each filament. Filaments subequal, two inches long, slightly 
upcurved. Style filiform, slightly exceeding the stamens. 
Tab. 264. — 1, whole plant, reduced ; 2, portion of the corona with the 
base of two filaments, magnified. — J. G. B. 
I received this remarkable and ornamental plant from Mr. 
Farris, who collected bulbs of it in Peru. It flowers regularly 
each year, when grown in a warm moist atmosphere, and the 
bulbs well supplied with water as soon as they show signs of 
growth. When at rest the bulbs require only just enough water 
to keep them sound and healthy. Rich loam and leaf-mould is a 
mixture in which the plant grows freely, and to ensure flowering 
a strong bulb should be selected and grown singly in a deep pot. 
The plant makes many offsets, by which it can be easily 
increased. — W. W. S, 
