No. 1370. 
TRICHONEMA CRUCIATUM. 
Class. Order, 
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
A native of the Cape of Good Hope, said 
to have been cultivated here in 1758. 
It is a minute bulbous plant, producing 
its pretty flowers in the months of May and 
June: we find it flourish best in a narrow 
bordegPctose to the front wall of a stove, 
whigh communicates warmth enough to 
prevent the ground from freezing: the 
spil should be sandy peat. 
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