246 COSUTS SPECIOSUS. 
die ; a short time after this they must he cut off, the pots placed in a dry cool 
situation, and the roots scarcely watered again until spring-. 
Young plants are ohtained hy dividing the roots. 
This species is a native of the East Indies, and flowers from August till Sep- 
tember. 
Our drawing was taken from a plant in flower in Messrs. Rollisons' nursery, 
at Tooting, in August last. 
The generic name is substituted for the Arabic appellation, " Gorth" 
