Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . campanulata alba, whichis of free growth and a profusebloomer. S. patula, a porcelain blue, with a good spike,and free in habit and blooming; S. campanulata ( coerulea), fine blue; and S. amcena, bright bluewitia erect spike, are the best out of about peruviana, blue, has large erect trusses; and thereis a white variety of it. Scillas are admirably adaptedfor marginal effect in wdndow-boxes and baskets whenassociated with other bulbs. They wiU grow in all soils,those which are rather light being preferable
Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . campanulata alba, whichis of free growth and a profusebloomer. S. patula, a porcelain blue, with a good spike,and free in habit and blooming; S. campanulata ( coerulea), fine blue; and S. amcena, bright bluewitia erect spike, are the best out of about peruviana, blue, has large erect trusses; and thereis a white variety of it. Scillas are admirably adaptedfor marginal effect in wdndow-boxes and baskets whenassociated with other bulbs. They wiU grow in all soils,those which are rather light being preferable, and theyrequire a light open situation. ERTTHRONiaM. The Erythronium, or Dogs-tooth Violet, has orna-mental foliage distinct from that of any other bulb, andhas a fine effect when planted as an edging to beds ofHyacinths, always considering the shades of colour, sothat a pleasing arrangement may be made. They areeasy of cultivation, but like a light dry soil containingplenty of vegetable matter, as leaf mould. They do best, - No. 185.—Vol. yil. Nbw however, in peat soU. Dried bulbs should have a littlesand placed round them at the time of planting, otherwisethey are very apt to decay in consequence of the absorp-tion of moisture, whilst the root is rendered all but fari-naceous through drying them. They should be plantedabout 3 inches apart and at the same depth; and whenonce planted they should not be again removed imtUthey have increased too much, or until the soil becomesimpoverished, which may be known by the weakness ofthe foliage. The best time to transplant them is imme-diately after the foliage has decayed. They should bereplanted the same day ; the largest roots being used forimmediate effect, whilst those of less size are put in moreclosely together in places of minor importance. Ery-thronium americanum has yellow flowers, and is dens-canis and its variety major have pur-plish blooms ; and the variety alba and its sub-varietymajor have wh
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