MELASPH.ERULA PARVIFLORA. 



A native of the Cape of Good Hope, in- 

 troduced by Mr. Synnet, in 1821 : with us 

 it flowered in February. It is a curious, 

 though not showy, bulbous plant, requiring 

 the greenhouse protection. It dies down 

 in summer, and the bulb pushes out 



It is increased by offsets, and should be 

 potted in sandy peat earth. 



