JANUARY. 



23 



2. Cape of Good Hope, 1778. — Str. Augustifolia, 

 May, June. — Flowers yellow. 



These beautiful plants are of easy culture, and 

 when grown and flowered will possess great at- 

 traction. 



Soil. — I pot my plants in equal parts of loam, 

 peat, and decomposed horse droppings, to which I 

 add a little rough sand. 



Water. — Give a good supply when the plants 

 are in the stove, but only a little when dormant. 



I introduce them into the flower-house in June, 

 where they remain until they flower, which they do 

 in January, when they are removed into the con- 

 servatory, and they remain there until June, at 

 which time I repot them, removing a part of the old 

 soil, and taking care not to damage the roots. I 

 give a good draining by inverting a small pot over 

 the hole of that which I intend for the plant, and 

 filling up to it with potsherds. By the above treat- 

 ment they flower freely. 



ERANTHES HYEMALIS. HELLEBORUS NIGER. 



Class, Polyandria. Order, Polygyria. 



Raxuxculace^:. 



Native of Italy, 1596. — Propagation, offsets. 



If planted in pots and allowed to stand in frames 

 in the winter, will produce their flowers at this 

 season of the year. 



