ON THE CULTIVATION OF HEDYCHIUM. 
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It has been constantly kept in the stove 9 and loves a rich loamy soil, with good 
room for its roots, and a plentiful supply of water in the time of its flowering-. 
This, in its native country, is during- what is called the rainy season, usually from 
the months of July to November. — Bot. Cab. 604. 
Hedychium Jlavescens. — Flavescent Garland Flower. This elegant species, in 
many particulars, bears a striking resemblance to H. coronarium, holding a sort of 
middle rank between it and the species jiavum. With the treatment directed for the 
preceding species, it will attain the height of eight feet, producing an abundance of 
its yellow deliriously fragrant flowers till December, an acquisition at so late a 
season. The roots require to be well saturated with water when growing. Intro- 
duced in 1822. 
Hedychium heteromallum. — Colville's Haired Garland Flower. This species 
attains the height of three or four feet, producing a large number of yellowish 
white flowers at the extremity of the strong shoots, but is greatly inferior to any of 
the above species. It was introduced from the Calcutta garden in 1822, and 
flowered in Mr. Colvill's nursery in 1834. For culture, &c, see H. coronarium. 
Hedychium Gardnerianum. — Mr. Gardner's Garland Flower. This is an 
exceedingly beautiful species, growing as much as eight feet high when cultivated 
with a strong bottom heat and supplied with an abundance of pot room, strong rich 
compost and water, having the pots well drained. It produces a large number of 
yellow deliciousiy fragrant flowers upon a spreading spike, which makes a splendid 
appearance in the stove, particularly when the plant is large and has several stems 
flowering the same season. Mr. Gardner, in honour of whom it it named, and who 
first sent it to the Calcutta garden, whence it was introduced into this -country in 
1819, was the East India Company's resident at the seat of the Nepaul govern- 
ment. It flowers from July to September. 
Hedychium elatum. — Comtesse de Vande's Tall Garland Flower. An elegant 
species, growing ten feet high, producing its flowers on a spike in the usual way, at 
the termination of the shoots. They are strikingly handsome, being of a rich cream 
colour, with red filaments, and in my specimen with little or no scent. It was raised 
from seed sent, in 1818, to the late Comtesse de Vande's gardens, Bayswater, by 
the able director of the Calcutta Botanic Garden. The roots, dried in the winter, 
potted and plunged in a brisk heat in the spring, with a plentiful supply of water, 
will grow and flower well and make a noble ornament amongst others in the plant - 
stove in the autumn. For culture, &c. see H. coronarium. There are other species 
enumerated in the Hortus Britannicus, of which we have not seen living plants : 
we subjoin a list as noticed in that elaborate work. 
Hedychium aurantiacum grows six feet high, producing, in July and August, 
orange-coloured flowers. It was introduced from the East Indies, in 1812. 
Hedychium gracile is of slender growth, attaining the height of three feet ; 
produces in June its white flowers. It was introduced from Bengal into this 
country in 1823. 
H. carneum grows four feet high, and in August produces pink flowers ; is a 
native of the East Indies, and sent to this country in 1823. 
