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GUIDE TO THE CONSERVATORY. 



pended from the roof of the house, they flower 

 very freely. 



Class, Gynandria. Order, Monandria. 



Burlingtonia Candida — Demerara — 1 834— April. 

 Its flower is a delicate white ; a beautiful spe- 

 cies. 



— rigida— Brazil— 1840. 



Large white flowers, drooping, and delicately 

 tinged with pink. 



— maculata — Brazil — 1837 — May. 



Its flowers are yellow, shaded with orange and 

 spotted with red. 



To cultivate this tribe, it is advisable to tie them 

 to a block of w r ood, and to suspend them from the 

 roof of the house, as is recommended for the last 

 mentioned genus, giving water plentifully when in 

 a growing state, but very little when at rest. Take 

 care to shade them from the powerful rays of the 

 sun, or they will assume a sickly appearance, 



Class, Gynandria. Order, Monandria. 



Bletia Shepperdii — Jamaica — 1833 — Jan. — Divis. 



Verecunda — Jamaica — 1832 — Jan. — Divis. 



Hyacinthiana — China — 1839 — March to July 



— Division. 



pallida— West Indies— 1820— Feb. — Divis. 



The above genus, with many others,, flourish in 

 tufty sandy peat, with a portion of potsherds and 



