No. 1625. 



CACTUS GRANDIFLORUS. 



Cla^s. Order. 



^ I COS AND R I A MOKOG YNIA, 



A native of the West Indies : from Its 

 very great beauty, and tbe facility of bring- 

 ing it home, it was early introduced into 

 this country, and certainly ought to have a 

 corner in every hothouse. * 



In its native places its rooting branches 

 attach themselves to the bark of trees, and 

 climb to their tops. 



Our figure is reduced to two-thirds of its 

 natural size. The flower opens in the 

 evening, and remains till morning, during 

 which time the whole stove is perfumed 

 with its delicate fragrance: by eight or 

 nine o'clock it closes, and opens no more* 



It may be increased without difficulty by 

 cuttings, and should be planted in light 



loam, and trained to the back or end wall 

 of a stove. 



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