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TRITONIA AUREA. 
then increase the quantity to a liberal supply. When the flowering season is over, 
they must be treated like other Cape Irids ; that is, be allowed to become perfectly 
dry, and be kept so during the whole of the torpid season. 
If planted out in a border or frame, it is advisable to follow, as far as possible, the 
same rule, and during the period of their torpidity protect them from rain or snow 
either by means of frame-lights, or a good thiclmess of long litter. 
During the time the plants are in flower, which is in July and August, let them, 
if in pots, be set in as light and airy a situation as possible, and be particularly 
attentive both to watering and drainage. This last item is of great importance. 
The generic name is derived from Triton, a weathercock, in allusion to the 
stamens. The specific character is given in reference to the colour of the flowers. 
