Ко. 1159. 
ORNITHOGALUM LACTEUM. 
Class. Order. 
HEXANDRIA  MONOGYNIA. 
This bulbous plant is a native of South 
Africa; it was introduced some years 
since: we received ours from Mr. Synnet, 
who brought it from the Cape. It 
flowered in June: the blossoms are beauti- 
ful, and of a most delicate white; the 
stems usually two feet high. 
It requires the greenhouse, and when in 
a dormant state should have little or no 
water. It rarely increases itself by offsets 
from the bulbs. The soil should be sandy 
loam. 
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