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EKANDRIA MONOGYN* 



t friend General 



decay before the flowers expand. The 

 bulbs are the size of a small Crocus ; they 

 are eaten by the 



slowly. The soil should be sandy peat. 



There cannot be a doubt of this being 

 the species %ured in the Flora Peruviana, 

 as it agrees most perfectly. We should 

 suspect the one which our wortl iy friend Dr. 

 Sims has lately given, to be distinct, it hav- 

 ing more leaves, larger petals not reflexed, 

 and wanting the spots. 



