No. 20. 
BLETIA TANKERVILLLE. 
Class. 3 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA*. 
A most superb plant, native of the warmer 
parts of China, and reguiring the heat of the 
stove. It was introduced by Dr. Fothergill, 
about 1778, and is propagated by dividing 
the roots in summer. Soil, loam and peat. 
With us they generally begin to flower in 
the latter part of the year, and, as each re- 
mains in perfection a considerable time, 
they lins a most conspicuous ornament to 
the hot-house till March or April. In the 
dreariest season, when all unprotected nature 
is shivering under ice and snow, how chee 
ing is such a lovely flower! How does 
attentive consideration of it, silently melt ^a 
heart in joyful gratitude to the T bene- 
ficent Creator ! 
* Our figure is reduced to one-third the natural 
size 
