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CALANDRINIA GRANDIFLORA. 
(GREAT- FLOWERED CALANDRINIA.) 
CLASS. 
DIDYNAMIA. 
ORDER. 
MONOGYNIA. 
NATURAL ORDER. 
PORTULACEiE. 
Generic Character.— -Calyx two parted. Petals three to five. Style short. Capsule oblong, one- 
celled, many-seeded. 
Specific Character, — Stem perennial, somewhat shrubby. Leaves fleshy, blue-green colour, spathulate. 
Calyx consisting of two nearly ovate, green leaves, spotted with black. Corolla five petals, expand- 
ing nearly two inches diameter, bright rose-colour. 
Seeds of this beautiful plant were brought from Chili to the Horticultural 
Society of London, by Mr. M‘Rae in 1826 . The succulent leaves are of a bluish 
green colour, which beautifully contrasts with the bright rosy blossoms. 
It is a perennial, and thrives well with us, both in the greenhouse and warm 
situations out of doors. 
When planted in beds out of doors during summer, and well sheltered from the 
winds, they thrive exceedingly, but rarely live beyond the year, and are therefore 
treated as half hardy annuals. 
The reason of their death, at the end of the summer, is by receiving too much 
moisture. They will grow in any common light soil, and may be easily propagated 
by seeds and cuttings. 
