. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 2634. Eel-grass—Vallisneria spiralis. (Redui^ 2635. Scarborough Lily — Vallota purpurea. (From a specimen 2 feet high) the suV)genus Monella have l.)eautitul pendulous lis. in umbels, but the plants are not as easy to grow as Val- h^ta. It has been suggested that they be crossed with the more robust Vallot
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 2634. Eel-grass—Vallisneria spiralis. (Redui^ 2635. Scarborough Lily — Vallota purpurea. (From a specimen 2 feet high) the suV)genus Monella have l.)eautitul pendulous lis. in umbels, but the plants are not as easy to grow as Val- h^ta. It has been suggested that they be crossed with the more robust Vallota in the hope of combining their varied colors and pendulous grace with the strong con- stitution of the Vallota. Such a process w^ould he simi- lar to the one by which the noble race of Hippeastrum hybrids has been given to the world. Vallota is un- doubtedly related to Cyrtanthus through the subgenus Gastronenta, which has erect fls. and differs chiefly in the stamens. Of this subgenus C. .s'llu/iiiiunis is in the trade n<tw. The best form of Valh'ta seems to be the variety tuafjii Ifica. purptirea, Herb. Scarborough Lily. Pig. Bulb large: Ivs. appearing with the fls., strap-shaped, l^.l()tehes on the base of the perianth-segments. Var. magniiica, Hort., is probably the best and most robust form: fls. 5 in. across, with a white eye. Colors said to be brighter an<l more uniform than in any other kind. Gn. 30:244. III. 3:240. ' ^. ^,l^ The Scarl)orough Lily is generally rated as a green- houso bulb, but it can be grown by the amateur who has no glass, provided the plant can be kept over winter in a well-lighted cellar. Many people have had no success with Vallota. Such failures are generally due to the plants being kept too dry during winter. Although Baker says the leaves die down at the Cape in autumn, the plant acts like an evergreen in cultivation. Unlike the majority of bulbous plants, the Vallota should never be dried off but kept moderately moist ab
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