No, 205. 
XYRIS OPERCULATA. 
Class, Order. 
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
We raised this plant from seeds in 1800; 
it is a native of New South Wales, The 
leaves are like a rush, but have an elegant 
undulating twist through their length, as 
have the flower-stalks, which are about a 
foot and a half high. The blossoms are 
extremely delicate in their texture, lasting 
but a shorttime: they haveno smell. The 
months of July and August are the usual 
season of flowering. It should be kept in 
the greenhouse in winter, and potted in 
loam and peat, giving it a large portion of 
water: it is inereased by dividing the roots 
in the spring or summer. 
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