No. 856. 
HEDYCHIUM ELATUM. 
Class, Order. 
MONANDRIA  MONOGYNIA. 
This is a native of Napal, and was intro- 
duced into this country about the year 
1818, from the Calcutta garden. It is 
magnificent in its size and growth, our 
specimen being upwards of twelve feet 
in height: it flowered in the month of 
anuary. 
It requires the protection of the stove, 
. and may be increased by separating the 
roots. The soil should be rich loam, with 
a plentiful supply of water. 
