fF 2% 3 
Whilft confined to Kew, Chelfea, and the ftoves of indi- 
viduals, the curious cannot gratify themfelves with a criti- 
cal examination of its parts, it is therefore to be wifhed for 
that Seeds will be produced which may render the Species 
more plentiful. na 
It flowers in April, May, and June. The Petals (which ` 
to each are three) are of an orange colour, in fome inclin- ` 
ing more to yellow than in others: the Neétarium, which is 
of a deepifh blue, admits of equal variation, even in its 
native foil, and emits, at the time of flowering, a vaft quan- 
tity of Nectar. | 
The Author of the Hart. Kew. thinks the Nefarinm confifts. 
. of three wings or leaves, but, on near infpe&ion, the tuppo- 
fition proves erroneous; the fuppofed two wherein the Sta- 
mina and Style is enclofed being undivided. 
In fome, the undulation on one fide of the leaves is not 
fo confiderable as in others; this difference prevailed even ` 
between the fpecimens at Kew and Chelfea, 
, The Plant, if healthy, will grow three, four, or five feet 
high, and will bear from three to ten, or more, flowers on 
each Spatha; in the ftove it requires a light and warm fitua- 
tion, and is propagated by Seeds, in white loam and a fmall 
quantity of bog earth, ` : 
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