TRITO'NIA AU'REA 
GOLDEN TRITONIA. 
Class. 
triandrta. 
Order. 
MONOGYNIA 
Natural Order. 
IRIDACE^E. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
C.G.Hope- 
3 feet. 
Aug.& Sep. 
Perennial. 
in 1846. 
No. 1157. 
Tritonia, from triton, a weather-cock, has been 
adopted as the name of this genus, on account of 
the inconstant direction of the stamens in different 
species. 
Of all the genus, says Sir W. J. Hooker, “this 
is the most beautiful.” A bed of it would be a far 
more striking object than the gaudy Gladiolus psib 
tacinus, No. 536. 
We regret, exceedingly, that our figure of this 
flower conveys so inadequate an idea of its beauty. 
Had the plant, in healthy bloom, come under our own 
observation, the drawing would have been rejected ; 
but, like our artist, we only saw a small specimen, 
which, it seems, had been injured by exposure. 
When well grown, the scape is panicled, the flowers 
open freely, and the plant continues long in beauty. 
The bulbs of Tritonia aurea should be potted in 
Autumn, in turfy loam, peat, and sand ; have win- 
ter protection in a frame; and in May, be planted 
out under a south wall. When the plant has flowered, 
and is declining, it will be advantageous to place 
over it a cap glass, to assist in well maturing the 
bulb. 
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