246 THE FLORIST AND 
ever reach, that height of fertility, mourned by the poet in contemplating 
the fading glories of the Old : 
" When every rood of ground maintained its man ;" 
but we are rapidly approaching, if we have not already reached the point, 
where a thorough tillage is demanded to render our soil equal to the increas- 
ing demands made upon it. — Trans. N. M. Ag. Soe. 
HYPOXIS STELLA TA. 
Mypoxidae. — Hexandria monogynia. 
Char. Genbr. — Perigonum corollinum, tubo cum ovario connate, limbo 
sexpartito piano persistente. Stamina 6, limbi laciniis mediante disco epi- 
gyno inserta. Ovarium inferum triloculare. Ovula plurima, biseriata 
amphitropa. Oapsula limbo emarcido coronata, trilocularis, evalvis. Semina 
plurima, umbilico laterali, rostelliformi. DC. Prodrom. 1264. 
Char. Specif. — PI. scapo unifloro, foliis oblongo-lineari-lanceolatis laxis 
carinatis glabris breviore ; petalis basi maculatis, Linn, suppl. 134. Amaryllis 
capensis, Linn. 
This perennial Cape plant is, as may be seen by the description, by no 
means new, our present species having been described by Linne. It is a 
native of the Cape of Good Hope, and is hardy in our Southern States. 
PITCHER PLANTS. 
Where these plants are required to be grown to make fine specimens, they 
must have plenty of pot room ; and the more vigorous the species, the larger 
the pots that will be required. The soil for potting should consist of enur;I 
parts of fibrous peat and sphagnum cut short, with a little sand, the Tvliole 
intimately mixed together. Some persons are afraid to repot their Pitclier 
Plants after they are once established ; but I never experienced ar^y injury 
from doing so. The best time for potting is about the month of March. In 
doing it, the*pots in' which they are should be broken, and the ball of roots 
carefully put into the larger pot, the soil being filled in all round nearly 
level with the top of the pot ; then over the soil put a little living sphagnum, 
