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MARICA CiERULEA. 
(BLUE MARICA.) 
CLASS. ORDER. 
TRIANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
NATURAL ORDER. 
IRIDEiE. 
Generic Character. — See page 81. 
Specific Character.— Stem upright and straight. Spatha not viviparous, three outer petals of the 
flower fine blue, not so deeply tinged with purple as the M. Sabini, inner ones much curled, marked 
with rich dark blue, centre of the flower streaked with brown on a yellowish ground. Scape many 
flowered, often two or three flowers in blow at a time. 
This beautiful plant is a native of the Brazils, from whence it was introduced 
in 1818. It flowers with the greatest freedom in our stoves, with but little care 
and trouble. The plant from which our drawing was taken continued flowering six 
weeks or more in the stove at Chatsworth. The flowers emit a similar fragrance 
to those of the M. Sabini, but they are of a larger size. The mode of culture is in 
every respect the same as that recommended for the M. Sabini, page 81. 
