No. 685. 
MARICA SEMI-APERTA. 
Class. Order, 
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
A native of Brazil, which has been very 
lately introduced: the leaves are about a 
foot long, and the flower stems something 
longer: these are very branching, and pro- 
dace a great number of blossoms, coming 
out in succession two or three at a time: 
they are never more than about half open, 
and last only one day. 
It requires the stove, and may be potted 
in sandy peat earth: by separating the 
roots, i¢ may be occasionally increased. 
VOL. VIL. DD 
