No. 1781. 
CALATHEA MACILLENTA. 
Class. Order. 
MONANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This is a native of Rio Janeiro, and was 
introduced by the Horticultural Society, at 
whose sale, in 1830, we purchased it. It is 
a slender plant, growing about two feet 
high, and flowering in succession during 
the autumnal months. It is necessary to 
preserve it constantly in the stove. The 
soil should be rich loam : it will increase by 
separating the root occasionally. 
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