_ for thefe five years paft. .A nativeof Italy, and fufficiently | 
hardy to bear the cold of our Winters. Eafily propagated — 
by offsets-from the roots, but rarely produces feed. with us, — 
Is worthy of culture, both to ornament the parterre and par- 
ticularly for mixing with other flowers in the formation of © 
bouquets. Se ee é ee 
Our drawing was taken at the Botanic Garden, Brompton. — 
Orxosus verficolor of Gmevin is probably our plant, butas | 
we have not had it in our power to examine the figure he | 
refers to, and. as neither Wittpsnow nor Martyn have — 
adopted it, we have rather chofe to retain the name by which | 
it‘is well known in our gardens, than upon uncertain grounds | 
to follow an author whofe innumerable blunders have rendered — 
his work nearly obfolete. ; 3 | 
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