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TIGRIDIA CONCHIFLORA WATKINSONI. 
That T. conchiflora is more delicate than T. pavonia every person acquainted 
with these plants must admit ; hut provided the soil be light, and the drainage good, , 
it will in most situations thrive and flower very freely in the open borders ; as will 
also this new hybrid. We are indebted to Mr. Thomas Watkinson of Longford 
Nursery, Stretford, near Manchester, for the drawing, and in compliment to him 
we have named it. 
The generic name is derived from tigris a tiger, and eidos like, in reference to 
the marking of the flowers. 
