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Propagated either by division of the 



by seed 



which it ripens in this country. A handsome conservatory 

 plant, well worth cultivation. 



According to Thunberg the flowers are pink (incarnati); 

 with us they are lilac. 



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A rigid, perennial 



linear, acute, 

 Scap 



spitose, herbaceous plant, with 



ght leaves, shorter than the scapes 

 slender, pendulous at the end, and divided 



into several branches. ASjofite-y placed upon capillary pe 



duncles, pendulous, 1 -sided 



lary leaves at the base of each pedu 



flowered, with two capil 



Flowers 1 -sided 



veiny 



within membranous 



what lacerated spath 



Perianthium (5-parted, the sepals 



and petals both of the same figure, oblong, obtuse, spread 



ipg Ppen in, the sun. Anthers linear, dark purple 



3-celled, 3-valved 

 seeds in each 



'psule 



idal, with two roundish bi 



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