No. 1876. 



OPHIOPOGON JABURAN. 



Class. Order. 



HEX A NDRIA MO NOG YNIA 



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This genus has been unhappy in its name : 

 Convallaria of Thunberg, and the old 

 books, it has successively become Ophio- 

 pogon, Fluggea, Slateria, but the species 

 being few, the confusion has been limited. 

 It is a native of Japan, and was obtained 

 by us from the Leyden garden, in 1830, 

 with the name of Slateria Jaburan. 



It will thrive very well in the greenhouse 

 (even perhaps out of doors :) its delicate 

 flowers come out in July and August : the 

 leaves are of a strong consistence, and re- 

 main all the year. 



It may be increased by separating the 



root : the soil should be loam and peat. 



