, No. 1891. 

 OCTOMERIA GRAMINIFOLTA 



Class. Order. 



GYNA NDRJA MO NA NDRIA . 



This is a native of the West Indies : it 

 flowered with us in the month of October : 

 it has long been known, from the figure in 

 Plumier's work. Our plant does not seem 

 to run at the root in the way represented 

 there and also by Dr. Hooker, in the Bo- 

 tanical Magazine, nor has it such a shaggy 

 stalk. It is also larger in its several parts, 

 yet can scarcely be deemed a distinct Spe- 

 cies. It has been kept in the stove, and 

 grows pretty well in moss, with pieces of 

 broken pots, occasionally being increased 

 by separation. 



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