. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1892. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. HROL'.GH the courtesy of Mr. A. Blanc, of Philadelphia, we here show our readers another floral novelty in the Brodi^ea Coccinea, or the Fire-Cracker plant. It is also called the Crimson Satin flower. The Brodiaeas are named after Mr. J. J. Brodie, a Scotch botanist, and are of the genus Liliaceaei ^.?'' y ; . ..j They are natives of California. '^I'here are about a dozen va" (Li^-^O rieties, described in the Dictionary of Gardening, and they '^ foam a pretty class of bulbs, though somewhat tender. They are ea
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1892. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. HROL'.GH the courtesy of Mr. A. Blanc, of Philadelphia, we here show our readers another floral novelty in the Brodi^ea Coccinea, or the Fire-Cracker plant. It is also called the Crimson Satin flower. The Brodiaeas are named after Mr. J. J. Brodie, a Scotch botanist, and are of the genus Liliaceaei ^.?'' y ; . ..j They are natives of California. '^I'here are about a dozen va" (Li^-^O rieties, described in the Dictionary of Gardening, and they '^ foam a pretty class of bulbs, though somewhat tender. They are easily propagated by planting the offsets, which should be removed and replanted in the Fig. 1. — FluKAL FlKK-C'KACKKk. The^prevailing color of the flowers is blue, but the Brodia;a Coccinea, which we show in our illustration, is an exception to the rule. Its flowers are scarlet. No doubt it derives its common name from the resemblance which its peculiar flowers show to the boys" fire-crackers. The tall stems, of from one to two feet in height, bear umbels of pendant flowers, two to three inches long, of a rich crimson color, tipped with vivid green. There are tweve or fifteen flowers in each umbel, and the bloom appears in June and lasts for several weeks. This variety was discovered in California in the vear 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 St. Catharines, E. S. Leavenworth
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