withered ; they have been kept dry till they beghi to shoot, 

 which is about Christmas ; and they have then been planted 

 in pots in the greenhouse, whence they will be again trans- 

 ferred to the open border as soon as the chance of spring 

 frosts is over. In the garden of the Horticultural Society 

 they have been tried both in common garden mould and in 

 loam, and they seem to succeed equally well in either. 



The stems grow about two feet high, and are sparingly 

 clothed with rather stiff narrow green leaves, which quickly 

 roll up, and become sharp-pointed when dry weather sets 

 in. The flowers are placed on stiff stalks, and remain ex- 

 panded for several days ; but they offer so broad a surface 

 to the weather, that they are apt to be damaged and de- 

 faced by storms of rain. The sepals are green ; the petals 

 are pure white at all the widest parts, and yellowish at the 

 base, where they have a deep crimson wedge-shaped stain 

 terminated by a yellowish spot ; above the latter is a deep 

 stain resembling a clot of dried blood, bordered with yellow, 

 and between the last and the end of the petal is another and 

 a paler spot of dirty red without any yellow. A short dis- 

 tance above the base of the petals there is a tuft of hairs 

 which partly overspread the vicinity of the tuft. 



