No. 768. 
PATERSONIA GLABRATA. 
Class. Order. 
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This plant was introduced in 1810 from 
New South Wales. The genus was named 
by Mr. Brown, in honour of Capt. Paterson, 
a gentleman known for his attention to 
natural history at the Cape and afterwards 
in New Holland. 
It is a low grass like plant: the flower 
stems are about a foot in height; they came 
out with us in March: the blossoms conti- 
nue only a single day, but as each spathe 
contains several, they last some time in 
succession ; at first sight they appear to re- 
semble the Moræas very much. The green- 
house is rather too cool for this plant; it 
thrives much better in the stove, and may be 
sometimes increased by dividing the roots. 
The soil should be sandy peat. 
