222 BRODIiEA GRANDIFLORA. 
Society in 1826. The specimen represented in our plate was kindly supplied last 
summer by Mr. Groom, of Clapham Rise, in whose nursery the species is exten- 
sively cultivated. 
Its cultivation is very simple, as the bulbs are perfectly hardy in a moderately 
dry soil : hence they may either be taken up in autumn to replant in spring, or 
left to winter in the open ground, at pleasure. A wet springy soil, however, is apt 
to rot them when dormant, and during summer they prefer a warm and light 
earth. They will likewise receive benefit from the slight shade afforded by 
planting amongst rocks. 
The genus was established by Smith, and named in compliment to James 
Brodie, of Brodie, in Scotland, a gentleman attached to scientific pursuits. 
