No. 1664. 

 ZYGOPETALON MACKAIL 



Clao- Order. 



G YNA NDR I A MQXA A 2? R I A . 



We received thU superb plant through 

 the kindness of Mr. Frederick Warre, who 



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collected it, with many more rare articles of 

 this family, in Brazil : it has been named by 

 Dr. Hooker after Mr. Mackay, of the Dublin 



Botanic Garden- 

 It grows from one to two feet high, and 

 flowered with us in July. The flowers are 

 very durable. It requires the stove, and 

 should be potted in vegetable earth. Occa- 

 sionally the roots may be divided for 



increase, 



<* All God's works praise Him. The 

 Heavens declare His Glory, and the fir- 

 mament shewcth forth His handy work. 



Our Heaveiily Father hath left distinct im- 

 pressions of His Power, and Wisdom, and 

 Goodness, on every object above and below, 

 that presents itself to the eye of man ; so 

 that the disciple of Jesus has abundant 



