A M A R V hhlS VI T T A T A. (minor.) 





Nat. Otti»r.n.— AM AIO LLU)1£&— I.imm. 



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tfi*/- itfiijf. 12ft. 



Tins bulb boa been in ilic Fairfield Mot-house since 1SU3. mid flower* once or 

 twice every yeor» sometime* more luxuriantly tlmn when ilie accompanying drawing 

 was model with a plentiful supply of water and fresh nir during its m]ud growth, 

 the stem will attain a greater height, mid bear four ami even six llowers. The 

 flowers however seldom exceed in size those in (he ligurc, ami never nearly eniial 

 those of Hie Brazilian ttpeciu; neither do they ever ex|iand s<» widelv: mid the iietals 

 are narrower, awl have the coloured stripe* durkcr mid more distinct. The edges 

 of the outer petftb are separate down I«j the bflfiCj but the centre ribs are (irmly 

 united more than half way up the tube, where they form a fringed nectary from 

 which the filaments rise; these ure white mid lie in a comjuiet bundle along the 

 inner lower petal The stigma is wry deeply 3 cleft, quite white, end resembles 

 the softest velvet. 



It is a htinly pluut requiring very little artificial heat; it will even live in the 

 open ground in mild season*, and has been generally considered a native of the Gape 

 of (hkmI lloj*e. 



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