. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. BULBOUS PLANTS. 337 single species in each, case, and although they have been cultivated for a considerable number of years in the gardens of this country, the progress made by selection was slow until their improvement was taken in hand by the London nurserymen, who, by the judicious intercrossing of selected varieties, have rendered the original types of at least Primula Chinensis and Cyclamen Persicum no longer worthy of cultivation alongside their more favoured off- spring. BULBOUS PLANTS. By William G-oldring. Wemastylus.—These are lovely North Am
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. BULBOUS PLANTS. 337 single species in each, case, and although they have been cultivated for a considerable number of years in the gardens of this country, the progress made by selection was slow until their improvement was taken in hand by the London nurserymen, who, by the judicious intercrossing of selected varieties, have rendered the original types of at least Primula Chinensis and Cyclamen Persicum no longer worthy of cultivation alongside their more favoured off- spring. BULBOUS PLANTS. By William G-oldring. Wemastylus.—These are lovely North American Irids, but as they belong only to the warmer re- gions, they re- quire protec- tion and care. There are three species, the best known being X. a cut us, called also X. geminijlor a, having large lilac- blue flowers ; the others are N. purpureas, and the beautiful X. ccelestinus, which has large sky-blue flowers. Nerine,— A beautiful genus com- prising some of the most desirable of all bulbous plants. There are only about a dozen species, but the varieties are numerous. They are all Cape of Good Hope plants, therefore are tolerably hardy; some, indeed, such as the well-known Guernsey Lily (X. Sarniensis), may be grown successfully in the open air in the warmest parts of the country. One of the chief points of value in the Xerincs is that they generally flower throughout the autumn. The colour ranges from the most brilliant scarlet through roses and pinks to the most delicate blush tints. The Guernsey Lily (X. Sarniensis) is the type of the numerous sorts grown in gardens. The foliage is deciduous, and the flower-spikes are terminated by 94 a dense head of erect flowers, varying a good deal in colour, and on account of the difference in colour they have received distinct names. In Sarniensis itself the colour is a deep rose-pink. It flowers in September, in company with the Belladonna Lily. The following sorts, all varieties of Sarniensis, are the best grown in gardens
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