No. 1657. 



HETEROTAXIS CRASSlFOLIA. 



Cla»&. Order. 



GYJVAiyVRIA MONANDRIA. 



A native of tlie island of Jamaica, intro- 

 duced by Mr. Lee in 1823 r the leaves are 

 nearly afoot in length, and the flowers ap- 

 pear proportionately very small ; they are 

 produced usually one at a time during the 

 summer. 



It requires the constant stove heat, and 

 may be sometimes increased by offsets : 

 the soil should be composed of decayed ve- 

 getable substances, with, a small portion of 

 sand. 



