No. 218. 
OXALIS HIRTA. 
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Class. Order. 
DECANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 
A native of the Cape, and a very showy 
species: it flowersin theautumn, and thrives 
in sandy peat soil. The tops die off in the 
readily by offsets, and should be kept, in 
winter, in a greenhouse, taking care to pre- 
serve them from mice, which are very fond 
of them. This genus is numerous, chiefly 
natives of Africa. 
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