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producing heads of small striated red and white flowers. A 

 pretty little plant^ lately introduced from the Cape, and re- 

 quiring attention as to watering like most other tuberous 

 plants of this order. 



Ho^AREA, ovalifolia, oval-leaved Hoarea, S. G. 106, a 

 tuberous root crowned with radiated leaves, widely oval, 

 obtuse, and entire, with white flowers consisting of long 

 narrow petals. 



H. violcBflora, white violet-flowered Hoarea, S. G. 123, 

 a tuberous root, with a short stiff scaly stem, with pinnatifid 

 or ternate leaves and small white flowers. 



H. elegam, elegant Hoarea, S. G, 132, a tuberous root 

 with no stem, but crowned with variable pinnatifid hoary 

 leaves ; the flowers small, of a deep scarlet and white. 



H. nutans, nodding-flowered Hoarea, S. G. 135, a tube- 

 rous carrot-like root with carrot-like leaves and pale yellow 

 flowers; one of the hardiest species of the genus and pro- 

 ducing ripened seeds. 



H. dtro-sangumea, dark-crimson-coloured Hoarea, S. G. 

 151, a tuberous root without a stem ; the leaves crowning the 

 root in a radiate form, pinnatifid and hairy ; the flowers 

 small and of a dark red colour. It is a hybrid between a 

 Hoarea and Dimacria. 



H. selinifdlia, milk parsley-leaved Hoarea, S. G. 159, a 

 tuberous root branching out into small tubers, the leaves pin- 

 nate, very hairy, and light green, and flowers deep purple. 

 A neat little mule production. 



H. varia, various-leaved Hoarea, S. G. 166, a tuberous 

 root stemless with variable leaves, simple, ternate or pinna- 

 tifid, and dark purple flowers. A hybrid of the usual 

 culture. 



H. radicata, fleshy fringed-leaved Hoarea, S. G. 174, 



B. M. 1718, a tuberous root, stemless, with oblong elliptic 



entire hairy leaves and yellow flowers. An old inhabitant 



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