This section is from the book "Commercial Gardening Vol2", by John Weathers (the Editor). Also available from Amazon: Commercial Gardening, A Practical & Scientific Treatise For Market Gardeners.
A fine South African greenhouse bulbous plant with evergreen strap-shaped leaves, and bright scarlet tubular flowers in summer topping a fleshy stem 2 to 3 ft. high. It likes sandy loam and leaf soil, and may be increased by seeds and offsets.
 
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