Alonsoa—A pretty and free-blooming half-hardy annual, which produces fine spikes of orange-scarlet flowers in June It is multiplied by cuttings or seeds Height, 1 ft to 1-1/2 ft.

arieties may be sown from March to June, for gathering between June and September Sow main crop and late varieties at intervals of fourteen days from March to May: these will be ready to gather in July, August, and September When the plants are a couple of inches high draw the earth neatly round them, and stake the taller varieties as soon as the tendrils appear Keep them well watered in dry weather, and if on a light soil a mulching of manure will be beneficial As soon as the pods are setting apply weak liquid manure to the roots when the ground is moist.

Lunaria—See "Honesty".

Purpurea (Vallota Purpurea or Scarborough Lily) is a very beautiful free bloomer October and November or March and April are the most favourable times for potting, but established plants should be re-potted in June or July.


Babianas—Charming, sweet-scented flowers, suitable for either pot cultivation or the border In August or September place five bulbs in a well-drained 5-in pot, using rich, light, very sandy soil; cover them completely, and press the mould down gently Water very sparingly until the roots are well formed; indeed, if the soil is moist when the bulbs are planted, no water will be needed till the new growth appears above ground Stand the pots in ashes and cover them with 3 in of cocoa-nut fibre When the flower spikes are formed, give weak liquid manure twice a week till the flowers open Keep them in a temperature of 55 degrees When the foliage begins to die down gradually, lessen the amount of moisture given The bulbs while dormant are best left in the pots For cultivation in the open, choose a warm situation, make the soil light and sandy, adding a good proportion of well-rotted manure, and plant the bulbs 5 in deep either in autumn or spring Height, 6 in to 9 in.

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