No. 273. 
LACHNÆA PURPUREA. 
Class. - Order. 
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This very elegant plant was brought from 
the Cape of Good Hope about the year 
1800: it begins to flower in April, continu- 
ing uninterruptedly in general till August. 
It requires to be kept in a cool airy green- 
house in winter, and ought not to have too 
much water: it is propagated by cuttings. 
Z em proper soil for it is sandy peat, 
pots ought not to be very large. 
