where they will be always slightlymoist and warm, under the benches of a greenhouse,for example; do not pot the bulbs before the flower-budappears. When just potted give very little water, andpromote growth by giving moderate bottom heat; in-crease the supply of water as the plants progress. Veryoften the mistake is made of bulbs being potted up tooearly; the consecjuence is that leaf-growth only ismade. The pr
. Rawson's garden manual / Rawson & Achimenes AMARYLLIS In order to obtain fine specimens, the followingmethod should be followed: On receipt of the bulbsthey should be placed where they will be always slightlymoist and warm, under the benches of a greenhouse,for example; do not pot the bulbs before the flower-budappears. When just potted give very little water, andpromote growth by giving moderate bottom heat; in-crease the supply of water as the plants progress. Veryoften the mistake is made of bulbs being potted up tooearly; the consecjuence is that leaf-growth only ismade. The proper soil for Amaryllis is turfy loam en-riched with rotten manure. Each. major (Belladonna Lily). White, tipped rose; large and handsome.^ 15 $1 50Belladonna rosea perfecta. New. Anexquisite clear pink variety of great sub-stance. This variety was exhibited lastspring at Horticultural Hall, Boston, where it created quite a sensation 50 5 00 Formosissima (Jacobsean Lily). Dark crim-son, open flower, lower petals 10
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