Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-12

Lycoris Squamiguera, or Sauroma
tum Guttatum?
Which shall it be? Shall we orde
the "only true hardy amaryllis in ex
istence." or. be content with the Mon
arch OF the East?
Looking over the favorite Fall bull
| catalogue, just arrived. we see tina
nothing will do but order them both
Mark that down, then. a jumbo buit
of the Guttatum, and one Squami
guerra.
Surely bulbs with such names ough
to be good, We found these two ton
gue-twisters on the sheet of pinl
paper placed in the catalogue afte
printing. The sheet is headed TREAS
ure TrOve."
Here is what the catalogue say
about Lycoris Squamiguera:
THE only true hardy amaryllls II
existence; produces in early Spring
attractive green foliage which late
disappears and after short time The
flower stalks spring up as if by mag'
to 3 feet high. crowned with umbel
of from 8 to Il large magnificent lilly
like flowers Of the tenderest rose SUI
fused with azure blue. 1t can be pla mt
ed either Fall or Spring. Cover the
crown to inches"
AS 10 UHl 'uIboluiIf INV
Monarch of the East it is a novelty
to be sure:
"Produces out Of the dry bulb
without water or soil, a beautiful col
ored hower-spathe, is inches long
Place the large, fiat bulb on a table
or shelf in a warm room; soon the
bulb begins to show head ana with
in a few weeks a curlouSiy FORMED
flower. IS to IS inches long. develops
Spotted dark red on orange'fe'
ground"
Eagerly we turn the pages OF the
catalogue to see what other trick
flowers" we can find. One grows
tired of zinnias and marigolds an6
petunias, garden favorites OF the
Summer.
Now. as Autumn stands on the
threshold, not 50 far away, oul
thoughts turn to those mysteries O.
plant life known as bulbs. we arr
fit for wonders, for the unusual. fol
even the best known bulbs such a!
the tulips are queer things.
All, here we have it. THE ByZa n
tine Wonder Lily. This is another
plant that feeds upon air. Thl:
name was given by us to this reall,
wonderful blossom when we first in
troduced it years ago" says the cata
logue. Now this Is something like.
"This bulb is a native of Palestine
and Asia. where 1t has been fount
decking the surrounding country ii
early Winter with it's bright bios
SONS.
Mote carefully: These bulbs cal
only be furnished from end of Angus
to end of November. 1t takes from
two to three weeks to bring them GU
in fine flowers.
when you receive the bulbs place
them in any shallow dish you ma,
wish, or on a plate, in a wicker bas
ket. or even just on the surface of
table or windowsill. They will bloom
anywhere light and warmth Is obtain
able.
1--WE have often been asked what II
the exact color of the Byzantine
Wonder Lily. Some customers hav'
reported that one bulb Powered blush
white, another rose, the next a lila
rose. The tints vary from blush t.
rose and rosy lilac as the flower ex
pands and shows a corolla OF COLDER
stamens.
1.-The flowers open in succession. a
a rule one to three first Towering
when they must be cut off close to thu
bulb: others will crowd up until al
many as 10 to 20 and more flowers
will come up, keeping the bulb ii
flower for period Of three or fou
weeks. Every day is a new pleasure
watching the Towering"
Well, we must have one Of those
Put that down.