No. 1398. 
SINNINGIA VELUTINA. 
Class. È Order. 
DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
This was sent from Rio Janeiro (of 
which it is a native), by Sir H. Chamber- 
lain, to the Horticultural Society, by whom. 
we were favoured with the plant. It 
flowered in July, continuing long in suc- | 
cession, being nearly a foot in height. It 
requires the protection of the stove, and 
may be increased by dividing the root in 
the spring: the soil should be loam and 
peat. 
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