No. 1857. 



ANOMATHECA CRUENTA. 



Class. Order. 



TR1A NDRIA MONOG YN1A 



A native of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 lately introduced : it flowers in June, and 

 is very rich in colour and of gTeat beauty. 



It may be kept in a pot in the green- 

 house, or will thrive if planted in a border 

 close to the front wall of a stove. The soil 

 should be sandy peat. Like most of this 

 family, it increases by offsets of the bulbs, 

 or by seeds, which ripen freely. 



