Bulbs: a treatise on hardy and tender bulbs and tubers . ally referred to the latter family. THE ANOMATHECA. One of the most sparkling little bulbs for bulbs are small, and should be potted in November, insandy loam: during the winter they Avill make a goodgrowth of bright-green foliage, and, beginning to bloom inMay, Avill produce a succession of brilliant, scarlet-crimsonflowers all summer. The plants should be allowed to restfrom September until the planting season. Propagatedby offsets, which are freely produced, and by seedswhich bloom the second year, and vegetate witho
Bulbs: a treatise on hardy and tender bulbs and tubers . ally referred to the latter family. THE ANOMATHECA. One of the most sparkling little bulbs for bulbs are small, and should be potted in November, insandy loam: during the winter they Avill make a goodgrowth of bright-green foliage, and, beginning to bloom inMay, Avill produce a succession of brilliant, scarlet-crimsonflowers all summer. The plants should be allowed to restfrom September until the planting season. Propagatedby offsets, which are freely produced, and by seedswhich bloom the second year, and vegetate without anycare. The species are, — A. cruenta. — Flowers very brilliant, and the best have grown tliis species in the open ground ; but theflowers are so small, they do not appear as well as in a pot. 198 THE ANTHOLYZA. A prettier plant for summer decoration of the conservatoryit would be difficult to find. —A free-flowering species, with pink flowers,stained with a dark spot at the base. Very pretty, but notso showy as the THE ANTHOLYZA. A tall-growing family of Cape bulbs, usually too large forgreenhouse culture, and not hardy enough to stand ourwinters. The flowers are large, showy, and freely produced. Theplants are of easy growth under the ordinary treatment THE RIGIDELLA. 199 given to Cape bulbs, and propagate readily by seeds andoffsets. The principal species are, — A. JEthiopica. — Dark-red flowers. A. prcealata. — Yellowish-orange. A. montana. — Brown, fragrant flowers. There are otherspecies of no special merit. A. ciinonia, qiLadr angular is ^ and splendens are sometimescalled Anisanthus. THE RIGIDELLA. A beautiful family, with only three species, of which ^ which grows about three feet high, with broad-plaited leaves, is the best known. The flowers are darkcrimson, very handsome, drooping; but the seed-pod becomeserect after the fading of the flower. The plant is of easy culture in rich, light soil, and shouldbe treated
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