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of doors, plunging the pots in ashes, and leaving the 
leaves exposed to full sunshine. They should be taken 
indoors on the approach of cold weather, and be kept 
on the dry side until new growth appears. 
B. hyacinthina.—This is a useful and handsome species, 
and one of the hardiest; indeed, in favoured situations it 
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Fig 16. Portion of Raceme of Bletia hyacinthina 
(4 nat. size). 
has been grown outside. In the cool Orchid-house, its rosy- 
purple, graceful flowers produce a charming effect, and it 
well merits the little care necessary to grow it successfully. 
The leaves are long and plaited, and in spring, when the 
plant is in bloom, are of a beautiful pale green, forming an 
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