No, 204. 
BESLERIA MELITTIFOLIA. 
Class. Order. 
DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
This genus derives its name from Basil 
Besler of Nuremberg, author of Hortus 
Eystettensis, 1613. Our present plant is a 
native of the West Indies. It was eulti- 
vated many years ago by Miller, but has 
been lost in most collections. The stem is 
of a very succulent nature, and apt to be 
affected by damps in the winter, at which 
season it should be sparingly supplied with 
water. It must be constantly preserved in 
tings or suckers, which are produced abun- 
dantly from the roots. It flowers very 
freely during the greatest part of the sum- 
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