. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON HARDY BULBS AND TUBERS. 319 well be represented by any or all of the C. venustus forms (Fig. 19s), but especially by citrinus and oculalus ; C. luteus Weedii, orange-yellow, and var. concolor, rich yellow;. Fig. 195.—Calochortus venustus. C. Nuttallii, white, with black eye ; C. Kennedyt, scarlet ; C. Plummera, soft lilac ; C. davatus, bright golden-yellow; and C. Gunisoni, white, with greenish zone. Camassia esculenta (Fig. 196) is the only popular member of the genus in the hardy bulb garden, though C. Cusickii
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON HARDY BULBS AND TUBERS. 319 well be represented by any or all of the C. venustus forms (Fig. 19s), but especially by citrinus and oculalus ; C. luteus Weedii, orange-yellow, and var. concolor, rich yellow;. Fig. 195.—Calochortus venustus. C. Nuttallii, white, with black eye ; C. Kennedyt, scarlet ; C. Plummera, soft lilac ; C. davatus, bright golden-yellow; and C. Gunisoni, white, with greenish zone. Camassia esculenta (Fig. 196) is the only popular member of the genus in the hardy bulb garden, though C. Cusickii , promises to become so when better known. The plants grow from i^ft. to 2ft. high, and are suitable either for the flower , border or for naturalising. Propagated by offsets in autumn; but - the bulbs dislike frequent disturbance. C. esculenta (Quamash) is a liliaceous plant with bright blue flowers produced during summer. It likes a partially shaded position in a fairly rich sou, though it may also be grown in the ordinary border. Chionodoxa.—In this genus we have spring-flowering bulbs of the highest order of merit, of the brightest as regards colouring, of the hardiest constitution, and of the easiest culture. Planted in bold groups in the border or bed they are very effective; and If. 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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