No. 1755, 
GILLIESIA GRAMINEA, 
Class. Order. 
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
ss... 
A very curious plant, first discovered by 
the late Mr. M‘Rae, at Valparaiso, whence 
we received it from Mr, Cumming in April 
1831, and it fowered in June. At first sight 
the flower has greatly the appearance of an 
orchideous plant, and is certainly a most 
complex and puzzling production. The 
root is a kind of long bulb. It requires 
the greenhouse protection, and appears to 
increase by separation. The soil should be 
rich loam. 
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EN ORNE RE 
