No. 802, 
HYPOXIS STELLATA. 
Class. = Order. ; 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
A native of the Cape of Good Hope, in- 
troduced some years since: we have lately 
imported it again, and from the circum- 
stance of our bulbs not arriving till June, 
they did not flower till September: the 
most usual season for them is the spring. 
The centre of the flower is of very rich 
colours, beautifully blended: it opens when 
the sun shines, but closes towards evening, 
each fluwer continuing to do thus for several 
ys. 
It must be kept in the greenhouse, potted 
in small pots of sandy peat earth, and 
will increase by offsets : after flowering, the 
leaves decay, the root remaining for a time 
dormant, at which season it should be kept 
dry, but while growing requires a good 
supply of water. 
