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CuRCu^LiGO plicata, B. R. 345, may also be treated like 

 Lachenalia, 



MELANTHAT.E^. 



Melanthi'um monopetalum, B. M. 1291. 

 M. junceunij B. M. 558. M. cape?ise. 



M. secundum. M. unifldrum, B. M. 767. 



Cape bulbs which thrive in loam and peat, and are in- 

 creased by offsets or seeds. 



RESTIA'CE^. 



Xy'ris operculdta, B. M. 1158, B. C. 205, thrives in 

 peat soil, and is increased by dividing at the root. 

 WiLLDENO>iA teres may be treated as Xy^ris. 

 Re'stio teddrum is of the same culture as Xy\is. 

 Ele'gia jwncea, and racemosa, may be treated like Xy^ris. 



COMMELI'NEi. 



CoMMELi^NA a/nmna, B. M. 1431, grows in sandy loam, 

 and is increased by dividing at the root or by seeds. 



CA'NNE^. 



Ca'nna patens, B. R. 576^ grows in loam and peat, and 

 is increased by dividing at the root or by seeds. 



Tha'lta dealbdia, B. M. 1690, grows in loam and peat, 

 either in or out of a cistern of water, and is increased like 

 Cdnna. 



SCITAMFNEiE. 



ZTngiber Mioga, Japanese Ginger, may be treated like 

 Cdnna. 



CYPERAXE^. 

 All the plants of this Genus are of the grassy or sedgy 



