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Javohwtt Lilt/— /tot May. 47. 



Although this plant lias been known in England >inoe 1658, it is Mill as great 

 a rurourite as ever from Ihe rivid beauty of the flowers n* well as Iheir easy 

 culture. It is saitl lo be a native of North and South America, and hardy, 

 bill in this country it certainly flourishes In-*I and Mourns most freely in a 

 moderate stove heat. The Mem* seldom bear more than one (lower on each, 

 ami rise alternately on opposite sides Ihe bulb, so that one grows up as Ihe 



other faded. 



The Segment* of the corolla are separate, quite down to the receptacle; and 

 stand in two division*, three turning upwards, and three downwards giving a 

 very droll appearance to the flower, an if il had a long taper must. The edges 

 of the miter lower petals roll inwards so much as completely to envelop Ihe 

 bundle of filaments near their bow; these are of unequal lengths, hut generally 

 three of them are rather longer than the others: there is a minute scale at the 

 base of each> like the rudiment* of a nectary. Drawn from a very old plant 

 at Fairfield, 



