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four feet high, and bears branches, and flowers clothed with 

 the richest Tyrian purple-coloured down ; the tube of the 

 flower is rather long and curved, and within, the flower is 

 of a delicate straw-colour, which contrasts well with the 

 deep colour of the exterior. These two magnificent species 

 it is to be hoped may get into cultivation in this country. 

 The plants require to be kept dry in winter, to be repotted 

 in spring, and then to be well watered during their period 

 of growth ; they prefer a light soil of peat, loam, and sand. 



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Endogens, with six-parted flowers, six or more stamens, with 

 the anthers turned inwards. Ovary three-celled. Leaves sword- 

 shaped, with parallel veins. Generally bulbous plants. — Natives 

 of many parts of the world, particularly the East and West 

 Indies, and the Cape. The qualities of some poisonous, others 

 produce edible roots. 



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Gen. Char. (Hexandria Monogynia.) Flowers six-parted, with 

 a long thread-shaped tube ; the spathe obliquely truncated. 



The name is derived from the Greek for to rejoice, pro- 

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