No. 1879. 

 CALATHEA ORBICULATA*. 



Cla»8. Order, 



MONA NDR I A MO NOG YN1A 



We received this fine plant in 1 830, from 

 the Leyden Garden. It is probably a na- 

 tive of the West Indies, and requires con- 

 stant preservation in the stove. It flower- 

 ed in the month of August for a long time 

 in succession. 



It should be potted in loam and peat, and 

 will increase by dividing the root. 



* The leaf is reduced to one-third of its size in the 

 figure. 



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