EXTRACTS — FLORICULTURE. 807 
Onci'dium CRi'sPi'.M. — Curled flowered Oncidiuui. Flowers yellow and vel- 
vetty bi-Qwn-reil, elegaut in form. Native of Brazil, from wheuce it has lately 
been introduced. Culture — It must be preserved constantly in the stove, and 
potted in vegetable earth and moss, with bits of broken pots intermixed. Like 
the other kinds it wll admit of occasional increase by separating its roots. — 
Bot. Cab. 
IRIDE^. 
Anoma'theca crue'nta. — Bloody-flowered Anomatheca. Flowers of a bright 
red. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, from whence it was lately introduced. 
Culture — It may be kept in a pot in the greenhouse, or will thrive if planted in 
a border, close to the front wall of a stove. The soil should be sandy peat. 
Like most of this family it increases by offsets of the bulbs, or by seeds which 
ripen freely. — Bot. Cab. 
amaryllide^. 
Alstrom^eria ocul^ata. — Purpled-eyed Alstrcemeria. A climbing plant 
with rich rose-coloured flowers; handsome; received hy Messrs. Loddiges, from 
Mr. George Eglington, of Valparaiso. Culture — It should be kept in the green- 
house, and potted in peat and loam, with one-third of rotten-dung, and may l^e 
increased by separating the roots or by seed. li is thought that it may endure 
the climate of this country, as many of the other kinds do, planted in a border, 
close to the front wall of a stove. — Lod. Bot. Cab. 
ASPHODELE^. 
Trichope'talum gra'cile. — Slender Trichopetalum. Flowers green and 
white, and very feathery. Found by Mr. M'Reae near the baths of Colina, in 
Chile, and by him sent to the Horticultural Society. Culture — Planted in rich 
soil, and under good cultivation it rises to the height of three feet, flowering and 
seeding abundantly from June to August. It succeeds better if committed to 
the open ground in a frame or pit, well drained, has a southern aspect, and from 
■flHiich the frost is entirely excluded. In such a situation exposed to the open 
air all summer long, it will form its leaves in perfection, and will not lose them 
until they have completely fulfilled the pui-pose for which thej^ are created. This 
is the only way in which Cape roots can generally be cultivated successfully; for 
few of them are capable of living, or at least of flourishing so far north of 
London, if treated as hardy plants- — Bot. Ret). 
Culture of Gladi^olus Natale'nsis. — (Fig 130) Bulbs of this splendid 
plant was received by Messrs. Loddiges from the Leyden Botanic Garden. Flow- 
ers bright yellow, richly striped and spotted with vermillion and light red. See 
our notice of it p 3L5. It bore the winter of 1830-31 perfectly well outof doors, 
in front of a stove, in sandy peat and soil, and appears to increase itself by off"- 
sets freely. — Lod. Bot. Cab. 
