No. 1161. 
ALETRIS FARINOSA. 
Class. Order. 
HEXANDRIA MONOGY NIA. 
This is a native of North America, from 
New England to Carolina: according to 
Elliott, it is common in damp pine barrens. 
It is perennial and quite hardy with us: 
the leaves, which are bright green, are 
permanent: the flower stems are about 
two feet in height, and the flowers appear 
in the beginning of summer. 
It increases itself slowly by offsets, and 
should be planted in sandy peat, either in 
a pot or in the open border. 
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