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This very handsome species is nearer related to
G. oblusata, than to any other with which we are acquainted
: it is one of the bulbs which we have already
mentioned, as having been brought from the interior ot
the Cape by Mr. Synnet, who resided there several
years, and in the mean time made a choice collection
of handsome and curious plants ; many of the bulbs
brought by him have already flowered, and most ot
them prove to be ncAV or very rare species, winch we
intend to publish, with an account of their treatment
in the pre^nt work. When the bulbs were received,
they Avere planted in pots, in a mixture of loam, peat,
and sand, rather more loam than peat, the latter being
chiefly for the purpose of keeping the loam from binding
and becoming hard, and full one third of fine sand
all mixed well together; the pots were then exposed
to tlie open air, where they began to grow rapidly and
soon produced their flowers in abundance: but we
consider the best method o f growing them in perfection
to he the same as is generally practised for groAVing
choice Tulips and other bulbous roots by the florists,
to make a bed ahout 18 inches in height, a little sloping
on each side, and in as sheltered a situation as convenient:
the bed to he composed of light soil, and as
sandy as possible; or a composition made up ot the
same materials as already noticed for growing them in
pots, would ansAver exceedingly Avell, it it can be readily
procured ; the bulbs will then flower strong, and
will increase in size for the following season: the best
time for planting them out, is the latter end of March,
or the beginning of April, according as the weather
suits ; the large bulbs may be planted 6 or 8 inches
deep, and the smaller ones 3 or 4, according to them
s iz e : as soon as they have done floAvermg, and their
stems are decaying, they may be taken up and kept
dry, where the frost cannot reach them, till the iollow-
ing Spring: or if left in the ground, they must be Avell
covered Avith rotten tan, or some dry covering m Winter.
Drawn at Mr. Colvill’s Nursery, in September.
1 Thp 2 valved Spathe, showing the lines and memhianaceons margins.
9 t / p SArmens in sL te d in the u p p e r p a rt o f the tu b e , th e tube sp read open,
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Stigmas.
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