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placed every alternate two days in pans of water, as well as for 

 receiving occasional waterings of liquid manure. A rather 

 rich soil, in which sand is mixed, suits them. 



2. L. Wallichianum. Native of Almorah and Nepal. De- 

 scribed by Dr. Wallich as 



" A very distinct and noble species, with a tall and slender stem, 

 two-thirds of which are thickly furnished with long and linear 

 leaves. The flowers are white, fragrant, extremely large, with a 

 very long and narrow tube which gradually widens into an ample 

 spreading limb ; generally two or three on the apex of the stem." 



Found in the Calcutta Botanical Gardens, but a rare plant, I 

 believe, in Calcutta. 



Gloriosa. 



G. superba. A slender climbing plant, with small narrow 

 leaves and tuberous root, said to be a most virulent poison; 

 native of India, and often to be met with growing wild ; bears 

 during the Eains curiously formed flowers of long, narrow, 

 inverted, twisted petals, one half deep crimson and one half 

 primrose colour on first opening, but afterwards becoming alto- 

 gether crimson. The flowers, borne in profusion and mingled 

 together in both these conditions, have a most beautiful effect. 

 It dies down in the Cold season, and lies dormant till the Kains. 

 The plant in full vigour is often infested by a caterpillar, by 

 which, if not looked to, in a very short time it is entirely 

 consumed. 



Hemerocallis. 



H. fulva DAY-LILY. A common plant in most gardens in 

 India ; bears heads of large tawny-yellow flowers of no great 

 beauty. A variety with double flowers is met with in some 

 gardens, but not common. 



Funkia. 



F. subcordata. Native of China ; a very handsome small pot- 

 plant, not uncommon in Calcutta. Leaves cordate, of a dark 

 pleasant green ; bears in August umbels of large, white, sweetly- 

 fragrant, drooping, bell-formed flowers, four inches long, opening 

 of an evening. Propagated by division of the roots, which are 

 of a fibrous nature, and will not bear being much disturbed, or 

 the plants will fail of blossoming. There are other species, but 

 not met with, I believe, in this country. 



