0 ee 
_ two of which flowered, and from the ftrongeft of thofe our 
From this circumftance we learn, that this fpecies is @ 
aoe native of South Carolina, and properly a bog plant, growing 
__ fpontaneoufly with the Dionea Mufcipula. — : 
_ Both Mr. Dryanper and Dr. J. E. Suits affure me, 
that it is the true Limodorum tuberofum of Linn zus; the one 
ufually called by that name is a native of the Weft-Indies, 
eo _of this fpecies, it appears to us to be fearcely hardy enough for 
_ tioned; we may obferve, that the tan-pit fpoken of was built 
in the open garden, not in a ftove, and was for the purpofe © 
_ fary, its flowering ftem with us has arifen to the height OF 
_ afoot and a half, the number of flowers has not exceeded 
_ five. Inits moft luxuriant ftate it will probably be found 
_ much larger, and to produce more flowers. ee 
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LimoporuM TuBEROSUM. TuBEROUS-ROOTED | 
LiMoDORUM. 
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Cla/s and Order. 
GYNANDRIA DIANDRIA. 
oe Generic Charaéer. . 
Neftarium monophyllum, concavum, pedicellatum, intra pe- q 
talum infimum. s 
Specific Charafer and Synonyms. 
LIMODORUM ifuberofum floribus fubfpicatis barbatis. Alt. ; 
Hort. Kew. p. 301. 
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- For this rare plant I am indebted to the very Jaudable exer- 
tions of a late Gardener of mine, James SmirtH, who, in the 
fpring of the year 1788, examining attentively the bog earth 
which had been brought over with fome plants of the Dionea 
Mufcipula, found feveral fmall tooth-like knobby roots, which 
being placed in pots of the fame earth, and plunged into a tan- 
pit having a gentle heat, produced plants the enfuing fummer, 
figure was taken. 
and treated as a ftove plant. ae 
From the little experience we have had of the management 
the open border, yet not tender enough to require a ftove. We 
have fucceeded beft by treating it in the manner above men- 
raifing plants or feeds by a gentle heat, as well as for {triking 
cuttings and fecuring plants from cold in the winter. 
_ Oar figure will’ make a defcription of the plant unnecel- 
